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Empire

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Capo on 2nd fret cord names are relative to capo location
Verse: 
    GIts Bmall that I remembeEmr
a sGober nDight aloCne
Gand it tBmook all I hEmad
not to Gcall you Don the Cphone
know that DI was Gmade for Cyou
There is Dnothing GI can Cdo abEmout it
Just repeat this pattern for the rest of the song its pretty easy
The rest of they lyrics:
I ran outside the bar
ringing in my ears
and i don't understand
it's been that way for years
you know the world will fall apart
if you broke another heart
coats are 'round in hiding
and up against the wall
your guns were made of iron
and he came and saved us all
pick it up and take it out
in a world of hell and doubt
listen to the liars
as they run the world
holiest empires
but nothing lasts for sure
can you help me turn it off
well it's all i could ever want

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Empire

by Trampled by Turtles

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 2nd fret cord names are relative to capo location

Verse:

G Bm Em

Its all that I remember

G D C

a sober night alone

G Bm Em

and it took all I had

G D C

not to call you on the phone

D G C

know that I was made for you

D G C Em

There is nothing I can do about it

Just repeat this pattern for the rest of the song its pretty easy

The rest of they lyrics:

I ran outside the bar

ringing in my ears

and i don't understand

it's been that way for years

you know the world will fall apart

if you broke another heart

coats are 'round in hiding

and up against the wall

your guns were made of iron

and he came and saved us all

pick it up and take it out

in a world of hell and doubt

listen to the liars

as they run the world

holiest empires

but nothing lasts for sure

can you help me turn it off

well it's all i could ever want

About Empire Chords by Trampled by Turtles

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