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Dar Williams - Empire
CAPO: 4th Fret
N.C.                Em  
Who's afraid of the sun?
Who would question the Bmgoodness of the mighty?
We who banish the Emthreat
When your little ones Bmall go nighty-nighty
Well, there's Dno time for doubt right now
And Emless time to explain
So get Dback on your horses
Kiss my ring, join our next campaign
And the Emempire grows
With the Bmnews that we're winning
With Emmore fear to conquer
And more Bmgold thread for spinning
Bright as Emthe sun
Shining on everyBmone
Some would say that we Emforced our words
And we find that inBmgenuously churlish
Words are just Emwords
Don't be so pessiBmmistic, weak and girlish
We like Dstrong, happy people
Who don't Emthink there's something wrong with pride
DWork makes them free
And we spread that freedom far and wide
And the Emempire grows
Got the Bmseeds of its glory
For Emevery five tanks
Plant a Bmsentimental story
'Til they worship Emthe sun
Even Christ-loving Bmones
And we'll Emkill the terrorisers
And a Bmmillion of their races
But when Emour people torture you
That's a Bmfew random cases
Don't question Emthe sun
It doesn't help anyBmone
But the journalists Emcried out
GWhen it Bmwas too late to stop us
EveryEmone had awakened
To the Gdream they could Bmenter our colossus
And now I'm Dright, here you said I'm right
There's Emnothing that can harm me
'Cause the Dsun never sets
On my dungeons or my army
And the Emempire fell
On it's Bmown splintered axis
And the Ememperor wanes
As the Bmsilver moon waxes
And the Emfarmers will find old coins
In their Bmstrawberry fields
While Emsomebody somewhere
Twists his Bmring as someone kneels
Oh, where is Emthe sun
Shining for everyBmone?
Oh, where is Emthe sun
Shining for everyBmone?
OUTRO:   (## repeat and fade to end ##)
         Em    Bm   Em    Bm   Em    Bm

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Empire

by Dar Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Dar Williams - Empire

CAPO: 4th Fret

N.C.

Who's afraid of the sun?

Who would question the goodness of the mighty?

We who banish the threat

When your little ones all go nighty-nighty

Well, there's no time for doubt right now

And less time to explain

So get back on your horses

Kiss my ring, join our next campaign

And the empire grows

With the news that we're winning

With more fear to conquer

And more gold thread for spinning

Bright as the sun

Shining on everyone

Some would say that we forced our words

And we find that ingenuously churlish

Words are just words

Don't be so pessimistic, weak and girlish

We like strong, happy people

Who don't think there's something wrong with pride

Work makes them free

And we spread that freedom far and wide

And the empire grows

Got the seeds of its glory

For every five tanks

Plant a sentimental story

'Til they worship the sun

Even Christ-loving ones

And we'll kill the terrorisers

And a million of their races

But when our people torture you

That's a few random cases

Don't question the sun

It doesn't help anyone

But the journalists cried out

G Bm

When it was too late to stop us

Everyone had awakened

G Bm

To the dream they could enter our colossus

And now I'm right, here you said I'm right

There's nothing that can harm me

'Cause the sun never sets

On my dungeons or my army

And the empire fell

On it's own splintered axis

And the emperor wanes

As the silver moon waxes

And the farmers will find old coins

In their strawberry fields

While somebody somewhere

Twists his ring as someone kneels

Oh, where is the sun

Shining for everyone?

Oh, where is the sun

Shining for everyone?

OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)

Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm

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