D  E    A    A     A     A
D  E    A    A     A     A
D  E    A    A
D  E    A    A

[Chorus]
D           E       A        A         D     E     A      A
Building an empire, stone by stone,
D       E              A         A         D     E     A      A
empires turn pale when once they shone;
   D           E            A      A         D     E     A      A
to capture the magic in its purest form,
   Bm         G        A        A         D     E     A      A
is why we are building empires, Lord.

[Chorus]
D           E          A       A         D     E     A      A
Building an aeroplane, big and tall,
D             E             A        A         D     E     A      A
airplanes, we know they can rise and fall;
   D           E          A       A         D     E     A      A
to capture the magic of a boyhood lost
   Bm         G        A        A         D     E     B     B
is why we are building empires, Lord

[Verse 1]
      F#m      D        A       C#m    E      E         E      E
We're bound to make the same mistakes again,
  F#m         D     A         C#m     E     E          E     E
I guess we'll never learn but we understand
     F#m     D        A    C#m       E       E        E     E
that nothing lasts forever under the sun,
    D      E        F#m           D    E       E/D      E/C#    E/B
but we can sing and dance on this holy ground.

[Chorus]
D           E       A        A         D     E     A      A
Building an empire, stone by stone,
D       E              A         A         D     E     A      A
empires turn pale when once they shone;
   D           E            A      A         D     E     A      A
to capture the magic in its purest form,
   Bm         G        A        A         D     E     B      B
is why we are building empires, Lord.

[Verse 2]
        F#m       D     A          C#m      E        E      E       E
There's something going on in this heart of mine,
  F#m D            A                    C#m    E       E      E         E
I reinforce what's strong and leave the rest behind;
  F#m       D         A        C#m   E      E      E         E
I know that words are bound to fade away,
   D      E       F#m        D   E      E    N.C.     N.C.
so I just live my live and I celebrate.

[Solo]
F    G      C     C    X3
D    Bb     C     C

[End-Chorus]
F          G            C      C
Building a better world day by day,
  F               G                C       C
a better world is coming, no, it's not too late
   F           G            C      C
to capture the magic in his purest form
   D          Bb         C      C
is why we are building a better world.

F           G       C        C
Building an empire, stone by stone,
F       G              C         C
empires turn pale when once they shone,
   F           G            C      C
to capture the magic in its purest form
   D          Bb       C        C
is why we are building empires, Lord,

[Outro]
F       G      D    D
   D          Bb       C        C
is why we are building empires, Lord,
   F          G        D        D
is why we are building empires, Lord,
   D          Bb       C        C
is why we are building empires, Lord.
F F       G  G    D    D