E F# B

G#m E F#I used to rule the world

B G#mSeas would rise when I gave the word

E F#Now in the morning I sleep alone

B G#mSweep the streets I used to own

E F# B

G#m E F#I used to roll the dice

B G#mFeel the fear in my enemy's eyes

E F#Listen as the crowd would sing:

B G#m"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

G#m E F#One minute I held the key

B G#mNext the walls were closed on me

E F#And I discovered that my castles stand

B G#mUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

E F#I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

B G#mRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

E F#Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

B G#mMy missionaries in a foreign field

E F#For some reason I can't explain

B G#m E F#Once you go there was never, never an honest word

D#m G#mThat was when I ruled the world

E F# B

G#m E F#It was the wicked and wild wind

B G#mBlew down the doors to let me in.

E F#Shattered windows and the sound of drums

B G#mPeople couldn't believe what I'd become

G#m E F#Revolutionaries wait

B G#mFor my head on a silver plate

E F#Just a puppet on a lonely string

B G#mOh who would ever want to be king?

E F#I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

B G#mRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

E F#Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

B G#mMy missionaries in a foreign field

E F#For some reason I can't explain

B G#mI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

E F#never an honest word

D#m G#mBut that was when I ruled the world

E

E F# B G#m(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

E F#I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

B G#mRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

E F#Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

B G#mMy missionaries in a foreign field

E F#For some reason I can't explain

B G#mI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

E F#never an honest word

D#m G#mBut that was when I ruled the world

E F# D#m G#mOooooh Oooooh Oooooh x2