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