Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Fallen Empires" 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 Fallen Empires 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 "Fallen Empires" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#m
You called my name in the dark
Called me back to the start
     D             B               F#m
The condensation is building tension

Stubborn silence is formed
Around our bodies it's warm
The cool wet grasses as summer passes

Frightened under attack
Fallen flat on my back
Arms and legs, I'm too scared to beg

Harm me most when it's light
Thought of you don't sit right
I need the darkness a death grip embrace

Razing cities to dust
Faces dripping in lust
Fallen empires and raging bush fires

All your words unfounded
Secret lives bound in bed
Living backwards and tangled back words

Ruined everything right
So good can't see the light
From my cave I can see the wave
Fallen empires and raging bush fires

F#m
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light

F#m
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
D
We are the light, we are the light
B
We are the light, we are the light

We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light

We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light
We are the light, we are the light

We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)

We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)
We are the light, we are the light
(Run to the fire)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D

Guitar chord D

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B

Guitar chord B

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

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