Queensrÿche – Empire (Guitar)
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Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
As recorded by Queensrÿche
(From the 1990 Album EMPIRE)
[Intro]
A5 F5 G5 F5
A5 C5 G5
[Verse 1]
A5 Last night the word came down G5 Ten dead in Chinatown A5 Innocent, their only crime was G5 F5 Being in the wrong place, 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 2]
A5 Johnny used to work after school G5 At the cinema show A5 Gotta hustle if he wants an education G5 F5 Yeah he's got a long way to go A5 Now he's out on the streets all day G5 Selling Crack to the people who pay A5 Got an AK-47 for his best friend G5 F5 Business the American way
[Pre-Chorus]
D5 C5 East side meets West side downtown D5 G5 No time, the walls fall down
[Chorus]
A5 F5 A5 Can't you feel it coming? (Empire) F5 A5 D5 A5 Can't you hear it calling?
[Verse 3]
A5 Black man, trapped again G5 Holds his chain in his hand A5 Brother killing brother for the profit of another G5 F5 Game point, nobody wins A5 Declines, right on time G5 What happened to the dream sublime? A5 G5 Tear it all down, we'll put it up again F5 Another empire
[Pre-Chorus]
D5 C5 East side meets West side downtown D5 G5 No time, the walls fall down
[Chorus]
A5 F5 A5 Can't you feel it coming? (Empire) F5 A5 Can't you hear it calling? (Empire) F5 A5 F5 C5 G5 C5 D5 Can't someone here stop it?
[Interlude]
Dm Bb Dm G C
Dm Bb Dm F In fiscal year 1986 to '87, local, state and federal governments spent Dm G C Dm A combined total of 16.6 billion dollars on law enforcement. Bb Dm Federal law enforcement expenditures ranked last in absolute dollars and F Dm G C F Accounted for only 6% of all federal spending. Dm Bb Dm By way of comparison, the federal government spent 24 million more on space exploration, G C D And 43 times more on national defense and international relations, than law enforcement
[Guitar 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?