An Empty Cup:Roy Orbison.
Written and recorded by Orbison in 1957.
Buddy Holly did the song the same year.
INTRO: F Bb (x2) F
#1.
F Bb F
One lonely night.....at this drive-in.
Bb F C F
And now I know.....what a fool I’ve been.
CHORUS:
Bb C
She was to meet me.. (an empty cup, a broken date.)
F
we had a date.. (a broken date, an empty cup.)
G
a date at seven....I dreamed of Heaven,
C
now, it’s way past eight.
#2.
C F Bb F
She just drove by....with another guy.
Bb F C F Bb F
No wonder I....can’t help but cry.
CHORUS:#2.
Bb C F
To think she never cared...just tears me up..
G C
now, all I have, to show for love..is this empty cup.
#3.
C F Bb F
Just like this Coke....my love is gone.
Bb F C F
I’ve hit the bottom...now I’m all alone.
Bb F
All alone.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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