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