[Intro]
C D G Em 2x
[Verse]
(
Em)
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 2x
[Verse]
(
Em)
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!"
[Verse]
(
Em)
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 go there was never, never an honest word
G Em
That was when I ruled the world
[Interlude]
C D G Em 2x
[Verse]
(
Em)
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
[Verse]
(
Em)
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 will call my name ,
C D
never an honest word
Bm Em
But that was when I ruled the world
[Bridge]
C Em 3x
D 2x
[Interlude]
C D G Em 2x
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
[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 will call my name ,
C D
never an honest word
G Em
But that was when I ruled the world
[Outro]
C D G Em 2x
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
[Intro]
C D G Em 2x
[Verse]
(
Em)
C D
I used to rule the world
G Seas would rise
Em
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 2x
[Verse]
(
Em)
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 "Now the old king is dead!
Em
Long live the king!"
[Verse]
(
Em)
C D
One minute I held the key
G Em
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered
C D
that my castles stand
G Upon pillars of salt
Em
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 Once you go there was never,
C D
never an honest word
G Em
That was when I ruled the world
[Interlude]
C D G Em 2x
[Verse]
(
Em)
C D
It was the wicked and wild wind
G Em
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows
C D
and the sound of drums
G People couldn't believe
Em
what I'd become
[Verse]
(
Em)
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 I know Saint Peter
Em
will call my name ,
C D
never an honest word
Bm But that was when
Em
I ruled the world
[Bridge]
C Em 3x
D 2x
[Interlude]
C D G Em 2x
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
[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 I know Saint Peter
Em
will call my name ,
C D
never an honest word
G But that was when
Em
I ruled the world
[Outro]
C D G Em 2x
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh