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Invisible Empire

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During the intro and verse, pull and hammer on the D string for the C and Am chords before transitioning to
next (listen to album version for strumming pattern).
For a simpler version, skip the hammers and play F instead of Fsus2.
[Intro]    C      G      Am     F  Fsus2  
        C   G    F    Fsus2   F   Fsus2
[Verse]
I thought the Ccandle was gonna go Gout
The Amwind was blowing and the Fdoor was Fsus2open
But the Ccandle never went Gout, never went FoutFsus2  F  Fsus2  
The Cwave found its way to the Gshore
I Amthought it was a ripple and Fnothing Fsus2more
But the Cwave found its way all the Gway to the FshoreFsus2  F  Fsus2  
[Chorus]
GOooo-Amoh, I wanna Fburn this Chouse
  GI Amknow, I wanna Fjump into the Cfire
GOooo-Amoh, I've gotta G#tear them Amdown
The Fpinnacles of my Ginvisible empire
[Intro]    C      G      Am     F  Fsus2  
        C   G    F    Fsus2   F   Fsus2
I know the Cgamble never works Gtwice
All the Amdistractions of the table and the Fweighted Fsus2dice
But the Cthrill of it feels so Gnice, you'd do it all FagaiFsus2nF  Fsus2  
But I Clook to the chips I'd Glose
I'm Amstanding on the platform with my Fneck in the Fsus2noose
And I Cknow it's not my Gtime, it's not my FtimeFsus2  F  Fsus2  
[Chorus]
GOooo-Amoh, I gotta Fburn this Chouse
  GI Amknow, I wanna Fjump into the Cfire
GOooo-Amoh, I've gotta G#tear them Amdown
The Fpinnacles of my Ginvisible Cempire
[Bridge]
And if I do Amall the things I do
While I tell myGself that I'm staying true
No, I'll never Fstop, you know I'll never stop
You know I'll never Amthink about it
Put an Amend to all this time
That I would Gspend with it on my mind
You know it never Fstopped, you know it never stopped
You know I always Amwondered about it
I Gwondered about the wonder
[Chorus + Outro]
GOooo-Amoh, I wear a Frusting Ccrown
   GI Amknow this dFynasty is Cfalling
GThe crowd Amshouts for G#another Amround,
I see the Fruin
The Gspectacular Fdiamonds buried, Gicebergs, Fthe minarets, and Gthe marketplaces
The Fsignal fires of mGy invisible empire
[Outro]
 C   G    Am    F   Fsus2
 C   G    F    Fsus2   F   Fsus2
 C   G    Am    F   Fsus2
 C   G    F    Fsus2   F   Fsus2   C

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Invisible Empire

by KT Tunstall

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Fsus2

During the intro and verse, pull and hammer on the D string for the C and Am chords before transitioning to

next (listen to album version for strumming pattern).

For a simpler version, skip the hammers and play F instead of Fsus2.

C G Am F Fsus2

[Intro]

C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2

[Verse]

C G

I thought the candle was gonna go out

Am F Fsus2

The wind was blowing and the door was open

C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2

But the candle never went out, never went out

C G

The wave found its way to the shore

Am F Fsus2

I thought it was a ripple and nothing more

C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2

But the wave found its way all the way to the shore

[Chorus]

G Am F C

Oooo-oh, I wanna burn this house

G Am F C

I know, I wanna jump into the fire

G Am G# Am

Oooo-oh, I've gotta tear them down

F G

The pinnacles of my invisible empire

C G Am F Fsus2

[Intro]

C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2

C G

I know the gamble never works twice

Am F Fsus2

All the distractions of the table and the weighted dice

C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2

But the thrill of it feels so nice, you'd do it all again

C G

But I look to the chips I'd lose

Am F Fsus2

I'm standing on the platform with my neck in the noose

C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2

And I know it's not my time, it's not my time

[Chorus]

G Am F C

Oooo-oh, I gotta burn this house

G Am F C

I know, I wanna jump into the fire

G Am G# Am

Oooo-oh, I've gotta tear them down

F G C

The pinnacles of my invisible empire

[Bridge]

And if I do all the things I do

While I tell myself that I'm staying true

No, I'll never stop, you know I'll never stop

You know I'll never think about it

Put an end to all this time

That I would spend with it on my mind

You know it never stopped, you know it never stopped

You know I always wondered about it

I wondered about the wonder

[Chorus + Outro]

G Am F C

Oooo-oh, I wear a rusting crown

G Am F C

I know this dynasty is falling

G Am G# Am

The crowd shouts for another round,

I see the ruin

G F G F G

The spectacular diamonds buried, icebergs, the minarets, and the marketplaces

F G

The signal fires of my invisible empire

[Outro]

C G Am F Fsus2

C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2

C G Am F Fsus2

C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2 C

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