Empire
Words and music by Dar Williams
From My Better Self

Transcription by:  Ron Greitzer  
Date: Sept. 25, 2005

 

Capo IV

 

Who's afraid of the (Em)sun

Who would question the (Bm)goodness of the mighty

We who banish the (Em)threat

When your little ones (Bm)all go nighty nighty

Well there's (D)no time for doubt right now

And (Em)less time to explain

So get (D)back on your horses

Kiss my ring and join our next campaign

 

And the (Em)Empire grows

With the (Bm)news that we're winning

With (Em)more fear to conquer

And more (Bm)gold thread for spinning

Till it's bright as the (Em)sun

Shining on every(Bm)one

 

Some would say we've (Em)forced our words

And we find that in(Bm)genuously churlish

Words are just (Em)words

Don't be so pessi(Bm)mistic, weak and girlish

We like (D)strong, happy people

Who don't (Em)think there's something wrong with pride

(D)Work makes them free

And we spread that freedom far and wide

 

And the (Em)Empire grows the (Bm)seeds of its glory

For (Em)every five tanks

Plant a (Bm)sentimental story

Till they worship the (Em)sun

Even Christ loving (Bm)ones

 

And we'll (Em)kill the terrorizers

And a (Bm)million of their races

But when (Em)our people torture you

That's a (Bm)few random cases

Don't question the (Em)sun

It doesn't help any(Bm)one

 

But the journalists (Em)cried out

When it (Bm)was too late to stop us

Everyone (Em)had awakened

To the dream they could (Bm)enter our colossus

And now I'm (D)right, yeah, you said I'm right

There's (Em)nothing that can harm me

Cause the (D)sun never sets on my dungeons or my army

 

And the (Em)Empire fell on its (Bm)own splintered axis

And the (Em)Emperor wanes as the (Bm)silver moon waxes

And the (Em)farmers will find old coins

In their (Bm)strawberry fields

While (Em)somebody somewhere twists his (Bm)ring

And someone kneels

Oh, where is the (Em)sun shining for every(Bm)one?

Where is the (Em)sun shining for every(Bm)one?



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