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
[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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