G A D

Bm G AI used to rule the world

D BmSeas would rise when I gave the word

G ANow in the morning I sleep alone

D BmSweep the streets I used to own

G A D

Bm G AI used to roll the dice

D BmFeel the fear in my enemy's eyes

G AListen as the crowd would sing:

D Bm"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

Bm G AOne minute I held the key

D BmNext the walls were closed on me

G AAnd I discovered that my castles stand

D BmUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

G AI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

D BmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

G ABe my mirror, my sword, and shield

D BmMy missionaries in a foreign field

G AFor some reason I can't explain

D Bm G AOnce you go there was never, never an honest word

F#m BmThat was when I ruled the world

G A D

Bm G AIt was the wicked and wild wind

D BmBlew down the doors to let me in.

G AShattered windows and the sound of drums

D BmPeople couldn't believe what I'd become

Bm G ARevolutionaries wait

D BmFor my head on a silver plate

G AJust a puppet on a lonely string

D BmOh who would ever want to be king?

G AI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

D BmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

G ABe my mirror, my sword, and shield

D BmMy missionaries in a foreign field

G AFor some reason I can't explain

D BmI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

G Anever an honest word

F#m BmBut that was when I ruled the world

G

G A D Bm(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

G AI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

D BmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

G ABe my mirror, my sword, and shield

D BmMy missionaries in a foreign field

G AFor some reason I can't explain

D BmI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

G Anever an honest word

F#m BmBut that was when I ruled the world

G A F#m BmOooooh Oooooh Oooooh x2