Fire in the empire Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][C][F][C][D]

[Verse 1]
I was [D]out
where [C]the straight road ends
[G]Red dust rises, mighty [D]river bends
I laid [G]down on [C]the sand
[G]Fell into [D]a dream

[Verse 2]
The [D]earth and [C]the crow appeared
With [G]a beak of eyes filled with
[D]iron tears

[Interlude 1]
[D][C][G][D]

[Verse 3]
[D]Fire in the [C]empire[G][D]
Fire in [C]the [G]emp[D]ire

[Verse 4]
I saw [D]12 ships, blood [C]on the wattle
[G]There was a baby buried to
her neck [D]on the bank

[Verse 5]
[D]The water ran red as a white man [A]sank
Leaned for[D]ward [G]and
kicked off her [D]head

[Verse 6]
[D]
Fire in the [C]empire[G][D]
Fire in the [C]empire[G][D]
Fire in the [C]empire
[G]Fir[D]e in the[C] empire
[G]

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][D]

[Verse 7]
And now there's [D]old coke cans
And [C]flood row homes
[G]Cattle roam on [D]ancient bones

[Verse 8]
And last night by [G]the bogan [C]river
I saw [G]a black snake coil and
the southern cross [D]shiver

[Verse 9]
[D]Time does not [C]exist
What [G]will you remember
What can [C]you for[D]give
[F][D]

[Verse 10]
Fire in the empire
[C]Fire in [G]the empire[D]
Fire in the empire
[C]Fire [G]in [D]the[C] empire[G][D]
[C][G][C][D][C][G][C]
[G]
Fire [D]in the empire

[Outro 1]
(Fire in the empire!)
[D][A][D][C#][D][C][D]