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Empire by Ella Henderson
Album: Chapter One
Track 2
2014
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
G:      320003 or 320033
Am:     x02210
Em:     x22000
C:      x32010
   Intro:        G      Am      Em  C  
 Verse:
 I sGee your light
 AmI know it’s coming and I’m Emterrified
 CNo more defences here to hGide behind
 AmOh, just you and EmIC  
 And thrGough the smoke
 AmI see you burning like a rEmay of hope
 CI found the fire now the Gashes glow
 AmOh, I come alEmiveC  
 Pre-Chorus:
 And now that IG’m awake
 I’m Amnot afraid
 I’m Emletting go tonCight
 Chorus:
'Cause Gwe found strength in each Amothers’ arms
 We bEmuilt this love and we mCade it our
 EmpGire, empAmire, empEmiiiiirCe
 And yGou and I can rule each Amothers’ hearts
 We’ll bEmuild on love and we’ll mCake it our
 EmpGire, empAmire, empiEmiiiiirCe
 Verse:
 StGone by stone
 AmWe’ll build a tower we can cEmall our own
 CSo high that we’ll forget the wGorld below
 AmOh, just you and EmI, CI
 Pre-Chorus:
 So let the drGums roll
 The Amcannons blow
 We’re Emletting go tonCight
 Chorus:
'Cause Gwe found strength in each Amothers’ arms
 We bEmuilt this love and we mCade it our
 EmpGire, empAmire, empEmiiiiirCe
 And yGou and I can rule each Amothers’ hearts
 We’ll bEmuild on love and we’ll mCake it our
 EmpGire, empAmire, empiEmiiiiirCe
 Bridge:
 They’ll never tGake it down
 Take it down
 BAmurn it down
 Burn us down
 EmTake it down
 Take down our empCire
 They’ll never tGake it down
 Take it down
 BAmurn it down
 Burn us down
 EmTake it down
 Take down our empCire
 Chorus:
'Cause Gwe found strength in each Amothers’ arms
 We bEmuilt this love and we mCade it our
 EmpGire, empAmire, empEmiiiiirCe
 And yGou and I can rule each Amothers’ hearts
 We’ll bEmuild on love and we’ll mCake it our
 EmpGire, empAmire, empiEmiiiiirCe
 Outro:
 GThey’ll never take it down
 Take it down
 BAmurn it down
 Burn us down
 EmTake it down
 Take down our empCire

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Empire

by Ella Henderson

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Chords in this song · guitar

Empire by Ella Henderson

Album: Chapter One

Track 2

2014

Standard Tuning

No Capo

Chords:

G: 320003 or 320033

Am: x02210

Em: x22000

C: x32010

G Am Em C

Intro:

Verse:

I see your light

Am Em

I know it’s coming and I’m terrified

C G

No more defences here to hide behind

Am Em C

Oh, just you and I

And through the smoke

Am Em

I see you burning like a ray of hope

C G

I found the fire now the ashes glow

Am Em C

Oh, I come alive

Pre-Chorus:

And now that I’m awake

I’m not afraid

Em C

I’m letting go tonight

Chorus:

G Am

'Cause we found strength in each others’ arms

Em C

We built this love and we made it our

G Am Em C

Empire, empire, empiiiiire

G Am

And you and I can rule each others’ hearts

Em C

We’ll build on love and we’ll make it our

G Am Em C

Empire, empire, empiiiiiire

Verse:

Stone by stone

Am Em

We’ll build a tower we can call our own

C G

So high that we’ll forget the world below

Am Em C

Oh, just you and I, I

Pre-Chorus:

So let the drums roll

The cannons blow

Em C

We’re letting go tonight

Chorus:

G Am

'Cause we found strength in each others’ arms

Em C

We built this love and we made it our

G Am Em C

Empire, empire, empiiiiire

G Am

And you and I can rule each others’ hearts

Em C

We’ll build on love and we’ll make it our

G Am Em C

Empire, empire, empiiiiiire

Bridge:

They’ll never take it down

Take it down

Burn it down

Burn us down

Take it down

Take down our empire

They’ll never take it down

Take it down

Burn it down

Burn us down

Take it down

Take down our empire

Chorus:

G Am

'Cause we found strength in each others’ arms

Em C

We built this love and we made it our

G Am Em C

Empire, empire, empiiiiire

G Am

And you and I can rule each others’ hearts

Em C

We’ll build on love and we’ll make it our

G Am Em C

Empire, empire, empiiiiiire

Outro:

They’ll never take it down

Take it down

Burn it down

Burn us down

Take it down

Take down our empire

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