[Intro]
C# D# G# Fm x2
[Verse 1]
C# D#
I used to rule the world
G# Fm
Seas would rise when I gave the word
C# D#
Now in the morning I sleep alone
G# Fm
Sweep the streets I used to own
[Interlude]
C# D# G# Fm x2
[Verse 2]
C# D#
I used to roll the dice
G# Fm
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
C# D#
Listen as the crowd would sing:
G# Fm
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
C# D#
One minute I held the key
G# Fm
Next the walls were closed on me
C# D#
And I discovered that my castles stand
G# Fm
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
[Chorus]
C# D#
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G# Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C# D#
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G# Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field
C# D#
For some reason I can't explain
G# Fm C# D#
Once you'd gone there was never, never an honest word
Cm Fm
That was when I ruled the world
[Interlude]
C# D# G# Fm x2
[Verse 3]
C# D#
It was the wicked and wild wind
G# Fm
Blew down the doors to let me in
C# D#
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
G# Fm
People couldn't believe what I'd become
C# D#
Revolutionaries wait
G# Fm
For my head on a silver plate
C# D#
Just a puppet on a lonely string
G# Fm
Oh, who would ever want to be king?
[Chorus]
C# D#
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G# Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C# D#
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G# Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field
C# D#
For some reason I can't explain
G# Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
C# D#
Never an honest word
Cm Fm
But that was when I ruled the world
[Interlude]
C# Fm x3
D# D#
C# D# G# Fm
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhhh
C# D# G# Fm
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhhh
[Chorus]
C# D#
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G# Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C# D#
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G# Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field
C# D#
For some reason I can't explain
G# Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
C# D#
Never an honest word
Cm Fm
But that was when I ruled the world
[Outro]
C# D# Cm Fm
Oooooh Ooooooh
C# D# Cm Fm
Oooooh Ooooooh