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Banners – Empires On Fire Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Empires On Fire by Banners on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D
Like a city overthrown
F#m
We’re turning buildings into stone
E
We leave the bodies to the crows
Bm
On a funeral of fire
D
Now we’re choking on the fumes
F#m
Spread the lie and kill the truth
E
They’re in the ashes of the proof
Bm
We watch the flames rise higher

[Chorus]
D
Our empire
F#m
Is on fire
E
Our empire
Bm
Is on fire
D F#m E Bm
Our empire’s on fire
D F#m E Bm D
Our empire is on fire

[Verse 2]
D
Now we’re falling through the ice
F#m
We made our bed and rolled the dice
E
Well every gamble has a price
Bm
We watched the cracks grow wider
D
Waves are climbing past your knees
F#m
It’s just the coming of the seas
E
It’s getting harder now to breathe
Bm
We watched the tides rise higher

[Chorus]
D
our empire
F#m
Is on fire
E
Our empire
Bm
Is on fire
D F#m E Bm
Our empire’s on fire
D F#m E Bm
Our empire is on fire

[Bridge](x2)
D
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
F#m
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
E
I said I know you know we feel it in our bones
Bm
I said I know, woah oh oh!
D F#m E Bm

[Chorus]
D
Our empire
F#m
Is on fire
E
Our
Bm
Is on fire
D F#m E Bm
Our empire’s on fire
D F#m E Bm D
Our empire is on fire

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How to play Empires On Fire: key, chords and progression

Empires On Fire by Banners is in the key of F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 4 chords: D, F#m, E and Bm.

Most of the song cycles through D – F#m – E – Bm (VI – i – VII – iv in F♯ minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Em, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Empires On Fire chords: questions

What key is Empires On Fire in?

Empires On Fire by Banners is in the key of F♯ minor (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Empires On Fire?

Empires On Fire uses 4 chords: D, F#m, E, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Empires On Fire?

The main progression is D – F#m – E – Bm (VI – i – VII – iv).

Is Empires On Fire easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Em, D, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Empires On Fire by Banners on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Empires On Fire: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Empires On Fire chords: questions

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