[TUNING]
Eb Ab Db G Ab eb
[CHORDS]
* first set of chords *
Db Eb
I used to rule the world,
Ab Fm
Seas would rise when I gave the word.
Db Eb
Now in the morning I sleep alone,
Ab Fm
Sweep the streets I used to own.
Db Eb Ab Fm x2
Db Eb
I used to roll the dice,
Ab Fm
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes.
Db Eb
Listen as the crowd would sing,
Ab Fm
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
Db Eb
One minute I held the key,
Ab Fm
Next the walls were closed on me.
Db Eb
And I discovered that my castles stand,
Ab Fm
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand.
* second set of chords *
Db Eb
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
Ab Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
Db Eb
Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
Ab Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field.
Db Eb
For some reason I can't explain,
Ab Fm
Once you'd gone it was never,
Db Eb
Never an honest word.
Ab Fm
And that was when I ruled the world.
* first set of chords *
Db Eb Ab Fm x2
[Verse 2]
Db Eb
It was the wicked and wild wind,
Ab Fm
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Db Eb
Shattered windows and the sound of drums,
Ab Fm
People couldn't believe what I'd become.
Db Eb
Revolutionaries wait
Ab Fm
For my head on a silver plate.
Db Eb
Just a puppet on a lonely string,
Ab Fm
Oh, who would ever want to be king?
* second set of chords *
Db Eb
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
Ab Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
Db Eb
Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
Ab Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field.
Db Eb
For some reason I can't explain,
Ab Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name,
Db Eb
Never an honest word.
Ab Fm
And that was when I ruled the world.
* first set of chords *
Db Eb Db Eb Db Eb Fm
[Bridge]
Db Eb
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
Ab Fm
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
Db Eb
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
Ab Fm
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
* second set of chords *
Db Eb
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
Ab Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
Db Eb
Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
Ab Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field.
Db Eb
For some reason I can't explain,
Ab Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name,
Db Eb
Never an honest word.
Ab
