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Thats How Every Empire Falls

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That's How Every Empire Falls 
John Prine/ R.B. Morris
[Intro]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F                      C
He caught a train from Alexandria
Bb                   F
Just a broken man in flight
F                           C
Running scared with all his devils
Bb                             F
Saying prayers all through the night
F                    C
But mercy can't find him
Bb                          F
Not in the shadows where he calls
F                        C
Forsaking all his better angels
Bb                      F
That's how every empire falls
[Instrumental]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F                            C
The bells ring out on Sunday morning
Bb                       F
Like echoes from another time
F                     C
All our innocence and yearning
Bb                       F
And sense of wonder left behind
F                 C
Oh, gentle hearts remember
Bb                           F
What was that story his they lost
F                   C
When religion loses vision
Bb                      F
That's how every empire falls
[Instrumental]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F                              C
He toasts his wife and all his family
Bb                           F
The providence he brought to bear
F                               C
They raise their glasses in his honor
Bb                           F
Although this union made 'em share
F                         C
Of a man that lives among them
Bb                           F
But still a stranger to them all
F                         C
For when a heart is never open
Bb                      F
That's how every empire falls
[Instrumental]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F                           C
Lock the door and board the windows
Bb                    F
Put the people in the street
F                          C
It just my job he says I'm sorry
Bb                            F
And draws the jackels home to eat
F                        C
But at night he tell his woman
Bb                       F
I know I hide behind the laws
F                            C
She says you are only taking orders
Bb                      F
That's how every empire falls
[Instrumental]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F                               C
A bitter wind blows through the country
Bb                       F
A hard rain falls on the sea
F                         C
If terror comes without a warning
Bb                               F
There must be something we don't see
F                      C
Well, fire begets this fire
Bb                           F
Like torches thrown into the straw
F                        C
If no one ask and no one answers
Bb                      F
That's how every empire falls
[Outro]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F

Thats How Every Empire Falls chords and lyrics

Free chords for Thats How Every Empire Falls by John Prine. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

That's How Every Empire Falls 
John Prine/ R.B. Morris
[Intro]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
[Instrumental]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
[Instrumental]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
[Instrumental]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
[Instrumental]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F
[Outro]
F C Bb F
F C Bb F

Thats How Every Empire Falls Chords by John Prine

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The chords for "Thats How Every Empire Falls" show the original chord names (including B, F, C, Bb, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.