A
I haven't played a show in way too long
G#m
People keep asking me where I have gone
A
I started fading quick, yeah
G#m
When I should've been making it, oh
A
I guess that I lost my sight, I was way too young
G#m
Doubting what's in my mind, I guess I'll never learn
A
Still tryna figure it out, yeah
G#m
It's all that I'm thinking about, ooh


[Pre-Chorus 1]
A
I'm gonna take it for what it's worth
G#m
Put in the hours 'til I have earned it
A                                G#m
Show everybody what I deserve, oh (Yeah)


[Chorus]
               A
Gonna build an empire, empire
               C#m
Gonna build an empire, empire
               A               C#m
Gonna build an empire, empire


[Verse 2]
A
Everyone in this game, we lie too much
G#m
Say we're doing it for the love, only for the love
A
But I'm not ashamed to say, yeah
G#m
That I wanna be rich someday
      A
'Cause never had it when I was a kid

Mum and Dad working double shifts
G#m
Kinda hard on relationships, oh


[Pre-Chorus 2]
    A
But I'm gonna show them just what they're worth
G#m
I'm gonna put in the work (Yeah)

[Chorus]
                A
Gonna build an empire, empire
      F#m      C#m
Gonna build an empire, empire
               A
Gonna build an empire, empire
      F#m     C#m
Gonna build a castle in my head

And a kingdom from my bed, oh
               A
Gonna build an empire, empire
      F#m      C#m
Gonna build an empire, empire
               A
Gonna build an empire, empire
      F#m     C#m
Gonna build a castle in my head

And a kingdom from my bed, oh

[Bridge]
F#m                                 G#m
Making the sacrifices I gotta make
A                                              B
Missing out on the times, wish I coulda stayed
C#m                                          B/D#
Breaking my heart into pieces when I go away
B
Watching it fade
F#m                         G#m  A
Gonna build an empire (Ooh)
      B        C#m      B/D#  B
Gonna build an empire, yeah (Yeah, oh)


[Chorus]
                A
Gonna build an empire, empire
      F#m      C#m
Gonna build an empire, empire
               A
Gonna build an empire, empire
      F#m     C#m
Gonna build a castle in my head

And a kingdom from my bed, oh
               A
Gonna build an empire, empire
      F#m      C#m
Gonna build an empire, empire
               A
Gonna build an empire, empire
      F#m     C#m
Gonna build a castle in my head