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