Empty Handed: Michelle Branch
Tabbed by Robin Young

*Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 tuned to Double Drop D: DADGBD*

Intro: D7 - G/B - C9 - G9 (2x)

Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD):
Rhythm Figure 1
 D7 (xx0212@1)    G/B (143121@7)           C9 (x3233x@1)    G9D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0---------------| (x2323x@1)B-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|    (2x)
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A---------2-2-2-2-2-----|-3-3-3-3---------------|
D-----------------------|-----------------------|

VERSE 1
(Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD) w/Rhythm Figure 1- 6x)

Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE):
e---|
B---|
G-7-|
D-0-|    (Play 4x, once per measure)
A---|
E---|

D7 (xx0212@1)      G/B (143121@7)   C9 (x3233x@1)  G9 (x2323x@1) Here I am,    take me
D7 (xx0212@1)      G/B (143121@7)       C9 (x3233x@1) It's easier to give in
   G9No, (x2323x@1) whoa

 D7 (xx0212@1)            G/B (143121@7)     C9 (x3233x@1)  G9 (x2323x@1)Whoa, some people   mistake me
e-----------------------------|
B-1/3---5/7------8\7--5/7---3-|
G-----------------------------|
D-2/4---5/7------9\7--5/7---4-|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE)

  D7 (xx0212@1)           G/B (143121@7)                  C9 (x3233x@1)     G9 (x2323x@1)    They only hear what they want to hear, yeah
e----------------------------------------------------|
B-1/3-----5/7----8\7----------5/7-------10-----------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-2/4-----5/7----9\7----------5/7-------10-----------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE)


PRE-CHORUS 1:
  D7 (xx0212@1)       G/B (143121@7)          C9 (x3233x@1)     G9 (x2323x@1)            If you're losing sleep,   forgive me
e-0-2---0-1------------2----2-3---2-3-----3-------|
B-----3------3------------3-----3-----3---------3-|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE)

  D7 (xx0212@1)     G/B (143121@7)           C9 (x3233x@1)          I just can't    keep
e-0-2---0-2------2-------|-2-3---2-3-|
B-----3-----3----------3-|-----3-----|
G------------------------|-----------|
D------------------------|-----------|
A------------------------|-----------|
E------------------------|-----------| G9
Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE)             pretending. I'm
                                     |D-----------|
                                     |B-----------|
                                     |G-----------|
                                     |D-----------|
                                     |A-5-----3---|
                                     |D-5---0-3p0-|
                                     Electric Guitar 2

CHORUS 1:
    D5 (xx023x@1)                                  C9I'm (x3233x@1)packing my bags 'cause I don't wanna be              the
D--------------------------3-2-----0----|----------3-2-0---|
B---3----------3----------------------3-|--3---3---------3-|
G---2----------2-----2------------------|--0-0---0---------|
D---0----------0------------------------|--2---------------|
A---------------------------------------|--3---------------|
D---------------------------------------|------------------|
Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD)

  Bb6 (x15xxx@1)                                    D5 (xx023x@1) on- ly one    who's drowning in their mis-  er- y       And I'll
D-----------------------------------------|----------3?2-0p2-0-|
B-3-3-3------3-3-3----3-3-3-------3-3-----|-3-3-3--3-----------|
G-0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----|-2-2-2--2-----------|
D-0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----|-0-0-0--------------|
A-1-1-1------1-1-1----1-1-1-------1-1-----|--------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|--------------------|
Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD)
                                               C9 (x3233x@1) take that chance 'cause I just wanna breathe                 and I
D-------------------------3-2----0------------|----------3--2-0------|
B-3---------3-------------------------3-------|-3----3-------------3-|
G-2---------2-------2-------------------------|-0--0---0-------------|
D-0---------0---------------------------------|-2--------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|-3--------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD)

  G/B (143121@7)                                  D5 (xx023x@1) won't look back and wonder how it's sup- posed to be
D---------------------3--2------0--------|----------0-----------------|
B-3----------3------------------------3--|-3-----3--3-----------------|
G-0-----0--------------------------------|-2-----2--2--0--------------|
D-0--------------------------------------|-0-----0--0------4------2-0-|
A-2--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Acoustic Guitar 1 (DADGBD)                             How it's s'posed               
                                                                     to

Rhythm Figure 1: Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD)- 2x

    D7 (xx0212@1)        G/B (143121@7)      C9 (x3233x@1)        G9 (x2323x@1)   be.               Oh,  oh
e-10----10----10----10---|-10---10-----10---10-|
B----10----10----8-----8-|----7----7-8----8----|
G------------------------|---------------------|
D------------------------|---------------------|
A------------------------|---------------------|
E------------------------|---------------------|
Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE)

