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[Intro]

F  G  C  Am   x2

 

 

[Verse 1]

          F       G

I used to rule the world

           C                   Am

Seas would rise when I gave the word

                     F     G

Now in the morning I sleep alone

          C                Am

Sweep the streets I used to own

 

 

[Interlude]

F  G  C  Am   x2

 

 

[Verse 2]

          F       G

I used to roll the dice

         C                 Am

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

              F          G

Listen as the crowd would sing:

         C                     Am

"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

             F       G

One minute I held the key

         C                   Am

Next the walls were closed on me

                         F      G

And I discovered that my castles stand

     C                      Am

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

 

 

[Chorus]

  F             G

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

C            Am

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

F               G

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

   C                Am

My missionaries in a foreign field

F                G

For some reason I can't explain

C                        Am              F     G

Once you'd gone there was never, never an honest word

         Em               Am

That was when I ruled the world

 

 

[Interlude]

F  G  C  Am   x2

 

 

[Verse 3]

                      F   G

It was the wicked and wild wind

              C              Am

Blew down the doors to let me in

                          F       G

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

       C                    Am

People couldn't believe what I'd become

         F     G

Revolutionaries wait

       C               Am

For my head on a silver plate

                   F     G

Just a puppet on a lonely string

    C                        Am

Oh, who would ever want to be king?

 

 

[Chorus]

  F             G

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

C            Am

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

F               G

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

   C                Am

My missionaries in a foreign field

F                G

For some reason I can't explain

  C                     Am

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

         F     G

Never an honest word

             Em               Am

But that was when I ruled the world

 

 

[Interlude]

F  Am   x3

G  G

 

  F  G   C  Am

Ohhhhhh  Ohhhhhhh

  F  G   C  Am

Ohhhhhh  Ohhhhhhh

 

 

[Chorus]

  F             G

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

C            Am

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

F               G

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

   C                Am

My missionaries in a foreign field

F                G

For some reason I can't explain

  C                     Am

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

         F     G

Never an honest word

             Em               Am

But that was when I ruled the world

 

 

[Outro]

F   G Em   Am

Oooooh  Ooooooh

F   G Em   Am

Oooooh  Ooooooh