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Key: C
♫ Intro:
C G Am F C G
C G Am F C G
♫ Verse 1:
C
Call me father
G Am
Cause I’m not sure I can keep on like this
F C G
Tell me how did you manage to get over all these things
♫ Verse 2:
C
I’d go further
G Am
If only I could talk to you a bit
F C G
I would probably understand the way you passed through it
F G
♫ Chorus:
F G
I’m building an Empire
Am F C
A better place to stay together you and I
F C G
A kingdom full of jokers who will make you smile
F G
I’ll raise a house of cards
Am F C
To save the pretty things that you built in your life
F C G C
Call me anytime, I’ll be there to drive a hundred miles
C G Am F C G
♫ Verse 3:
C
Write me mother
G Am
We’ll share long letters as we used to do
F C G
I can’t even count all the lessons that I’ve learned from you
♫ Verse 4:
C
I get older
G Am
Each time I think about the songs we listened to
F C G
On every pretty road your car made me crossing through
F G
♫ Chorus:
F G
I’m building an Empire
Am F C
A better place to stay together you and I
F C G
A kingdom full of jokers who will make you smile
F G
I’ll raise a house of cards
Am F C
To save the pretty things that you built in your life
F C G C
Call me anytime, I’ll be there to drive a hundred miles
♫ Bridge:
C G Am F
C G F
C G C
♫ Verse 5:
C
I'm a soldier
G Am
And I never thought I would fall in battle
F C G
Please hang my picture on the wall just to remember
♫ Verse 6:
C
Tell each other
G Am
You got the luck to spend a whole life side by side
F C G C
it's the kind of horse I'd bet on for an eternal ride
F G
♫ Chorus:
F G
I’m building an Empire
Am F C
A better place to stay together you and I
F C G
A kingdom full of jokers who will make you smile
F G
I’ll raise a house of cards
Am F C
To save the pretty things that you built in your life
F C G C
Call me anytime, I’ll be there to drive a hundred miles
F C G C
Call me anytime, I’ll be there to drive a hundred miles
Song History
Published: May 21, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025