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[Verse 1]
AI haven't played a show in way too long
G#mPeople keep asking me where I have gone
AI started fading quick, yeah
G#mWhen I should've been making it, oh
AI guess that I lost my sight, I was way too young
G#mDoubting what's in my mind, I guess I'll never learn
AStill tryna figure it out, yeah
G#mIt's all that I'm thinking about, ooh
[Pre-Chorus 1]
AI'm gonna take it for what it's worth
G#mPut in the hours 'til I have earned it
AShow everybody what I deserve, oh G#m(Yeah)
[Chorus]
Gonna build an Aempire, empire
Gonna build an C#mempire, empire
Gonna build an Aempire, empireC#m  
[Verse 2]
AEveryone in this game, we lie too much
G#mSay we're doing it for the love, only for the love
ABut I'm not ashamed to say, yeah
G#mThat I wanna be rich someday
'Cause Anever had it when I was a kid
Mum and Dad working double shifts
G#mKinda hard on relationships, oh
[Pre-Chorus 2]
But AI'm gonna show them just what they're worth
G#mI'm gonna put in the work (Yeah)
[Chorus]
Gonna build an eAmpire, empire
Gonna F#mbuild an C#mempire, empire
Gonna build an Aempire, empire
Gonna F#mbuild a C#mcastle in my head
And a kingdom from my bed, oh
Gonna build an Aempire, empire
Gonna F#mbuild an C#mempire, empire
Gonna build an Aempire, empire
Gonna F#mbuild a C#mcastle in my head
And a kingdom from my bed, oh
[Bridge]
F#mMaking the sacrifices I gotta makeG#m  
AMissing out on the times, wish I coulda stayedB  
C#mBreaking my heart into pieces when I go awayB/D#  
BWatching it fade
F#mGonna build an empire (Ooh)G#m  A  
Gonna Bbuild an C#mempire, yB/D#eah (YBeah, oh)
[Chorus]
Gonna build an eAmpire, empire
Gonna F#mbuild an C#mempire, empire
Gonna build an Aempire, empire
Gonna F#mbuild a C#mcastle in my head
And a kingdom from my bed, oh
Gonna build an Aempire, empire
Gonna F#mbuild an C#mempire, empire
Gonna build an Aempire, empire
Gonna F#mbuild a C#mcastle in my head
And a kingdom from my bed, oh (Oh)

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Empire

by Nina Nesbitt

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G#m

C#m

F#m

B/D#

[Verse 1]

I haven't played a show in way too long

G#m

People keep asking me where I have gone

I started fading quick, yeah

G#m

When I should've been making it, oh

I guess that I lost my sight, I was way too young

G#m

Doubting what's in my mind, I guess I'll never learn

Still tryna figure it out, yeah

G#m

It's all that I'm thinking about, ooh

[Pre-Chorus 1]

I'm gonna take it for what it's worth

G#m

Put in the hours 'til I have earned it

A G#m

Show everybody what I deserve, oh (Yeah)

[Chorus]

Gonna build an empire, empire

C#m

Gonna build an empire, empire

A C#m

Gonna build an empire, empire

[Verse 2]

Everyone in this game, we lie too much

G#m

Say we're doing it for the love, only for the love

But I'm not ashamed to say, yeah

G#m

That I wanna be rich someday

'Cause never had it when I was a kid

Mum and Dad working double shifts

G#m

Kinda hard on relationships, oh

[Pre-Chorus 2]

But I'm gonna show them just what they're worth

G#m

I'm gonna put in the work (Yeah)

[Chorus]

Gonna build an empire, empire

F#m C#m

Gonna build an empire, empire

F#m C#m

Gonna build a castle in my head

And a kingdom from my bed, oh

Gonna build an empire, empire

F#m C#m

Gonna build an empire, empire

F#m C#m

Gonna build a castle in my head

And a kingdom from my bed, oh

[Bridge]

F#m G#m

Making the sacrifices I gotta make

A B

Missing out on the times, wish I coulda stayed

C#m B/D#

Breaking my heart into pieces when I go away

Watching it fade

F#m G#m A

Gonna build an empire (Ooh)

B C#m B/D# B

Gonna build an empire, yeah (Yeah, oh)

[Chorus]

Gonna build an empire, empire

F#m C#m

Gonna build an empire, empire

F#m C#m

Gonna build a castle in my head

And a kingdom from my bed, oh

Gonna build an empire, empire

F#m C#m

Gonna build an empire, empire

F#m C#m

Gonna build a castle in my head

And a kingdom from my bed, oh (Oh)

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