Learn to play "Nobody's Empire" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F A# F Lying on my bed I was reading french Dm C A# F With the light too bright for my senses F A# F From this hiding place, life was way too much Dm C A# F It was loud and rough round the edges C A# So I faced the wall when an old man called C A# F Out of dreams that I would die there C A# But a sight unseen, you were pulling strings C A# F And you had a different idea I was like a child, I was light as straw When my father lifted me up there Took me to a place where they checked my body My soul was floating in thin air I clung to the bed, and I clung to the past And I clung to the welcome darkness But at the end of the night there’s a green green light It’s the quiet before the madness Chorus: Gm There was a girl that sang like the chime of a bell A# She put out her arm and she touched me when F C I was in hell when I was in hell Someone sang a song and I sang along Cause I knew the words from my childhood Intellect, ambition they fell away And they locked me up for my own good But I didn’t mind cause the silence was kind And you spoke to me in whispers There was the sound of the wind in the cold, cold dawn And the quiet hum of business Chorus: Let me dangle a while in this waiting room I don’t need to go, I don’t need to know what you're doing Know what you're doing Lying on my side you were half awake And your face was tired and crumpled If I had a camera I’d snap you now Cause there’s beauty in every stumble We are out of practice we're out of sight On the edge of nobody’s empire And if we live by books and we live by hope Does that make us targets for gunfire? Now I look at you you’re a mother of two You’re a quiet revolution Marching with the crowd singing dirty and loud For the people’s emancipation Did I do OK, did I pave the way? Was I strong when you were wanting? I was tied to the yoke with a decent bloke Who was stern but never daunting Chorus: And he told me to push and he made me feel well He told me to leave that vision of hell to the dying Hell to the dying You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# C Dm F Gm Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Nobody's Empire" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Nobody's Empire" by Belle and Sebastian.