Chelsea Cutler - the lifeboat’s empty!: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "the lifeboat’s empty!" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A#maj7 Empty F C A#maj7 I pour myself into you and you let me Dm C A#maj7 Then say you're overwhelmed and you resent me F C 'Cause you don't know how to let somebody down A#maj7 gently Dm C Do you? Oh A# F Never got what I needed C A# And my love has a ceiling Dm C Nothing left to believe in, no Chorus: A# Ooh F C You want something that I can't give anymore A# Ooh Dm C I can't go back to the way things were before After I'm the one who breathes the smoke from your disaster Then you say it's my fault my heart's beatin' faster And you ask me how I'm feelin' like it matters To you Never got what I needed And my love has a ceilin' Nothin' left to believe in, no Chorus: A# Ooh F C You want something that I can't give anymore A# Ooh Dm C I can't go back to the way things were before A# F C And I can't breathe down here, when did we get so heavy? A# Dm C Tell me why we're drowning still when the lifeboat's empty - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  A#maj7  C  Dm  F  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "the lifeboat’s empty!" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "the lifeboat’s empty!" by Chelsea Cutler.