Empire by Ella Henderson
Album: Chapter One
Track 2
2014
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
C: x32010
Intro: G Am Em C
Verse:
G
I see your light
Am Em
I know it’s coming and I’m terrified
C G
No more defences here to hide behind
Am Em C
Oh, just you and I
G
And through the smoke
Am Em
I see you burning like a ray of hope
C G
I found the fire now the ashes glow
Am Em C
Oh, I come alive
Pre-Chorus:
G
And now that I’m awake
Am
I’m not afraid
Em C
I’m letting go tonight
Chorus:
G Am
'Cause we found strength in each others’ arms
Em C
We built this love and we made it our
G Am Em C
Empire, empire, empiiiiire
G Am
And you and I can rule each others’ hearts
Em C
We’ll build on love and we’ll make it our
G Am Em C
Empire, empire, empiiiiiire
Verse:
G
Stone by stone
Am Em
We’ll build a tower we can call our own
C G
So high that we’ll forget the world below
Am Em C
Oh, just you and I, I
Pre-Chorus:
G
So let the drums roll
Am
The cannons blow
Em C
We’re letting go tonight
Chorus:
G Am
'Cause we found strength in each others’ arms
Em C
We built this love and we made it our
G Am Em C
Empire, empire, empiiiiire
G Am
And you and I can rule each others’ hearts
Em C
We’ll build on love and we’ll make it our
G Am Em C
Empire, empire, empiiiiiire
Bridge:
G
They’ll never take it down
Take it down
Am
Burn it down
Burn us down
Em
Take it down
C
Take down our empire
G
They’ll never take it down
Take it down
Am
Burn it down
Burn us down
Em
Take it down
C
Take down our empire
Chorus:
G Am
'Cause we found strength in each others’ arms
Em C
We built this love and we made it our
G Am Em C
Empire, empire, empiiiiire
G Am
And you and I can rule each others’ hearts
Em C
We’ll build on love and we’ll make it our
G Am Em C
Empire, empire, empiiiiiire
Outro:
G
They’ll never take it down
Take it down
Am
Burn it down
Burn us down
Em
Take it down
C
Take down our empire
