Empress chords by The Arcadian Wild

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

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

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

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

Interlude:
D  A  G  A
Bm  G  D  A
(x2)

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

D                 A
Useless are the hands that rule  they’re
G                  A
tightly bound  so fake  so full of
Bm            G
fear that someday they’re handed
D        A
opportunity.

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

Interlude:
Bm  A
D  G  A

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

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

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

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

Interlude:
Bm  A
D  G  A

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

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

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