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Invisible Empire by KT Tunstall
Invisible Empire
C G
I thought the candle was gonna go out;
Am F
The wind was blowing and the door was open,
C G Am F
But the candle never went out, never went out.
C G Am F
The wave found it's way to the shore, I thought it was a ripple and nothing
More
C G Am F
But the wave found it's way all the way to the shore
G Am F C G Am F G
Oh, I wanna burn this house. I know, I wanna jump into the fire;
G Am F C G Am F C
Oh, I’ve got to tear them down; the pinnacles of my invisible empire.
I know the gamble never works twice,
All the distractions at the table and the weighted dice
But the thrill of it feels so nice, you’d do it all again
But I look to the chips and lose,
I’m standing on the platform with my neck in the noose
And I know it’s not my time, not my time.
Oh, I wanna burn this house. I know, I wanna jump into the fire;
Oh, I want to tear them down; the pinnacle of my invisible empire.
And if I do all the things I do, well I tell myself that I’m staying true
I’ll never stop, you know I’ll never stop, no I’ll never think about it
Put an end to all this time, that I would spend with it on my mind
I never stopped, you know I never stop, you know I always wondered about
It;
I wondered about the wonder.
Oh, I wear a rusting crown; I know this dynasty is falling.
The crowd shouts for another round; I see the ruin,
The spectacular, diamonds buried, icebergs, the minarets, and market-places
And signal fires of my invisible empire.
Oh, how long? Oh, how long? Oh, how long?
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
During the intro and verse, pull and hammer on the D string for the C and Am chords before transitioning to
next (listen to album version for strumming pattern).
For a simpler version, skip the hammers and play F instead of Fsus2.
[Intro] C G Am F Fsus2
C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2
[Verse]
C G
I thought the candle was gonna go out
Am F Fsus2
The wind was blowing and the door was open
C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2
But the candle never went out, never went out
C G
The wave found its way to the shore
Am F Fsus2
I thought it was a ripple and nothing more
C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2
But the wave found its way all the way to the shore
[Chorus]
G Am F C
Oooo-oh, I wanna burn this house
G Am F C
I know, I wanna jump into the fire
G Am G# Am
Oooo-oh, I've gotta tear them down
F G
The pinnacles of my invisible empire
[Intro] C G Am F Fsus2
C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2
C G
I know the gamble never works twice
Am F Fsus2
All the distractions of the table and the weighted dice
C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2
But the thrill of it feels so nice, you'd do it all again
C G
But I look to the chips I'd lose
Am F Fsus2
I'm standing on the platform with my neck in the noose
C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2
And I know it's not my time, it's not my time
[Chorus]
G Am F C
Oooo-oh, I gotta burn this house
G Am F C
I know, I wanna jump into the fire
G Am G# Am
Oooo-oh, I've gotta tear them down
F G C
The pinnacles of my invisible empire
[Bridge]
Am
And if I do all the things I do
G
While I tell myself that I'm staying true
F
No, I'll never stop, you know I'll never stop
Am
You know I'll never think about it
Am
Put an end to all this time
G
That I would spend with it on my mind
F
You know it never stopped, you know it never stopped
Am
You know I always wondered about it
G
I wondered about the wonder
[Chorus + Outro]
G Am F C
Oooo-oh, I wear a rusting crown
G Am F C
I know this dynasty is falling
G Am G# Am
The crowd shouts for another round,
F
I see the ruin
G F G F G
The spectacular diamonds buried, icebergs, the minarets, and the marketplaces
F G
The signal fires of my invisible empire
[Outro]
C G Am F Fsus2
C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2
C G Am F Fsus2
C G F Fsus2 F Fsus2 C
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