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[Intro]

C  D  G  Em   x2

 

 

[Verse 1]

          C       D

I used to rule the world

           G                   Em

Seas would rise when I gave the word

                     C     D

Now in the morning I sleep alone

          G                Em

Sweep the streets I used to own

 

 

[Interlude]

C  D  G  Em   x2

 

 

[Verse 2]

          C       D

I used to roll the dice

         G                 Em

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

              C          D

Listen as the crowd would sing:

         G                     Em

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

             C       D

One minute I held the key

         G                   Em

Next the walls were closed on me

                         C      D

And I discovered that my castles stand

     G                      Em

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

 

 

[Chorus]

  C             D

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

G            Em

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

C               D

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

   G                Em

My missionaries in a foreign field

C                D

For some reason I can't explain

G                        Em              C     D

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

         Bm               Em

That was when I ruled the world

 

 

[Interlude]

C  D  G  Em   x2

 

 

[Verse 3]

                      C   D

It was the wicked and wild wind

              G              Em

Blew down the doors to let me in

                          C       D

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

       G                    Em

People couldn't believe what I'd become

         C     D

Revolutionaries wait

       G               Em

For my head on a silver plate

                   C     D

Just a puppet on a lonely string

    G                        Em

Oh, who would ever want to be king?

 

 

[Chorus]

  C             D

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

G            Em

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

C               D

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

   G                Em

My missionaries in a foreign field

C                D

For some reason I can't explain

  G                     Em

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

         C     D

Never an honest word

             Bm               Em

But that was when I ruled the world

 

 

[Interlude]

C  Em   x3

D  D

 

  C  D   G  Em

Ohhhhhh  Ohhhhhhh

  C  D   G  Em

Ohhhhhh  Ohhhhhhh

 

 

[Chorus]

  C             D

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

G            Em

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

C               D

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

   G                Em

My missionaries in a foreign field

C                D

For some reason I can't explain

  G                     Em

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

         C     D

Never an honest word

             Bm               Em

But that was when I ruled the world

 

 

[Outro]

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