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