Chord Booklet

Empire Cast

6 songs|33 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

D#m

G#m

G#m7

F#/A

Bbm7

Am7

B/C

Ddim7

C#m

Em7

Cmaj7

Bm7

Gm7

Ebmaj7

Dsus2

Mama Stripped Down Version

Key: D#mHard

D#m

G#m

G#m7

F#/A

Bbm7

Am7

B/C

Ddim7

D#mFG#m

FBFG#m

LG#misten, D#mmama F

G#m7So many words to describD#me youF

G#m7Strong would be an understFatement

WaBrrior would F#/Asuit you so much G#better

?G#mCause you?ve been D#mfightiFng

G#mShe was just turning D#m16 F

G#mDaddy left her out in the colFd streets

He wasn?t Bhaving it

He found aF#/All her sins G#munderneath the Bbm7mattress

TBbm7hen suddenly her daddy upAm7 andG#m7 died

BG#m7ut still she sees her father there in B/CLucious? eDdim7yes

D#m FMamG#ma, D#m oh FmamG#ma,

For Feverything you?ve Bbeen through

There?s F#/Anothing that I G#mwon?t do for

D#mYou, FmamG#ma, D#m oh FmamG#ma

See Fyou deserve the Bbest of

F#/AWhat this world can G#moffer to D#myou

D#m FMama, I loG#mve you

Mama D#mmama mamaF I doG#m love you

F Mama I Blove you, mama Fmama G#m

IG#mn love with the D#mthought of Fbecoming G#mqueen

She never D#mtold, she didF sevenG#mteen

SG#mhe gave it Fall so unselfishlBy

And she did it F#/Aall just for loyalG#mty

That?s my mBbm7ama

IBbm7 never knew someone to saAm7crifiG#m7ce

EG#m7verything for love, even B/Cgave up theirDdim7 whole D#mlives

D#m F G#m Oh D#mmamaF G#m

For Feverything you?ve Bbeen through

There?s F#/Anothing that I G#mwon?t do for

D#mYou, F G#m oh D#mmamaF G#m

See Fyou deserve the Bbest of

F#/AWhat this world can G#moffer

G#m7 Am7 Bbm7You?re the reason for my beBbm7ing hAm7ere B/C

B/C Mama I?m so grateful, yes I aB/Cm Am7 Bbm7

IBbm7'm gon' be the one to guide yoBbm7ur heAm7art G#m7

D#mAlthough Lucious rG#m7aised us, you still mB/Cade us fDdim7rom theD#m sun

D#m F G#m Mama, oh maD#mma F G#m

For Feverything you?ve Bbeen through

There?s F#/Anothing that I G#mwon?t do for

D#mYou, F G#m oh D#mmamaF G#m

See Fyou deserve the Bbest of

F#/AWhat this world can G#moffer

D#mTo you

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Chasing The Sky

Key: EMedium

C#m

verse E1: Jussie Smollett

EOpen your eyes to what you love to hC#mate

You're up in the sky but you ain't flyiAng straight

Where do I go when I can't go hEome?

Cause you sold it, and you lost yourself in you are just no more

ETake every piece, every piece of C#mme

Whatever you need, my mind is changinAg

And I can't hide no, but you know where IE'll be

Mother

EI know

I said I didn't need it, I said I wasn't built foC#mr it

But now that I can see it, damn right I really made it Afor this

Chasing the sBky, trying to fEly

And now I see

Just why you had to be so hard foC#mr me

You'll hear my roar then fill your lAegacy

Here to the Bsky, no choice but to fEly, so high, so high, so high

EBlood is supposed to be thicker than water is

ENowadays we can't even stomach the thought of it

C#mIt's like we can't even get along, who right and who in the wrong?

C#mToo busy pointing fingers like it's politics

AI tell you shut up, you tell me be quiet, too much dysfunction

ACut up like we at a riot, kicking and punching

EAin't nobody here to mediate it

EAnd you would think that we wasn't even related

EWhy are we even throwing blows in the first place?

EWe fight at cook outs, picnics and birthdays

C#mI tried to give the benefit but in the worst case

C#mYou keep on talking smack, you end up with a hurt face

AAnd we tried everything, it's time for plan B

AIf Bloods and Crips can reconcile, why can't we?

EI guess I'm ratchet like my mama and my poppa

EI'm chasing the sky and I ain't talking 'bout the vodka, let's fly

EFar from a perfect man

The fights and the lies , I guess you never uC#mnderstand

A mother and father who wanted for you mAuch more than

Life is a slight of hand, if you hate it today

And my love for Eyou is the one thing that's true

EGoing all alone, I can't even trust all the people here inC#mside my home

And if you were my brother, then never let it geAt so wrong

That you turn your back on what we were

Turn your back oEn me, on your family, no

EI know

I said I didn't need it, I said I wasn't built fC#mor it

But now that I can see it, damn right I really made it Afor this

Chasing the sBky, trying to fEly

And now I see

Just why you had to be so hard fC#mor me

You'll hear my roar then fill your leAgacy

Here to the sBky, no choice but to flEy, so high, so high, so high

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Powerful (feat. Alicia Keys / Jussie Smollett)