  D7 (xx0212@1)          G/B (143121@7)     C9 (x3233x@1)        G9e-10----10----10---10---|-10---10-----10-------| (x2323x@1)B----10----10----8----8-|----7----7-8----7-----|
G-----------------------|------------------9-7-|
D-----------------------|----------------------|
A-----------------------|----------------------|
E-----------------------|----------------------|
Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE)


VERSE 2:
There's a prism by the window
It lets the light leak in, oh, whoa
I wish you would let me
You feel the water, but do you swim, oh

PRE-CHORUS 2:
And it's only me empty-handed
With a childish grin and a camera

CHORUS 2 (Rhythm Figure 2):
D5 (xx023x@1)                                  C9I'm (x3233x@1)packing my bags 'cause I don't wanna be              the
D--------------------------3-2-----0----|----------3-2-0---|
B---3----------3----------------------3-|--3---3---------3-|
G---2----------2-----2------------------|--0-0---0---------|
D---0----------0------------------------|--2---------------|
A---------------------------------------|--3---------------|
D---------------------------------------|------------------|
Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD)

  Bb6 (x15xxx@1)                                    D5 (xx023x@1) on- ly one    who's drowning in their mis-  er- y       And I'll
D-----------------------------------------|----------3?2-0p2-0-|
B-3-3-3------3-3-3----3-3-3-------3-3-----|-3-3-3--3-----------|
G-0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----|-2-2-2--2-----------|
D-0-0-0------0-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----|-0-0-0--------------|
A-1-1-1------1-1-1----1-1-1-------1-1-----|--------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|--------------------|
Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD)

                                               C9 (x3233x@1) take that chance 'cause I just wanna breathe                 and I
D-------------------------3-2----0------------|----------3--2-0------|
B-3---------3-------------------------3-------|-3----3-------------3-|
G-2---------2-------2-------------------------|-0--0---0-------------|
D-0---------0---------------------------------|-2--------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|-3--------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD)

  G/B (143121@7)                                    D5 (xx023x@1) won't look back and wonder how it's sup- posed to be
D---------------------3--2------0--------|----------0-----------------|
B-3----------3------------------------3--|-3-----3--3-----------------|
G-0-----0--------------------------------|-2-----2--2--0--------------|
D-0--------------------------------------|-0-----0--0------4------2-0-|
A-2--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2 (DADGBD)         How it's s'posed               

  D5 (xx023x@1)                                         F5 (133xxx@1)E5 (022xxx@1)D5 (xx023x@1)  to be                      Oh,     whoa
e----------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------|----------------------------|
G-4---5---7---9---11-12-11-9-|-7---9---5---5-5--4---2---0-|   (4x)
D----------------------------|----------------------------|
A-2---3---5---7---9--10-9--7-|-5---7---3---3-3------------|
E----------------------------|----------------------------|
Electric Guitar 1 (EADGBE)
w/Rhythm Figure 1 (Acoustic Guitar 1 & Electric Guitar 2)- 2x

(vocal improv- Vocal Figure 1)
  D5 (xx023x@1)                     Csus2e-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2---|-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-| (x35533@1)B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
A-------------------------|-3-3---3-3-----3-3---3---|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|
Mandolin arranged for guitar (EADGBE)
w/Electric Guitar 2 on chords (DADGBD)

                                                Well, I'm
 G/B (143121@7)                     De-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-----| (xx0232@1)B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A-2-----2-------2-2---2---|-------------------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|


OUTRO CHORUS:
Acoustic Guitar 1: Rhythm Figure 2
Electric Guitar 1: Rhythm Figure 2A

          D5 (xx023x@1)                                   C9Well, (x3233x@1)I'm packing my bags 'cause I don't wanna be
    Bb6 (x15xxx@1)                             D5The (xx023x@1)only one who's drowning in their misery
                                               C9And (x3233x@1)I'll take that chance 'cause I just wanna be
      G/B (143121@7)                                  D5And (xx023x@1)I won't look back and wonder how it's supposed to be

   D5How (xx023x@1) it's supposed to be
        C9Tell (x3233x@1)me how it's supposed to be
        Bb6 (x15xxx@1)                                 D5Tell (xx023x@1)me how, tell me how, tell me how it's supposed to be
Oh whoa, oh whoa
   C9Oh (x3233x@1)whoa, oh whoa
    G/B (143121@7)                            D5The (xx023x@1)only one, the only one who's drowning in their misery, yeah.

D5 - C9 - Bb6 - D5 - C9 - G/B
Vocal Figure 1

Ending:
  D5 (xx023x@1) Yeah          (hold)
e-2----2-3-2-0---|-2-|
B-3----3-------3-|-3-|
G-2----2---------|-2-|
D-0----0---------|-0-|
A----------------|---|
E----------------|---|
Electric Guitar 1
Electric Guitar 2 & Acoustic Guitar 1 on D5