2316 - That's How Every Empire Falls - John Prine cover - Vocal - Acoustic guitar & chords

Guitar chords and lyrics are HERE:
capo II
[Intro]
G D C G
G D C G
G D
He caught a train from Alexandria
C G
Just a broken man in flight
G D
Running scared with all his devils
C G
Saying prayers all through the night
G D
But mercy can't find him
C G
Not in the shadows where he calls
G D
Forsaking all his better angels
C G
That's how every empire falls
[Instrumental]
G D C G
G D C G
G D
The bells ring out on Sunday morning
C G
Like echoes from another time
G D
All our innocence and yearning
C G
And sense of wonder left behind
G D
Oh, gentle hearts remember
C G
What was that story his they lost
G D
When religion loses vision
C G
That's how every empire falls
[Instrumental]
G D C G
G D C G
G D
He toasts his wife and all his family
C G
The providence he brought to bear
G D
They raise their glasses in his honor
C G
Although this union made 'em share
G D
Of a man that lives among them
C G
But still a stranger to them all
G D
For when a heart is never open
C G
That's how every empire falls
[Instrumental]
G D C G
G D C G
G D C G
G D C G
G D
Lock the door and board the windows
C G
Put the people in the street
G D
It just my job he says I'm sorry
C G
And draws the jackels home to eat
G D
But at night he tell his woman
C G
I know I hide behind the laws
G D
She says you are only taking orders
C G
That's how every empire falls
[Instrumental]
G D C G
G D C G
G D
A bitter wind blows through the country
C G
A hard rain falls on the sea
G D
If terror comes without a warning
C G
There must be something we don't see
G D
Well, fire begets this fire
C G
Like torches thrown into the straw
G D
If no one ask and no one answers
C G
That's how every empire falls
[Outro]
G D C G
G D C

[@eMIuaN98]

Awesome!! keep it up

[@GeorgePossley]

Thank you very much!

[@DennisAnthonis]

Nice job on this wonderful R. B. Morris song. That’s a beautiful Taylor. What model is it?

[@babuddha]

As noted at the end of the video, in fact, this is an RB Morris cover. For awhile, RB published albums on Prine's label. Great cover. A coupla few youtube videos feature RB Morris performances.

[@pistolpat19]

great cover!

[@GeorgePossley]

Thank you!