Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E MajorE B minorBm Cmaj7Cmaj7 G6G6 Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
Verse 1:
E MajorE B minorBm Cmaj7Cmaj7 G6G6
Cardboard empire would you crumble to the ground
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
As we watched by
E MajorE B minorBm Cmaj7Cmaj7 G6G6
Shipping magnate are you stranded on the ground
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
With no dog to fly
Bridge:
BB Amaj7Amaj7 E minor 7Em7
Round the table sat the kings of circumstance
BB Amaj7Amaj7
The puppeteer would pull his strings
E minor 7Em7
And we would sing and dance
F#m7F#m7 A7sus4A7sus4
As the cardboard empire fell
Instrumental:
E MajorE B minorBm Cmaj7Cmaj7 G6G6 Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
Verse 2:
E MajorE B minorBm Cmaj7Cmaj7 G6G6
Stone Age Neros sat behind their desks of steel
Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
Trading paper clips
E MajorE B minorBm Cmaj7Cmaj7 G6G6
Of our empire there was nothing left untouched
Bm7Bm7
But potato chips
Bridge:
BB Amaj7Amaj7 E minor 7Em7
We sat down at the banquet and the jester danced a reel
BB Amaj7Amaj7 E minor 7Em7
The gladiator drew his sword, we knew we were the meal
F#m7F#m7 A7sus4A7sus4
As the cardboard empire fell
Chorus:
A minorAm G6G6 A minorAm G6G6
Who are the people, who are the people
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E7E7
Who are the people that you think you are
A minorAm G6G6 A minorAm G6G6
Who are the people, who are the people
Bb majorBb C majorC D MajorD
Who are the people that you think you are
Guitar Solo:
E MajorE B minorBm Cmaj7Cmaj7 G6G6 Bm7Bm7 E MajorE
E B minorBm Cmaj7Cmaj7 G6G6 Bm7Bm7
Bridge:
BB Amaj7Amaj7 E minor 7Em7
Sat down at the banquet and the jester danced a reel
BB Amaj7Amaj7 E minor 7Em7
The gladiator drew his sword, we knew we were the meal
F#m7F#m7 A7sus4A7sus4
As the cardboard empire fell
Chorus:
A minorAm G6G6 A minorAm G6G6
Who are the people, who are the people
Fmaj7Fmaj7 E7E7
Who are the people that you think you are
A minorAm G6G6 A minorAm G6G6
Who are the people, who are the people
Bb majorBb C majorC D MajorD A augmentedA