Three Empty Words - Shawn Mendes

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ADMINAUGUST 22, 2025

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[Intro]
[G] [D] [Em] [Bm] [C] [C] [C] [C]
 
[Verse 1]
[G]I'll pick you [D]up at the same [Em]time
In the same [Bm]places, the same old [C]drive [C] [C] [C]
[G]We'll just [D]talk about our [Em]day
To try to [Bm]fill the awkward [C]space tonight [C] [C] [C]
[G]We'll play the [D]songs we used to [Em]love
While we [Bm]try to fall in [C]love again [C] [C] [C]
[G]We don't know who's [D]wrong or [Em]right
We don't [Bm]even care e[C]nough to fight [C] [C] [C]
 
[Chorus]
We're going [G]through the [D]motions [Em]
[Em] 'cos we can't [D]fix what's [G]broken [D] [Em] [G]
And I [D]know it's gonna [Em]hurt
But [C]darling I'll go [G]first
'cos I [Em]won't keep on [B]saying those [C]three empty [G]words
No I [Em]won't keep on [B]saying those [C]three empty [G]words
[G] [D] [Em] [Bm] [C] [C] [C] [C]
 
[Verse 2]
[G]We're still [D]talking every[Em]day
I'm running [Bm]out of things to [C]say to ya [C] [C] [C]
[G]What's really [D]gonna break my [Em]heart
To have to [Bm]tell your little [C]brother [C] [C] [C]
[G]It might be [D]easier to [Em]stay
But it'll [C]never be the [C]same, [C] no [C] ohh [C] no
[G]And if [D]something doesn't [Em]change
Then we'll [Bm]keep on sinking [C]further [C] [C] [C]
 
[Chorus]
Ohh... we're going [G]through the [D]motions [Em]
'cos we [Em]can't fix what's [D]broken [G] [D] [Em] [G]
And I [D]know it's gonna [Em]hurt
But [C]darling I'll go [G]first
'cos I [Em]won't keep on [B]saying those [C]three empty [G]words
 
[Bridge]
[G]Those three empty [B]words
Will [Em]only make it [G]worse
I'm [C]tired, I can't [G]take any[D]more
[G]Those three empty [B]words
Will [Em]only make it [G]worse
I'm [C]tired, I can't [G]take any[D]more
 
[Outro]
We're going [G]through the [D]motions [Em]
'cos [Em]we can't fix what's [D]broken [G] [D] [Em] [G]
And I [D]know it's gonna [Em]hurt
But [C]darling I'll go [G]first
'cos I [Em]won't keep on [B]saying those [C]three empty [G]words
We don't [Em]have to keep on [B]saying those [C]three empty [G]words
No I [Em]won't keep on [B]saying those [C]three empty [G]words