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