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