[Intro]
[Strophe]
                  G                                    D 
What happened here? As the New York sunset disappeared 
                  A                            Bm 
I found an Empty Garden, among the flagstones there 
     G                                              D 
Who lived here?  He must have been a gardener that cared a lot 
                                     A 
who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop 
                  Bm 
Now it all looks strange 
                    G          A              D 
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain
[Strophe]
    G                                              D 
And what's it for, this little Empty Garden by the brownstone door 
                             A 
and in the cracks along the sidewalk 
                 Bm 
nothing grows no more 
     G                                            D 
Who lived here?  He must have been gardener that cared a lot 
                                     A 
who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop 
               Bm 
and we are so amazed 
                         G 
we're crippled and we're dazed 
                     A               D 
A gardener like that one, no one can replace
[Refrain]
              G 
And I've been knockin' 
            D 
but no one answers 
              G 
And I've been knockin' 
             Bm 
most all the day 
                  Em 
Oh, and I've been callin' 
             Bm 
oh, hey, hey Johnny 
               G A       D 
can't you come out to play? 
D
[Strophe]
     G 
And through their tears 
                                D 
some say he farmed his best in younger years 
                                    A 
but he'd have said that roots grow stronger 
                 Bm 
If only he could hear 
    G                                              D 
Who lived there?  He must have been a gardener that cared a lot 
                                  A 
who weeded out the tears and grew good crop 
                 Bm 
Now we pray for rain 
                         G 
And with every drop that pours 
   A                     D 
we hear, we hear your name
[Refrain]
               G 
And I've been knockin' 
           D 
but no one answers 
              G 
And I've been knockin' 
               Bm 
most all the day 
                  Em 
oh, and I've been calling 
             Bm 
oh, hey, hey Johnny 
                G     A      D 
can't you come out,       to play
[Refrain]
               G 
And I've been knockin' 
           D 
but no one answers 
              G 
And I've been knockin' 
               Bm 
most all the day 
                  Em 
oh, and I've been calling 
             Bm 
oh, hey, hey Johnny 
                G     A                    D 
can't you come out, can't you come out to play
[Outro]
   Em    G                     A                  D 
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your Empty Garden
(repeat)