Crumbling Empire chords by Sam Fender

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

A F#m E D

Verse 1:
A
Road like the surface of the moon
F#m
A Detroit neighbourhood left to ruin
E
Gil at the wheel showing me the sight
                   D
Of this crumbling empire
A
Following suit in the Atlantic mirror
F#m
Under the Byker bridge, they shiver
E

It's one for me, and one for the dead, and one
                 D
For my crumbling empire

Chorus:
A
I'm not preaching, I'm just talking
        F#m
I don't wear the shoes I used to walk in
      E
But I can't help thinking where they'd take me
                  D
In this crumbling empire

Verse 2:
A
My old man worked on the rail yard
F#m
Betting his trade on the electrical bars
E
It got privatised, the work degraded
                  D
In this crumbling empire
A
My mother delivered most the kids in this town
F#m
My step-dad drove in a tank for the crown
E
It left them homeless, down and out
                    D
In their crumbling empire

Chorus:
A
I'm not preaching, I'm just talking
        F#m
I don't wear the shoes I used to walk in
      E
But I can't help thinking where I'd be
                  D
In this crumbling empire

Post-Chorus:
                  A
In this crumbling empire
                  F#m
In this crumbling empire
              E
In this crumbling
                  D
In this crumbling empire

Verse 3:
A
I was a kid when they threw him out
F#m
Livin' of the streets down Camden town
E
Under the arches, strung wide out
                 D
In our crumbling empire
A
Twenty-five years on crack and dope
F#m
Bagging the painful synthetic hope
E
Just another kid failed by these blokes
                   D
In their crumbling empire

Chorus:
A
I'm not preaching, I'm just talking
        F#m
I don't wear the shoes I used to walk in
      E
But I can't help thinking where I'd be
                  D
In this crumbling empire

Post-Chorus:
                  A
In this crumbling empire
                  F#m
In this crumbling empire
                   E
In this crumbling empire
                  D
In our crumbling empire
                 A
In our crumbling empire
                 F#m
In our crumbling empire
                 E       D
In our crumbling empire

Outro:
A F#m E D
(Repeat to end)