A# C F

Dm A# CI used to rule the world

F DmSeas would rise when I gave the word

A# CNow in the morning I sleep alone

F DmSweep the streets I used to own

A# C F

Dm A# CI used to roll the dice

F DmFeel the fear in my enemy's eyes

A# CListen as the crowd would sing:

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

Dm A# COne minute I held the key

F DmNext the walls were closed on me

A# CAnd I discovered that my castles stand

F DmUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

A# CI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

F DmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

A# CBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

F DmMy missionaries in a foreign field

A# CFor some reason I can't explain

F Dm A# COnce you go there was never, never an honest word

Am DmThat was when I ruled the world

A# C F

Dm A# CIt was the wicked and wild wind

F DmBlew down the doors to let me in.

A# CShattered windows and the sound of drums

F DmPeople couldn't believe what I'd become

Dm A# CRevolutionaries wait

F DmFor my head on a silver plate

A# CJust a puppet on a lonely string

F DmOh who would ever want to be king?

A# CI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

F DmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

A# CBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

F DmMy missionaries in a foreign field

A# CFor some reason I can't explain

F DmI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

A# Cnever an honest word

Am DmBut that was when I ruled the world

A#

A# C F Dm(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

A# CI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

F DmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

A# CBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

F DmMy missionaries in a foreign field

A# CFor some reason I can't explain

F DmI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

A# Cnever an honest word

Am DmBut that was when I ruled the world

A# C Am DmOooooh Oooooh Oooooh x2