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[Intro]
C F Dm
F C Dm
A# F C
Cm F A#
[Verse 1]
CYou've been Amsleeping for Cmiles
DmSo Amwhat did you Csee?
DmHere the A#sky's been falling white Cflowers
And there's A#ice in all the Ctrees
AmI've been Ctapping the Dmtable
I've been Amhoping to CdrinkDm  
DmThere's a A#line that goes all the Cway Gmfrom my A#childhood to Cyou
[Chorus]
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
A#You are in this GmtooCm  F  
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
[Verse 2]
I've been Amtrying to see where you're Cgoing, but you're so hard to Dmfollow
And I Amdon't think we're getting Canywhere any time Dmsoon
GmWe have A#so much to cover and I Dmdon't know what I'm exCpecting
You just keep A#saying so many things that I Gmwish you Dwon't
[Chorus]
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
A#You are in this GmtooCm  F  
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
[Instrumental]
F Am A C
F Am A C
Cm Dm A# Am
Dm A# Am C
Dm A# Am C
[Verse 3]
I've been Amtalking about Fyou to Dmmyself
DmCause there's Amnobody Celse
And I want what I want
CAnd I want Dmeverything
A#I want Ameverything
I've been Amtalking about Fyou to Dmmyself
DmCause there's Amnobody Celse
And I want what I want
CAnd I want Dmeverything
A#I want Ameverything
[Chorus]
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
A#You are in this GmtooCm  F  
FCan't you find a Amway?Gm  
[Outro]
F C F D# F Fm

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Empire Line

by The National

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F Dm

F C Dm

A# F C

Cm F A#

[Verse 1]

C Am C

You've been sleeping for miles

Dm Am C

So what did you see?

Dm A# C

Here the sky's been falling white flowers

A# C

And there's ice in all the trees

Am C Dm

I've been tapping the table

Am C Dm

I've been hoping to drink

Dm A# C Gm A# C

There's a line that goes all the way from my childhood to you

[Chorus]

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

A# Gm Cm F

You are in this too

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

[Verse 2]

Am C Dm

I've been trying to see where you're going, but you're so hard to follow

Am C Dm

And I don't think we're getting anywhere any time soon

Gm A# Dm C

We have so much to cover and I don't know what I'm expecting

A# Gm D

You just keep saying so many things that I wish you won't

[Chorus]

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

A# Gm Cm F

You are in this too

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

[Instrumental]

F Am A C

Cm Dm A# Am

Dm A# Am C

[Verse 3]

Am F Dm

I've been talking about you to myself

Dm Am C

Cause there's nobody else

And I want what I want

C Dm

And I want everything

A# Am

I want everything

Am F Dm

I've been talking about you to myself

Dm Am C

Cause there's nobody else

And I want what I want

C Dm

And I want everything

A# Am

I want everything

[Chorus]

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

A# Gm Cm F

You are in this too

F Am Gm

Can't you find a way?

[Outro]

F C F D# F Fm

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