Heartless Empire Chords
by Broken Bells
Heartless Empire by Broken Bells is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G#. It uses the chords G#, F#, E, D, C and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G# F#
G# F# G# F# G#
And what you found was gold, as black as dried blood
F# G# F# E
The taste was oh so sweet, well one loves to love
F# E
The whole idea seems unfit to rule,
F# G#
But it's always that way
G# F# G# F# G#
So supple sprouts take aim at a coincidental sun
F# G# F# E
And careful hands tie their knots, in yarn until the dawn
F# E
No island, deserted land
F# G#
A heartless empire from
F# G#
What to want!
F# G# whistling/Instrumental
E
F# E
Those who search, search by themselves
F# E
Leaving nothing to gain
F# E
Cast like stones into the night
F# D
We are one and the same
D C Instrumental, end on A