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That's How Every Empire Falls by John Prine That's How Every Empire Falls Capo:no capo [Intro] F C Bb F F C Bb F F C He caught a train from Alexandria Bb F Just a broken man in flight F C Running scared with all his devils Bb F Saying prayers all through the night F C But mercy can't find him Bb F Not in the shadows where he calls F C Forsaking all his better angels Bb F That's how every empire falls [Instrumental] F C Bb F F C Bb F F C The bells ring out on Sunday morning Bb F Like echoes from another time F C All our innocence and yearning Bb F And sense of wonder left behind F C Oh, gentle hearts remember Bb F What was that story his they lost F C When religion loses vision Bb F That's how every empire falls [Instrumental] F C Bb F F C Bb F F C He toasts his wife and all his family Bb F The providence he brought to bear F C They raise their glasses in his honor Bb F Although this union made 'em share F C Of a man that lives among them Bb F But still a stranger to them all F C For when a heart is never open Bb F That's how every empire falls [Instrumental] F C Bb F F C Bb F F C Bb F F C Bb F F C Lock the door and board the windows Bb F Put the people in the street F C It just my job he says I'm sorry Bb F And draws the jackels home to eat F C But at night he tell his woman Bb F I know I hide behind the laws F C She says you are only taking orders Bb F That's how every empire falls [Instrumental] F C Bb F F C Bb F F C A bitter wind blows through the country Bb F A hard rain falls on the sea F C If terror comes without a warning Bb F There must be something we don't see F C Well, fire begets this fire Bb F Like torches thrown into the straw F C If no one ask and no one answers Bb F That's how every empire falls [Outro] F C Bb F F C Bb F ------------------ version 2 Tuning:E A D G B E Key:F Capo:3rd fret [Intro] D A G D A G D [Verse 1] D A G D He caught a train from Alexandria, just a broken man in flight D A G D Runnin' scared with his devils, sayin' prayers all through the night D A G D But mercy can't find him, not in the shadows where he calls D A G D Forsaking all his better angels: That's how every empire falls A G D A G D [Verse 2] D A G D The bells ring out on Sunday morning like echoes from another time D A G D All our innocence and yearning and sense of wonder left behind D A G D Oh gentle hearts remember, What was that story? Is it lost? D A G D For when religion loses vision, That's how every empire falls A G D A G D [Verse 3] D A G D He toasts his wife and all his family, the providence he brought to bear D A G D They raise their glasses in his honor although this union they don't share D A G D A man who lives among them was still a stranger to them all D A G D For when the heart is never open, That's how every empire falls A G D A G D A G D A G D [Verse 4] D A G D Padlock the door and board the windows, put the people in the street D A G D "It's just my job," he says, "I'm sorry," and draws a check, goes home to eat D A G D At night he tells his woman, "I know I hide behind the laws" D A G D She says, "You're only taking orders": That's how every empire falls A G D A G D [Verse 5] D A G D A bitter wind blows through the country, a hard rain falls on the sea D A G D If terror comes without a warning, there must be something we don't see D A G D What fire begets this fire, like torches thrown into the straw? D A G D If no one asks, then no one answers: That's how every empire falls ------------