Empire chords

[INTRO]
[E] [A]

[VERSE]
[E]They tell me life is short
In the blink of an eye we come and die
[A]Keep it in mind that life is w[E]ar
[E]Stay grounded, fly and soar
Always know what you fighting for
[E]Aging fast, gotta pave a path and go figure out what my life is for
[D]Quick-witted, and ever[E]yday I gotta switch lanes
[F#m]Fuck race, no pigment, I got thick skin, making b[E]ig waves
[D]Positive being p[E]ositive is my legacy
Pray for me or make w[F#m]ay for me
Because I'm setting out to go c[A]hange the Earth and I just may
[D]My life is was I call it, and I[E] call it successful
Now ev[F#m]erybody wanna eyeball it
Like "How the fuck he do that though?"
[D]Take pride in your every action
[E]Everyday of my life is work
[F#m]And they tell me that time is money
But only [A]I know what that time is worth

[CHORUS]
E[D]ven if the [F#m]sky was falling do[E]wn [A]
[D]Even if the s[F#m]ky was falling, I[E]'m not falling d[A]own
I stand ta[D]ll through it all
I've r[F#m]isked too much to j[E]ust give up no[A]w
I'm pushing on th[D]rough [F#m] [E] [A]
Sure as the t[D]ide rolls [F#m]in at n[E]ight
[A]I'll still [D]be here at the [F#m]end of days s[E]creaming at the sky
Let the f[D]ire co[F#m]nsume and cl[E]eanse what's b[A]efore me
Be[D]hold, I'll b[F#m]uild my e[E]mpire before the ashes hit the ground

[VERSE]
[E]Life inside a piece of paper, live it through my pen and pad
Lead inside my pencil like the hammer on my pistol back
There ain't no hitting back
Life it ain't no tennis match
[F#m]All over the net but t[C#m]hat ain't where I do bus[D]iness at
Face to face with [E]adversity and intimidation
[F#m]This is real, this is r[C#m]aw, ain't no im[D]itation
No lim[E]itations ain't a ceiling in s[F#m]ight
There ain't no rules or regulations either yield or you fight
Just take a lo[D]ok at where I been that's some a[E]ppealing advice
Cause you can [F#m]build until it falls or keep it r[A]eal and you rise

[CHORUS]
E[D]ven if the [F#m]sky was falling do[E]wn [A]
[D]Even if the s[F#m]ky was falling, I[E]'m not falling d[A]own
I stand ta[D]ll through it all
I've r[F#m]isked too much to j[E]ust give up no[A]w
I'm pushing on th[D]rough [F#m] [E] [A]
Sure as the t[D]ide rolls [F#m]in at n[E]ight
[A]I'll still [D]be here at the [F#m]end of days s[E]creaming at the sky
Let the f[D]ire co[F#m]nsume and cl[E]eanse what's b[A]efore me
Be[D]hold, I'll b[F#m]uild my e[E]mpire before the ashes hit the ground

[BRIDGE]
[D] [F#m] [E]
[D] [F#m] [E] [A]

Sure as the t[D]ide rolls [F#m]in at n[E]ight
[A]I'll still [D]be here at the [F#m]end of days s[E]creaming at the sky
Let the f[D]ire co[F#m]nsume and cl[E]eanse what's b[A]efore me
Be[D]hold, I'll b[F#m]uild my e[E]mpire before the ashes hit the g[D]round [F#m] [E] [A] [D] [F#m] [A]

[CHORUS]
Sure as the t[D]ide rolls [F#m]in at n[E]ight
[A]I'll still [D]be here at the [F#m]end of days s[E]creaming at the sky
Let the f[D]ire co[F#m]nsume and cl[E]eanse what's b[A]efore me
Be[D]hold, I'll b[F#m]uild my e[E]mpire before the ashes hit the ground

[OUTRO]
[D] [F#m] [E] [A]
[D] [F#m] [E]
[D] [F#m] [E] [A]
[D] [F#m] [E]