Chords
The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire

Key: C

Introduction:

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             C                                                                                    F  
Russell Roman took his brand new bride
G7                                                                                                    C  
Across the threshold to their brand new life
                                                                                F  
With very little money in his jeans
                G7                                                                                 C  
And a hundred million dollars worth of dreams
C                                                                                         F  
He took a job a the Congress Union Bank
G7                                                                                         C  
Worked hard to get ahead but drew a blank
                                                                                                        F  
One day they paid him off and sent him home
                     G7                                                                                    C  
Then he swore he'd build an empire of his own
                                F                                                 G7                                            C  
Through the years he worked and dreamed of a Roman empire
                  F                                      G7                                 C  
And he left his pretty young wife all alone
          F                                         G7                                         C  
She didn't share his dreams of a Roman empire
                     F                                         G7                            C  
All she dreamed of was a family and a home
C                                                                                                                      F  
Hard work and patience brought him wealth and fame
          G7                                                                                            C  
And he thought he was a winner in life's game
                                                                                                  F  
Their empire stretched from Maine to Mexico
                     G7                                                                            C  
She had everything but what she needed most
C                                                                                                         F  
When at last her loneliness had run it's coarse
          G7                                                                      C  
The judge granted Mrs. Roman her divorce
                                                                                                  F  
Now Russell Roman's empire seemed so small
                  G7                                                                                    C  
And as lifeless as the Rembrandts on the wall
          F                              G7                                         C  
The rise and the fall of the Roman empire
             F                                    G7                                      C  
Is a lesson for the likes of you and me
          F                              G7                                         C  
The rise and the fall of the Roman empire
        F                              G7                            C  
Is just another page in history
C                                                                                      F  
Russell Roman took the same sweet bride
  G7                                                                                      C  
Across the threshold for the second time
                                                                                F  
With very little money in his jeans
          G7                                                                      C  
And not one single dollar in his dreams
                             F                              G7                                         C  
That's the fall and the rise of the Roman empire
        F                                              G7                              C  
He gave their fortune to an orphans home
          F                              G7                                         C  
The fall and the rise of the Roman empire
                     F                                 G7                                 C  
Now his empire is his family and his home