Empire of the Sun is an Australian electronic music duo that formed in 2006. The duo consists of Nick Littlemore of Pnau and Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson.
Their debut album, Walking on a Dream, was released on 4 October 2008, and has been certified platinum in Australia. The album included the duo's similarly-titled first single Walking on a Dream and their second single We Are the People. The video for Walking On A Dream was shot in Shanghai and We Are the People was shot in Mexico.
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Song: We Are the People Artist: Empire of the Sun Album: Walking on a Dream
Transcribed by Ben Donnelly & Katy Scott
Note: We have been listening to this album non-stop over Christmas 2008. Play around with the chords that you think sound the best. The second guitar brings in a richer sound (just the substitute the alternative versions of the chords).
Normal Tuning
Chords
Guitar #1 Em 022000 E7sus4 020200 C x35500 D xx0323
Guitar #2 Em (alt) 079080 E7sus4 (alt) 0(12)0(11)00 C(alt) 320010 D (alt) xx0230
Intro - Em, E7sus4, C, Em, E7sus4
Verse #1 EmE7sus4 We can remember swimming in December
CEmE7sus4 Heading for the city lights in 1975
EmE7sus4 We share in each other nearer than father
CEmE7sus4 The scent of a lemon drips from your eyes
Bridge #1
Em We are the people that rule the world
E7sus4 A force running in every boy and girl
C All rejoicing in the world
EmE7sus4 Take me now – we can try
Verse #2 (Same as before)
We lived an adventure love in the summer Followed the sun till night reminiscing other times of life For each every other the feeling was stronger The shock hit eleven – got lost in your eyes
Chorus:
CEm I can’t do well when I think you’re gonna leave me
D But I know I try
CEm Are you gonna leave me now
D Can’t you be believing now
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse #3 Can you remember and humanise It was still where we’d energised Lie in the sand and visualise like it’s 75 again
Bridge: We are the people that rule the world A force running in every boy and girl All rejoicing in the world Take me now – we can try
(Repeat Chorus) X2
I know everything about you You know everything about me Know everything about us