As Empires Fall

 
     Esus2  E7sus4(b9) 
The Seljuks attack from under the sun 
      E5                   Badd11(no5)/E 
They raided in far central Asia 
     Esus2             C/E 
The Byzantine empire crawl on it's knees 
          Esus2 
Call for holy war 
     Esus2              E7sus4(b9) 
The knights of the west united by Rome 
    E5                  Badd11(no5)/E 
Responded with rage and euphoria 
      Esus2             C/E             Esus2 
The gathering masses enlist in a holy crusade 
 

 
F#        Bm          A 
Far and away they're marching 
       D 
Every hour of the day 
F#             Bm 
Over land and cross the plains 
    G              A 
In darkness we prevail 
 

 
 Bm                  Em       Bm 
Hear my call in the distance roar 
        G                A         F#m 
Like a temple bell over mountains high 
 Bm                    Em       Bm 
Hear my call when the darkness falls 
        G                        A 
In the name of our lord and our king 
     F#m           Bm 
For every sacred promise 
     A                D 
And for every sacred soul 
 Bm                  Em       Bm 
Hear my call in the distance roar 
       G           A 
Like a temple bell 
    F#m     Bm 
As empires fall! 
 

 
     Esus2              E7sus4(b9) 
Was signed by the cross and blessed by the church 
      E5                  Badd11(no5)/E 
They rode into death into Gloria 
     Esus2             C/E 
The fall of the empire rest in their hands 
          Esus2 
Call for holy war 
     Esus2              E7sus4(b9) 
The light of the west was tainted by blood 
      E5                  Badd11(no5)/E 
Reflected and spread mass hysteria 
      Esus2                C/E                 Esus2 
The slaughter of innocent back-fired led to the fall 
 

 
F#        Bm          A 
Far and away they're marching 
       D 
Every hour of the day 
F#             Bm 
Over land and cross the plains 
    G              A 
In darkness we prevail 
 

 
 Bm                  Em       Bm 
Hear my call in the distance roar 
        G                A         F#m 
Like a temple bell over mountains high 
 Bm                    Em       Bm 
Hear my call when the darkness falls 
        G                        A 
In the name of our lord and our king 
     F#m           Bm 
For every sacred promise 
     A                D 
And for every sacred soul 
 Bm                  Em       Bm 
Hear my call in the distance roar 
       G           A 
Like a temple bell 
    F#m     Bm 
As empires fall!  

{Solo 1} 
Em  Em  Em   
Em  Em  Em  G D 


 
 C         D            Bm                   Em 
Bear the cross like an armour defending the weak 
         C      D             
And the fate of all in this life until death 
                         Em 
The darkness will fade away!  

{Solo 2} 
Em        Em   
G D  C D C G D C A 


 
 Bm                  Em       Bm 
Hear my call in the distance roar 
        G                A         F#m 
Like a temple bell over mountains high 
 Bm                    Em       Bm 
Hear my call when the darkness falls 
        G                        A 
In the name of our lord and our king 
     F#m           Bm 
For every sacred promise 
     A                D 
And for every sacred soul 
 Bm                  Em       Bm 
Hear my call in the distance roar 
       G           A 
Like a temple bell 
    F#m     Bm 
As empires fall!