Viva La Vida

          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] 
C    D  Bm   Em 
Oooooh  Ooooooh 
C    D  Bm   Em 
Oooooh  Ooooooh