{"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":2109573,"song":"Thats How Every Empire Falls","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2109573-thats-how-every-empire-falls-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2109573?type=chord","rating":4.94918,"votes":58,"content":"That's How Every Empire Falls \r\nJohn Prine/ R.B. Morris\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe caught a train from Alexandria[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust a broken man in flight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRunning scared with all his devils[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSaying prayers all through the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut mercy can't find him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNot in the shadows where he calls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nForsaking all his better angels[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat's how every empire falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe bells ring out on Sunday morning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLike echoes from another time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll our innocence and yearning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd sense of wonder left behind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, gentle hearts remember[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhat was that story his they lost[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen religion loses vision[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat's how every empire falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe toasts his wife and all his family[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe providence he brought to bear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey raise their glasses in his honor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAlthough this union made 'em share[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf a man that lives among them[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut still a stranger to them all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor when a heart is never open[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat's how every empire falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLock the door and board the windows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPut the people in the street[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt just my job he says I'm sorry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd draws the jackels home to eat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut at night he tell his woman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI know I hide behind the laws[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe says you are only taking orders[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat's how every empire falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA bitter wind blows through the country[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA hard rain falls on the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf terror comes without a warning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere must be something we don't see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, fire begets this fire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLike torches thrown into the straw[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf no one ask and no one answers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat's how every empire falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]","plain_text":"That's How Every Empire Falls \nJohn Prine/ R.B. Morris\n\n[Intro]\nF C Bb F\nF C Bb F\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF C Bb F\nF C Bb F\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF C Bb F\nF C Bb F\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF C Bb F\nF C Bb F\nF C Bb F\nF C Bb F\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF C Bb F\nF C Bb F\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nF C Bb F\nF C Bb F","chords":["B","F","C","Bb","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}