E A
Russell Roman took his brand new bride
B7 E
Across the threshold to their brand new life
A
With very little money in his jeans
B7 E
And a hundred million dollars worth of dreams
E A
He took a job a the Congress Union Bank
B7 E
Worked hard to get ahead but drew a blank
A
One day they paid him off and sent him home
B7 E
Then he swore he'd build an empire of his own
A B7 E
Through the years he worked and dreamed of a Roman empire
A B7 E
And he left his pretty young wife all alone
A B7 E
She didn't share his dreams of a Roman empire
A B7 E
All she dreamed of was a family and a home
E A
Hard work and patience brought him wealth and fame
B7 E
And he thought he was a winner in life's game
A
Their empire stretched from Maine to Mexico
B7 E
She had everything but what she needed most
E A
When at last her loneliness had run it's coarse
B7 E
The judge granted Mrs. Roman her divorce
A
Now Russell Roman's empire seemed so small
B7 E
And as lifeless as the Rembrandts on the wall
A B7 E
The rise and the fall of the Roman empire
A B7 E
Is a lesson for the likes of you and me
A B7 E
The rise and the fall of the Roman empire
A B7 E
Is just another page in history
E A
Russell Roman took the same sweet bride
B7 E
Across the threshold for the second time
A
With very little money in his jeans
B7 E
And not one single dollar in his dreams
A B7 E
That's the fall and the rise of the Roman empire
A B7 E
He gave their fortune to an orphans home
A B7 E
The fall and the rise of the Roman empire
A B7 E
Now his empire is his family and his home
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