I Was Somewhere Cold Dark And Lonely - Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)

Capo: Fret 2
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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Capo 2

This was all done by ear, the orignal song may be played differently.

My cover: https://youtu.be/4g39mRSHF9Q


[Verse 1]

I almost died at twenty one...

Guitar 1
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-5-----5----
A|---5-5---5-5
E|------------

-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-5-----5-----|
---5-5---5-5-|
-------------|

--------------
--------------
--------------
-5-----4-----5
---5-5---5-5--
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----4-----|
-5-5---5-5-|
-----------|

Guitar 2
e|------------
B|-0---0------
G|---0-----0--
D|-------7---7
A|------------
E|------------

-------------|
-0---0-------|
---0-----0---|
-------7---7-|
-------------|
-------------|

--------------
-----0-----0--
---0-----0----
-2-----2-----2
--------------
--------------

-----------|
---0-----0-|
-0-----0---|
-----2-----|
-----------|
-----------|

[Bridge]

We were probably following too close...

Guitar 1
e|------------
B|---3-1------
G|-0-----0----
D|---------4-0
A|------------
E|------------

-------------|
-----0-------|
---0-----0---|
-2-----4---4-|
-------------|
-------------|

--------------
---3-1--------
-0-----0-----2
---------4-0--
--------------
--------------

-----------|
---0-0-----|
-0-------2-|
-------4---|
-----------|
-----------|

Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|---0-------0
D|-----0------
A|-3-----3-5--
E|------------

--------------
--------------
-------0------
-0-------0----
---5-2-----2-3
--------------

-------|
-------|
-0-----|
---0---|
-----3-|
-------|

[Verse 2]

When we hit a patch of black ice...

Guitar 1
e|------------
B|-------3-3-1
G|-2-2-2------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-------------|
-0-0-0-------|
-------2-2-2-|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|

--------------
-0-0-0--------
-------2-2-2-0
--------------
--------------
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-0-0-0-0-0-|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|

e|------------
B|-------3-3-1
G|-2-2-2------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-------------|
-0-0-0-------|
-------2-2-2-|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|

--------------
-0-0-0--------
-------------0
-------4-4-4--
--------------
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-0-0-0-0-0-|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|

Guitar 2
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2
A|------------
E|------------

-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
-------------|

--------------
--------------
-0-0-0--------
--------------
-------2-2-2-3
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-3-3-3-3-3-|
-----------|

[Chorus]

I was trying to steer the van...

Guitar 1
e|------------
B|------------
G|---0-----0--
D|-5---5-7---7
A|------------
E|------------

-------------|
-------------|
---0-----0---|
-9---9-9---9-|
-------------|
-------------|

--------------
--------------
----0-------0-
-12---12-10---
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
-----0-----0--
10-9---9-4---4
--------------
--------------

-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|

e|------------
B|------------
G|---0-----0--
D|-5---5-7---7
A|------------
E|------------

-------------|
-------------|
---0-----0---|
-9---9-9---9-|
-------------|
-------------|

--------------
--------------
----0-------0-
-14---14-12---
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
------0------0
12-10---10-9--
--------------
--------------

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-9-|
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Guitar 2

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x

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| x   Dead note

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