This Box Is Empty Tabs & Lyrics by Kevin Devine

This Box Is Empty

guitar tabs lyrics

Kevin Devine

Drop D
Guitar 1: Distorted Electric
Guitar 2: Acoustic

Intro:

Gtr 1:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|

D|-3-2--------------------------------|
A|-----3-3-3-2-0-0-0------------------|
D|-------------------5-3-3-3-2-0-0----|


Verse:

Gtr 1:
e|----------------------| |----------|
B|----------------------| |----------|
G|----------------------| x6 |----------|
D|----------0-23--2--0--| |-2-2------|
A|-0--2--3--------------| |-------0--|
D|----------------------| |-----5----|

Gtr. 2: (quickly pick the chords- not sure on the pattern)
Am Bm C Dm Em F
she's crossing out the details.
Em Dm Am Bm
dusting off the picture frames, it's saturday.
C Dm Em F Em Dm
she's been waiting for the phone to ring.
Am
she's been waiting all night.
Bm C Dm Em F
but it doesn't matter who's on the line
Em Dm Am Bm
as long as the voice works.
C Dm Em F Em Dm
but you're too scared of what you might say.
Am Bm C Dm
so you think it out on paper, hypothetical and safer.
Em F Em
while she's thumbing through her catalogues,
Dm Am Bm
picking birthday cards, her favourite stars.
C Dm Em F Em Dm
i guess she's lonelier than you.


Chorus:

Both Guitars (Strumming):
A5 B5 C5 D5 Am
And if this box is empty

Gtr 1:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------| x2
D|----------0-23--2--0--|
A|-0--2--3--------------|
D|----------------------|

Gtr 2 (Back to picking):
Am Bm
..empty
C Dm Em F
go out and find another one.
Em Dm
with a prettier design.
Am Bm
and greater depth inside.
C Dm Em F Em Dm
and a lid to keep it all from spilling out.


Post Chorus:

Gtr 1:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------| x2
D|---------------|
A|-3-------------|
D|----5--3--3--5-|

Gtr 1:
e|----------------------| |---------------|
B|----------------------| |---------------|
G|----------------------| x4 |---------------|
D|----------0-23--2--0--| |-3--3-2--------|
A|-0--2--3--------------| |--------3---0--|
D|----------------------| |----------5----|

Gtr 2:
C G
and you can fill it up with letters.
F
back when things were better.
C G
and both of you had blinders on
F Am Bm
and story books together.
C Dm Em F Em Dm Am Bm
and you pretend it outweighs all the bad things.
C Dm Em F Em Dm
and now she disconnects her phone, after the second ring.
Am Bm
and all the drama you can swallow.
C Dm Em F Em Dm Am Bm
never check your ego.
C Dm Em F Em Dm
i guess no one's lonelier than you.


Outro:

Gtr 1:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------0-23--2--0--| (repeat until end)
A|-0--2--3--------------|
D|----------------------|

Gtr 2:
Am Bm C Dm Em F Em Dm
And if this box is empty x4

Am Bm C Dm Em F Em Dm
Ba da da.... (repeat until end)