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Intro:  D   Em   C  D  
Verse 1:
 Dthe bridge I build you sEmeem to tear down
you said you lCiked how it looks
 Dlying on the ground
 Ddo you like it whem i'm pEmoor, when I beg
seems I tCake two steps forward
then yDou bEmreak bCoth mDy legs
Chorus:
 Gdon't cry for Emme
don't turn arAmound
know you've got other emDpires
GVeEmrse Am2:D, SAME CHORDS
death strikes quick the needle she stings
pain seems so fitting
on these broken strings
kingdom's built on love for myself
lost in my ambitions
now cast to the seas
drowning in an ocean of tides
where excess and pity 
seem to coincide

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Empires

by Anchor & Braille

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D Em C D

Intro:

Verse 1:

D Em

the bridge I build you seem to tear down

you said you liked how it looks

lying on the ground

D Em

do you like it whem i'm poor, when I beg

seems I take two steps forward

D Em C D

then you break both my legs

Chorus:

G Em

don't cry for me

don't turn around

know you've got other empires

G Em Am D

Verse 2:, SAME CHORDS

death strikes quick the needle she stings

pain seems so fitting

on these broken strings

kingdom's built on love for myself

lost in my ambitions

now cast to the seas

drowning in an ocean of tides

where excess and pity

seem to coincide

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