Key: CCapo 1Medium

CPeople been taEmlking about it G

We won't just stand here in silence

CCan't stop the fEmire from rising G

rising

Ooh Ooh

CPeople don't yEmou be afraid G

So many innocents slain

CThis is an eEmra for change G

Change

And MalAmcolm's probably turCning in his Emgrave G

EvAmery shade was beCautifully mDade

And pEmowerCful

There's so much strGength in you and me

pEmowerfCul

A breathe aGway from victory

I maAmtter, you maCtter, we matEmter aGll

CPowEmerfuGl

CI see a colEmorful future G

Where skin don't define any human

CAnd stars are the oEmnly thing shooting G

Shooting

Ooh Ooh

CMothers that bEmury their child G

How can we sit there and hide

CChange comes when aEmll take a stand now G

Stand up

MarAmtin's speech still ecChoes in my Embrain G

EvAmery shade was beCautifully mDade

And pEmowerCful

There's so much strGength in you and me

pEmowerfCul

A breathe aGway from victory

I maAmtter, you maCtter, we matEmter aGll

CPowEmerfuGl

Oh OCh, Oh EmOh, Oh Oh Oh GOh

COh Oh,Em Oh Oh, Oh OhG Oh Oh

CPowEmerfuGl

And pEmowerCful

There's so much strGength in you and me

pEmowerfCul

A breathe aGway from victory

I maAmtter, you maCtter, we matEmter aGll

CPowEmerfuGl

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Good People

Key: EmHard

Em7

Cmaj7

Bm7

Gm7

Ebmaj7

Dsus2

Sometimes it's hard to prEm7ay D

Sometimes it's hard to stay grCmaj7ateful

It's pBainful, hurts so bEmad

Sometimes it's hard to brEm7eathDe

Gets hard to keep gCmaj7oin'

We keep hBoldin' on to what could have bEeen

But we'll get by G

We'll see the light C

In the mCorning

Bm7It's gonna be alrEight

The circumstance G

Is in the plan C

Even if we dBm7on't fully understand

Why the bad things happen to the good peopleEm

Sometimes it's hard to prayEm7 D

I know sometimes it's hard to be pCmaj7atient

Ooh I hBate it

Yeah it hurts so bEmad

Sometimes it's hard to belEm7ieveD

So hard to keep gCmaj7oin'

We keep hBoldin' on to what could have bEeen

But we'll get by G

We'll see the light C

In the mCorning

Bm7It's gonna be alrEight

The circumstance G

Is in the plan C

Even if we dBm7on't fully understand

Why the bad things happen to the good peopleGm

So much painGm

It still a lesson Gm7Sometimes it rains

It still a blessing yEbmaj7ou never see the silver lining

In the cloud And so you doubt it D

You never know how much you truly have Until you go without it Gm

One day its gonna turn into another season Gm7

Your gonna see that All your tragedy You had was for another rEbmaj7eason

Its just a temporary goodbye So ya gotta keep ya head hDigh

The rain is coming down and its poDuring

But joy is gonna come inside the mGorning

But we get by Bb(Bye)

We see the light Ebmaj7(Yeah)

In the morning Dits gonna be alrGight (It gon be ok baby)

The circumstBbance (The lord got ya)

Is in the plaEbmaj7n (And I gotcha)

Even if we dDon fully understand why Dsus2

understand whDsus2y Why the bad things

Happen to the good people Gm

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Like My Daddy

Key: AbHard

AbWooah

CmOooh

AbWooah

(GueCmss what)

People tell me I'm just like myAb daddy

People tell me I'm just like myGm daddy

People tell me I'm just like myEb daddy

AbMy daddy

Cause I Glie like I'Cmm lying on a rug

Get my hAbands a lil dirty, no gloves

GmEverybody welcome to the gun show

N.C.

And it go

Everybody duck down Ab Gb Fm

Its hard to love the devil, he's Ba hater Ab Gb Fm

FmA dirty hypocrite, manipulator Ab Gb Fm

FmMade a mama lose her kids

Let her go away for seventeen years Ab Gb Fm

FmNot allowed to shed a tear

Growing up with all your, phobic fears

G But people tell me Im just like my Abdaddy

People tell me I'm just like myG daddy

People tell me Im just like my Abdaddy

Oh really, hell nah (no way, no way)

Cause I lGie like I'm lying on aCm rug

Did some Abcrime even wore some black gloves

N.C.

Everybody welcome to the gun show

N.C

And we go (daddy)

Everybody duck down Ab Gb Fm

You reek of royalty, a dangerous mix Ab Gb Fm

YoCu sing of loyalty, but you the snitchin ass bitch Ab Gb

FmI tried to play it cool

DbFunny what the people do for

Money power and the fame Ab Gb Fm

Id call ya Mr. Lyon

N.C

If I did I would be lyin

Cause that ain't even your name Ab Gb Fm

But people tell me I'm just like mAby daddy

People tell me FmIm just like my Gmdaddy

They all say that you look just like your Abdaddy

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Up All Night

Key: CMedium

C Up all Amnight

F Oh, yeah

C Haven't felt Amyour love for some Ftime Cnow F

C Damn, I miss Amyour lips next to Fmy Cmouth F

Em And I can't wait to Ammake up for the Flost time

Cause without you Chere

I'll Amprobably never sFleep

I look in the mCirror

Your fAmace is all I sFee

I want you Con my pillow

AmGive me your love

FI can't breathe

Baby, come hCere

So IAm can go to sFleep

You keep me up all night C

AmWhoa yeaFh

You keep me Cup all night

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