{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":4919014,"song":"Empire","artist":"Queensrÿche","content_type":"tab","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11169423-empire-tab-by-queensryche/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/4919014?type=tab","rating":4.5987,"votes":4,"content":"EMPIRE\r\nAs recorded by Queensrÿche\r\n(From the 1990 Album EMPIRE) \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]    [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]F5[/ch]   \r\n[ch]A5[/ch]     [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nLast night the word came down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nTen dead in Chinatown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nInnocent, their only crime was[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]                        [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nBeing in the wrong place, at the wrong time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nToo bad, people say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nWhat's wrong with the kids today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nI tell you right now, they've got nothing to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]               [ch]F5[/ch]    [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nThey're building empire[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nJohnny used to work after school[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nAt the cinema show[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]                                   \r\nGotta hustle if he wants an education[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]              [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nYeah he's got a long way to go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nNow he's out on the streets all day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nSelling Crack to the people who pay[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nGot an AK-47 for his best friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]           [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nBusiness the American way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]                            [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nEast side meets West side downtown[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D5[/ch]                   [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nNo time, the walls fall down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]        [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you feel it coming? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]     [ch]D5[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear it calling?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nBlack man, trapped again[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nHolds his chain in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nBrother killing brother for the profit of another[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G5[/ch]          [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nGame point, nobody wins[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nDeclines, right on time[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nWhat happened to the dream sublime?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]                                     [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nTear it all down, we'll put it up again[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F5[/ch]\r\nAnother empire[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]                            [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nEast side meets West side downtown[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D5[/ch]                   [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nNo time, the walls fall down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]        [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you feel it coming? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear it calling? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F5[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch]      [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]  [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nCan't someone here stop it?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]                  \r\nIn fiscal year 1986 to '87, local, state and federal governments spent [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nA combined total of 16.6 billion dollars on law enforcement. [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]                          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFederal law enforcement expenditures ranked last in absolute dollars and [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]    \r\nAccounted for only 6% of all federal spending. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBy way of comparison, the federal government spent 24 million more on space exploration, [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd 43 times more on national defense and international relations, than law enforcement[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Guitar Solo]\r\n[ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]    [ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]D5[/ch]\r\n[ch]C5[/ch] [ch]G5[/ch] [ch]Bb5[/ch]   [ch]F5[/ch]  [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]Bb5[/ch]\r\n[ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]  [ch]D5[/ch]  [ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]  [ch]Eb5[/ch]\r\n[ch]C5[/ch]  [ch]Eb5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]  N.C. [ch]F5[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]        [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you feel it coming? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear it calling? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you feel it coming? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear it calling? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you feel it coming? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you hear it calling? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F5[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nCan't you feel it coming? (Empire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F5[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch]     [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nCan't someone here stop it?[/tab]","plain_text":"EMPIRE\nAs recorded by Queensrÿche\n(From the 1990 Album EMPIRE) \n\n\n\n[Intro]\nA5  F5    G5 F5   \nA5     C5 G5 \n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nDm  Bb  Dm    G  C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Guitar Solo]\nA5  G5  F5    A5  G5  D5\nC5 G5 Bb5   F5  G5  Bb5\nEb5  C5  D5  Eb5  C5  Eb5\nC5  Eb5  F5  N.C. F5\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A5","F5","G5","C5","D5","Dm","Bb","G","C","F","A","D","Bb5","Eb5"]}