Snow Patrol - Empress: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Empress" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Empress Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Snow Patrol

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Empress" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

       C                                    F
You're angry but you don't know how to be that yet
    C                                   F
It seems too much went wrong and all at once
   C                              F
Resistance seems impossible from down this low
     C                                 F
And surely no one else can feel like this

    F
But on the streets
         C             Dm
You can see them gathering
    F
And in your heart
      C                  Dm
You know they feel like you do

Chorus:
C                      F
Sound and pulse and volume
Hands just reaching other hands
C/E
This is almost overload
F
I said almost overload
C                         F
Friends and foes and princes
Are all just human in the end
C/E
This is so damn simple, yeah
F                  C
It's so damn simple

So standing in the steady throne of restless hope
You don't feel like an outcast anymore
And something deep inside of you has waken up
And you know that nothing's gonna be the same again

And on the streets
You can see for what seems miles
Because in your heart
You know they feel like you do

Chorus

      C
Your mind won't be still
    F
It may not again
     C
You don't think it will
        F
But it will, it will

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Empress" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Empress" by Snow Patrol.

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