Little Emperor chords by Steve Earle

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
C majorC C G+G C majorC

Verse:
C majorC
Hey little emperor come down from your throne
  G+G            C majorC
The hour glass is empty your time has come and gone

The battlements are crumblin' the walls are tumblin' down
   G+G               C majorC
Your counselors and concubines are getting' outta town

Chorus:
FF                        C majorC
Some say it's an omen some say it's the winds of change
   FF                      C majorC
Which ever way it's goin' it's blowin' like a hurricane

Verse:
C majorC
Hey little conqueror where you gonna go
  G+G               C majorC
The world is even smaller than it was when you left home

Emptiness in front of you and detritus behind
 G+G            C majorC
Nobody ever told you that history was kind

Chorus:
FF                         C majorC
Standin' on the corner your fortune blowin' in the wind
FF                        C majorC
Daddy didn't warn you there ain't no goin' home again

Verse:
C majorC
No pomp and circumstance no more shock and awe
    G+G              C majorC
You're just a little emperor that's all

Solo:
C majorC G+G C majorC
C G+G C majorC
FF C majorC

Verse:
C majorC
Hey little hypocrite what you gonna say
     G+G               C majorC
When you wind up standin' naked on the final judgement day

How you gonna justify it who you gonna call
G+G                  C majorC
What if it turns out that God don't look like you at all

Chorus:
FF                           C majorC
The leaves are in the teacup the hieroglyphics on the wall
FF                              C majorC
You ain't the first to rise up you sure won't be the last to fall

Verse:
C majorC
Hey little emperor come down from you throne
  G+G             C majorC
And let another emperor climb on

Outro:
C majorC G+G C majorC
C G+G C majorC