Empress chords by The Arcadian Wild

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse:
D MajorD         A augmentedA
Woe to thee with fearful eyes their
G+G        A augmentedA
lighthouse is burning up and
B minorBm       G+G
down goes the ship in which they
D MajorD          A augmentedA
wasted their whole lives.

D MajorD             A augmentedA
Cursed are tongues that speak in only
G+G             A augmentedA
can’t’s and won’t’s and oh what if the
B minorBm       G+G
world went and died left you
D MajorD     A augmentedA
buried in regrets.

      D MajorD  x3x033 x1x033  A augmentedA
You never kissed the  ceil - ing.

Interlude:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
B minorBm G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
(x2)

Verse:
D MajorD           A augmentedA
Broke are feet with timid souls that
G+G       A augmentedA
only move an inch no more. No
B minorBm       G+G
don’t you even try to take a
D MajorD        A augmentedA
step the other way.

D MajorD         A augmentedA
Useless are the hands that rule they’re
G+G         A augmentedA
tightly bound so fake so full of
B minorBm      G+G
fear that someday they’re handed
D MajorD    A augmentedA
opportunity.

      D MajorD  x3x033 x1x033  A augmentedA
They never kissed the  ceil - ing.

Interlude:
B minorBm A augmentedA
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA

Chorus:
B minorBm
Blessed are the minds that
A augmentedA
need no disguise that
D MajorD  G+G    A augmentedA
fly up o’er mountain.
B minorBm
Dance like an empress you’ll
A augmentedA
impress them all.
  D MajorD    G+G       A augmentedA
Unmask the beauty you’re given.

Verse:
D MajorD          A augmentedA
Shame to thee with hardened hearts
G+G         A augmentedA
feel for nothing cry for none. Your
B minorBm       G+G
own flesh and blood ripped of
D MajorD        A augmentedA
life before your eyes.

D MajorD         A augmentedA
Sickened are the selfish souls that
G+G         A augmentedA
spread disease to those with hope.
   B minorBm       G+G
They steal away the ones that try to
D MajorD            A augmentedA
save the mess they’ve made.

      D MajorD  x3x033 x1x033  A augmentedA
They never kissed the  ceil - ing.

Interlude:
B minorBm A augmentedA
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA

Chorus:
B minorBm
Blessed are the minds that
A augmentedA
need no disguise that
D MajorD  G+G        A augmentedA
fly up o’er mountain.
B minorBm
Dance like an empress you’ll
A augmentedA
impress them all.
  D MajorD    G+G       A augmentedA
Unmask the beauty you’re given.

     D MajorD  x3x033  x1x033  A augmentedA  x02032  A augmentedA
Oh and kiss the   ceil - ing.

Outro:
D MajorD
Woe to thee with fearful eyes their
G+G        A augmentedA
lighthouse is burning up and
B minorBm
down goes the ship in which they
D MajorD          A augmentedA
wasted their whole lives.