F G C

Am F GI used to rule the world

C AmSeas would rise when I gave the word

F GNow in the morning I sleep alone

C AmSweep the streets I used to own

F G C

Am F GI used to roll the dice

C AmFeel the fear in my enemy's eyes

F GListen as the crowd would sing:

C Am"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

Am F GOne minute I held the key

C AmNext the walls were closed on me

F GAnd I discovered that my castles stand

C AmUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

F GI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

C AmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

F GBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

C AmMy missionaries in a foreign field

F GFor some reason I can't explain

C Am F GOnce you go there was never, never an honest word

Em AmThat was when I ruled the world

F G C

Am F GIt was the wicked and wild wind

C AmBlew down the doors to let me in.

F GShattered windows and the sound of drums

C AmPeople couldn't believe what I'd become

Am F GRevolutionaries wait

C AmFor my head on a silver plate

F GJust a puppet on a lonely string

C AmOh who would ever want to be king?

F GI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

C AmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

F GBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

C AmMy missionaries in a foreign field

F GFor some reason I can't explain

C AmI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

F Gnever an honest word

Em AmBut that was when I ruled the world

F

F G C Am(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

F GI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

C AmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

F GBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

C AmMy missionaries in a foreign field

F GFor some reason I can't explain

C AmI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

F Gnever an honest word

Em AmBut that was when I ruled the world

F G Em AmOooooh Oooooh Oooooh x2