Chelsea Cutler – The Lifeboats Empty Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Chelsea Cutler – The Lifeboats Empty Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsFBbmaj7CDmBb

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[Intro]
F

[Verse 1]
Bbmaj7
Empty
  F             C
I pour myself into you
        Bbmaj7
and you let me
     Dm             C
Then say you're overwhelmed
          Bbmaj7
and you resent me
                 F
'Cause you don't know how
       C             Bbmaj7
to let somebody down gently
   Dm    C    Bb
Do you? Oh

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[Pre-Chorus]
                        F
Never got what I needed
       C                 Bb
And my love has a ceiling
                          Dm  C
Nothing left to believe in, no

[Chorus]
Bb
Ooh
         F
You want something that
             C
I can't give anymore
Bb
Ooh
        Dm
I can't go back to the
           C
way things were before

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[Instrumental Break]
Bb    F  C    Bb    Dm  C

[Verse 2]
Bb              F
After, I’m the one who breathes
    C              Bb
in smoke from your disaster
         Dm                C
Then you say it's my fault my
                 Bb
heart's beating faster
        F              C
And you ask me how I'm feeling
        Bb
like it matters
   Dm  C    Bb
To you

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[Pre-Chorus]
                        F
Never got what I needed
       C                 Bb
And my love has a ceiling
                         Dm  C
Nothing left to believe in, no

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[Chorus]
Bb
Ooh
         F
You want something that
             C
I can't give anymore
Bb
Ooh
        Dm
I can't go back to the
           C          Bb
way things were before
                         F
And I can't breathe down here,
            C            Bb
when did we get so heavy?
                  Dm
Tell me why we're drowning
               C
still when the lifeboat's empty

[Instrumental Break]
Bb    F  C    Bb    Dm  C

[Chorus]
Bb*
Ooh
         F*
You want something that
             C*
I can't give anymore
Bb
Ooh
       Dm
I can't go back to the
           C          Bb
way things were before
                         F
And I can't breathe down here,
            C            Bb
when did we get so heavy?
                  Dm
Tell me why we're drowning
               C                 Bb
still when the lifeboat's empty

How to play The Lifeboats Empty: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Lifeboats Empty by Chelsea Cutler on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Lifeboats Empty by Chelsea Cutler is written in F major (one flat: B♭) and moves through 6 chords: F, Bbmaj7, Empty, C, Dm and Bb.

Most of the song cycles through Dm – C – Bb – F (vi – V – IV – I in F major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, Gmaj7, C#m, A, Bm, G (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
B♭maj7B♭ D F A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

The Lifeboats Empty chords: questions

What key is The Lifeboats Empty in?

The Lifeboats Empty by Chelsea Cutler is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in The Lifeboats Empty?

The Lifeboats Empty uses 6 chords: F, Bbmaj7, Empty, C, Dm, Bb.

What is the chord progression of The Lifeboats Empty?

The main progression is Dm – C – Bb – F (vi – V – IV – I).

Is The Lifeboats Empty easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, Gmaj7, C#m, A, Bm, G (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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