WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Steve Earle - Little Emperor Chords | Version #1
[Intro]
C C G C
[Verse]
C
Hey little emperor come down from your throne
G C
The hour glass is empty your time has come and gone
The battlements are crumblin' the walls are tumblin' down
G C
Your counselors and concubines are getting' outta town
[Chorus]
F C
Some say it's an omen some say it's the winds of change
F C
Which ever way it's goin' it's blowin' like a hurricane
[Verse]
C
Hey little conqueror where you gonna go
G C
The world is even smaller than it was when you left home
Emptiness in front of you and detritus behind
G C
Nobody ever told you that history was kind
[Chorus]
F C
Standin' on the corner your fortune blowin' in the wind
F C
Daddy didn't warn you there ain't no goin' home again
[Verse]
C
No pomp and circumstance no more shock and awe
G C
You're just a little emperor that's all
[Solo]
C G C
C G C
F C
[Verse]
C
Hey little hypocrite what you gonna say
G C
When you wind up standin' naked on the final judgement day
How you gonna justify it who you gonna call
G C
What if it turns out that God don't look like you at all
[Chorus]
F C
The leaves are in the teacup the hieroglyphics on the wall
F C
You ain't the first to rise up you sure won't be the last to fall
[Verse]
C
Hey little emperor come down from you throne
G C
And let another emperor climb on
[Outro]
C G C
C G C