A B E

C#m A BI used to rule the world

E C#mSeas would rise when I gave the word

A BNow in the morning I sleep alone

E C#mSweep the streets I used to own

A B E

C#m A BI used to roll the dice

E C#mFeel the fear in my enemy's eyes

A BListen as the crowd would sing:

E C#m"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

C#m A BOne minute I held the key

E C#mNext the walls were closed on me

A BAnd I discovered that my castles stand

E C#mUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

A BI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

E C#mRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

A BBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

E C#mMy missionaries in a foreign field

A BFor some reason I can't explain

E C#m A BOnce you go there was never, never an honest word

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

A B E

C#m A BIt was the wicked and wild wind

E C#mBlew down the doors to let me in.

A BShattered windows and the sound of drums

E C#mPeople couldn't believe what I'd become

C#m A BRevolutionaries wait

E C#mFor my head on a silver plate

A BJust a puppet on a lonely string

E C#mOh who would ever want to be king?

A BI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

E C#mRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

A BBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

E C#mMy missionaries in a foreign field

A BFor some reason I can't explain

E C#mI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

A Bnever an honest word

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

A

A B E C#m(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

A BI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

E C#mRoman Cavalry choirs are singing

A BBe my mirror, my sword, and shield

E C#mMy missionaries in a foreign field

A BFor some reason I can't explain

E C#mI know Saint Peter won't call my name ,

A Bnever an honest word

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

A B G#m C#mOooooh Oooooh Oooooh x2