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Heartless Empire

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G#   F#
G#And what you F#found was G#gold, as black as dried F#bloodG#  
The taste was F#oh so G#sweet, well one loves to F#loveE  
The whole iF#dea seems unfit to Erule,
But it's F#always that G#way
G#So supple F#sprouts take G#aim at a coinciF#dental sunG#  
And careful F#hands tie their G#knots, in yarn until the F#dawnE  
No isF#land, deserted Eland
A heartless F#empire frG#om
What to F#want!G#  
   F#    G#[whistling/instrumental]
E
Those who F#search, search by themEselves
Leaving F#nothing to gainE  
Cast like F#stones into the Enight
We are F#one and the saDme
   D     C[instrumental, end on A]

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Heartless Empire

by Broken Bells

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G# F#

G# F# G# F# G#

And what you found was gold, as black as dried blood

F# G# F# E

The taste was oh so sweet, well one loves to love

F# E

The whole idea seems unfit to rule,

F# G#

But it's always that way

G# F# G# F# G#

So supple sprouts take aim at a coincidental sun

F# G# F# E

And careful hands tie their knots, in yarn until the dawn

F# E

No island, deserted land

F# G#

A heartless empire from

F# G#

What to want!

F# G#

[whistling/instrumental]

F# E

Those who search, search by themselves

F# E

Leaving nothing to gain

F# E

Cast like stones into the night

F# D

We are one and the same

D C A

[instrumental, end on ]

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