Verse 1:
D
Like a city overthrown
Gbm
We're turning buildings into stone
E
We leave the bodies to the crows
Bm
On a funeral of fire
D
Now we're choking on the fumes
Gbm
Spread the lie and kill the truth
E
They're in the ashes of the proof
Bm
We watch the flames rise higher
Chorus:
D
Our empire
Gbm
Is on fire
E
Our empire
Bm
Is on fire
D Gbm E Bm
Our empire's on fire
D Gbm E Bm D
Our empire is on fire
Verse 2:
D
Now we're falling through the ice
Gbm
We made our bed and rolled the dice
E
Well every gamble has a price
Bm
We watched the cracks grow wider
D
Waves are climbing past your knees
Gbm
It's just the coming of the seas
E
It's getting harder now to breathe
Bm
We watched the tides rise higher
Chorus:
D
Our empire
Gbm
Is on fire
E
Our empire
Bm
Is on fire
D Gbm E Bm
Our empire's on fire
D Gbm E Bm
Our empire is on fire
Bridge:
D
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
Gbm
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
E
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
Bm
I said I know, woah oh oh!
Interlude: D Gbm E Bm
Chorus:
D
Our empire
Gbm
Is on fire
E
Our
Bm
Is on fire
D Gbm E Bm
Our empire's on fire
D Gbm E Bm D
Our empire is on fire
