G# A# D#

Cm G# A#I used to rule the world

D# CmSeas would rise when I gave the word

G# A#Now in the morning I sleep alone

D# CmSweep the streets I used to own

G# A# D#

Cm G# A#I used to roll the dice

D# CmFeel the fear in my enemy's eyes

G# A#Listen as the crowd would sing:

D# Cm"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

Cm G# A#One minute I held the key

D# CmNext the walls were closed on me

G# A#And I discovered that my castles stand

D# CmUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

G# A#I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

D# CmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

G# A#Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

D# CmMy missionaries in a foreign field

G# A#For some reason I can't explain

D# Cm G# A#Once you go there was never, never an honest word

Gm CmThat was when I ruled the world

G# A# D#

Cm G# A#It was the wicked and wild wind

D# CmBlew down the doors to let me in.

G# A#Shattered windows and the sound of drums

D# CmPeople couldn't believe what I'd become

Cm G# A#Revolutionaries wait

D# CmFor my head on a silver plate

G# A#Just a puppet on a lonely string

D# CmOh who would ever want to be king?

G# A#I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

D# CmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

G# A#Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

D# CmMy missionaries in a foreign field

G# A#For some reason I can't explain

D# CmI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

G# A#never an honest word

Gm CmBut that was when I ruled the world

G#

G# A# D# Cm(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

G# A#I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

D# CmRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

G# A#Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

D# CmMy missionaries in a foreign field

G# A#For some reason I can't explain

D# CmI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

G# A#never an honest word

Gm CmBut that was when I ruled the world

G# A# Gm CmOooooh Oooooh Oooooh x2