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Empire State

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[Intro]
(C,F,D,Am,G)
[Verse 1]
 CBeen the crawl of a mountain Been a link in a chain
 Been scolded for stealin' Been told to behave
 FBeen readin' the forecast Somethin's coming this way
 But it's takin' forever I'm too tired to maintain that
 I'm Cslow
 Been a scratch on the surface Been a clog in the drain
 Been melodramatic Been sleepin' for days
 FBeen one in a million Been a million to one
 This is takin' forever Always seems to return that
 I'm Cslow
[Chorus]
 FAll hands up, salute the CEmpire State
 FFaith be true, you know the Cway
 DTen feet tall in this: an Amempty space
 Fallen wFalls all around
 Destroyed aGgain
 Destroyed aCgain
[Verse 2]
 Been diggin' to China, been a fish in the sea
 Been talkin' to Jesus But he's not talkin' to me
 FBeen readin' the forecast Something's coming this way
 But it's taken forever And I've already maintained that
 I'm Cslow
[Chorus]
 FAll hands up, salute the CEmpire State
 FFaith is true, she knows the Cway
 DTen miles tall in this: an Amempty space
 Fallen Fwalls all around
 We'll build aGgain
          C ( continue for the rest of the song.)
 Rebuild again
[Verse 3]
 Been the crawl of a mountain
 Been a link in a chain
 Been scolded for stealin'
 Been carted away

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Empire State

by Guster

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Chords in this song · guitar

The chords for this song carry on for a while during certain parts. You can

experimenting with different strumming patterns

[Intro]

C F D Am G

(,,,,)

[Verse 1]

Been the crawl of a mountain Been a link in a chain

Been scolded for stealin' Been told to behave

Been readin' the forecast Somethin's coming this way

But it's takin' forever I'm too tired to maintain that

I'm slow

Been a scratch on the surface Been a clog in the drain

Been melodramatic Been sleepin' for days

Been one in a million Been a million to one

This is takin' forever Always seems to return that

I'm slow

[Chorus]

F C

All hands up, salute the Empire State

F C

Faith be true, you know the way

D Am

Ten feet tall in this: an empty space

Fallen walls all around

Destroyed again

[Verse 2]

Been diggin' to China, been a fish in the sea

Been talkin' to Jesus But he's not talkin' to me

Been readin' the forecast Something's coming this way

But it's taken forever And I've already maintained that

I'm slow

[Chorus]

F C

All hands up, salute the Empire State

F C

Faith is true, she knows the way

D Am

Ten miles tall in this: an empty space

Fallen walls all around

We'll build again

C ( continue for the rest of the song.)

Rebuild again

[Verse 3]

Been the crawl of a mountain

Been a link in a chain

Been scolded for stealin'

Been carted away

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