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MARK LANEGAN - EMPEROR
album version - GARGOYLE
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INTRO:
Gm
Gm D Eb F
e|------------10-11-10-|------------8-10-8-|--------6-8-6-|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|-8-8~-8-------|-7-7~-7-7--7-7~--|
D|--12-12~-12----------|--10-10~-10--------|--------------|-----------------|x2
A|---------------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|
VERSE ONE:
Gm D Eb F
I woke in fright, no love no one to save me
Gm D Eb F
Night after night so lonely lonely baby
Gm D Eb F
Why can't I get right all these demons to enslave me
Gm D
Who is left to fight?
CHORUS:
Eb F Gm
Ohh ohh ohh just the emperor
D Eb F Gm
Aahh aahh ahh ohh ohh ohh just the emperor
D Eb F Gm D
Aahh aahh ahh ahh ahh ahh just the emperor
Eb F
Ohh ohh ohh ohh
VERSE TWO:
Gm D Eb F
On the water still my boat violently shaking
Gm D Eb F
I need another pill another bitter pill to wake me
Gm D Eb F
Upon the window sill the cat silently quaking
Gm D
Who is left to kill?
CHORUS:
Eb F Gm
Ohh ohh ohh just the emperor
D Eb F Gm
Aahh aahh ahh ohh ohh ohh just the emperor
D Eb F Gm D
Aahh aahh ahh ahh ahh ahh just the emperor
Eb F
Ohh ohh ohh ohh
INSTRUMENTAL:
Gm D Eb F
Gm D Eb F
Gm D Eb F
VERSE THREE:
Gm D Eb F
The battlefield is crossed, the flag and castle falling
Gm D Eb F
Is the army lost, command no longer calling
Gm D Eb F
Into an early frost a few survivors crawling
Gm D
Who could know the cost?
CHORUS:
Eb F Gm
Ohh ohh ohh just the emperor
D Eb F Gm
Aahh aahh ahh ohh ohh ohh just the emperor
D Eb F Gm
Aahh aahh ahh ohh ohh ohh just the emperor
D Eb F Gm D
Ohh ohh ohh ohh ahh ahh ahh ahh just the emperor
Eb F Gm
Ohh ohh ohh ohh
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025