Shakira - Empire: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Empire" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Empire ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Empire" smoothly on your ukulele.

  C      G#
Take off all of your skin
     A#
I'm brave when you are free
  C        G#
Shake off all of your sins
     A#
And give them to me
  C     G#
Closer, let me back in
   A#                              C G# A#
I wanna be yours, wanna be your hero
                  F
And my heart beats

Chorus:
         C              G#         A#
Like the empires of the world unite
         C  G#
We are alive
          A#
And the stars make love to the universe
           C               G#         A#
You're my wild fire every single night
         C  G#
We are alive
         A#
And the stars make love to the universe
         F
And you touch me
    F
(keep building up the strumming)
And I'm like, and I'm like, AND I'M LIKE!
C  G#  A#
Oooo Oooo
(And I'm like!)
C  G#  A#
Oooo Oooo
(And I'm LIKE!)
C  G#  A#
Oooo Oooo
(And I'm like!)
C  G#  A#
Oooo Oooo

I will follow you down wherever you go
I am, baby, I'm bound to you and do you know?
Closer, pull me in tight
I wanna be yours, wanna be your hero
And my heart beats

Chorus:
Like the empires of the world unite
We are alive
And the stars make love to the universe
You're my wildfire every single night
We are alive
And the stars make love to the universe
And you touch me
And I'm like, and I'm like, and I'm like woo, woo
We are alive, woo, woo
And I'm like woo, woo
We are alive, woo

             G#
I just gonna raise my head
               A#
Walk up to the final edge
               C
And I'm gonna fall!
               G#
I'm just gonna raise my head
             A#
And hold you close

Chorus:
Like the empires of the world unite
We are alive
And the stars make love to the universe
You're my wildfire every single night
We are alive
And the stars make love to the universe
And you touch me
(keep building up the strumming)
And I'm like, and I'm like, AND I'M LIKE!
Oooo Oooo
(And I'm like!)
Oooo Oooo
(And I'm LIKE!)
Oooo Oooo
(And I'm like!)
Oooo Oooo

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

F

Ukulele chord F

G#

Ukulele chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Empire" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Empire" by Shakira.

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