Empire Chords by Queensrÿche

[Intro]

A5  F5    
G5  F5
A5     
C5  G5
 
 
[Verse]

A5
Last night the word came down
                 G5
Ten dead in Chinatown
A5
Innocent, 

their only crime was
G5                        
Being in the wrong place, 
F5
at the wrong time
A5
Too bad, people say
A5
What's wrong with the kids today
A5
I tell you right now, 

they've got nothing to lose
G5               F5    A5
They're building empire
 
 
[Verse]

A5
Johnny used to 

work after school
                  G5
At the cinema show
A5
Gotta hustle if 

he wants an education
G5              
Yeah he's got 
  F5
a long way to go
A5
Now he's out on 

the streets all day
                                   
Selling Crack to 
                  G5
the people who pay
       A5
Got an AK-47 

for his best friend
G5           F5
Business the American way
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]

D5                            
East side meets
              C5
West side downtown
   D5                   
No time, 
               G5
the walls fall down
 
 
[Chorus]

A5        F5      
Can't you feel 
   A5
it coming? (Empire)
          F5     
Can't you hear 
   A5     D5   A5
it calling?
 
 
[Verse]

A5
Black man, 

trapped again
                           G5
Holds his chain in his hand
A5
Brother killing brother 

for the profit of another
G5          
Game point, 
F5
nobody wins
A5
Declines, 

right on time
                              
What happened to 
             G5
the dream sublime?
A5                                     
Tear it all down, 
                     G5
we'll put it up again
        F5
Another empire
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]

D5                            
East side meets 
              C5
West side downtown
   D5                   
No time, 
               G5
the walls fall down
 
 
[Chorus]

A5        F5      A5
Can't you feel 
   A5
it coming? (Empire)
          F5      
Can't you hear 
   A5
it calling? (Empire)
              F5   A5      F5  C5 G5  C5  D5
Can't someone here stop it?
 
 
[Interlude]

Dm  Bb  Dm    G  C
Dm                Bb        
In fiscal year 1986 to '87, 
Dm               
local, state and 
        F
federal governments spent 
                 Dm      G                  
A combined total of 16.6 billion 
           C               Dm
dollars on law enforcement. 
                        Bb                          
Federal law enforcement expenditures 
               Dm
ranked last in absolute dollars and 
              F          
Accounted for only 6% of 
Dm                     G C F
all federal spending. 
Dm                                            
By way of comparison, 
Bb 
the federal government 
      Dm
spent 24 million 

more on space exploration, 
                     G                         
And 43 times more on national defense 
         C                  
and international relations, 
     D
than law enforcement
 
 
[Solo]

A5  G5  F5    
A5  G5  D5
C5 G5 Bb5   
F5  G5  Bb5
Eb5  C5  D5  
Eb5  C5  Eb5
C5  Eb5  F5  
N.C. F5
 
 
[Chorus]

A5        F5      A5
Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)
          F5      A5
Can't you hear it calling? (Empire)
          F5      A5
Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)
          F5      A5
Can't you hear it calling? (Empire)
          F5      A5
Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)
          F5      A5
Can't you hear it calling? (Empire)
          F5      A5
Can't you feel it coming? (Empire)
              F5   A5     D5
Can't someone here stop it?

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ℹ️ About This Song

The track was written by Michael Wilton & Geoff Tate.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: Am
• Chords: A5, F5, G5, D5, Dm, Bb, G, C, F, D, Bb5, Eb5
• BPM: 80
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: Empire
• Artist: Queensrÿche
• Written by Michael Wilton & Geoff Tate
• Produced by Peter Collins
• Album: Empire
• Released Date: 20 August 1990