IntroCDGEm x2
Verse 1EmCD
I used to rule the world
GEm
Seas would rise when I gave the word
CD
Now in the morning I sleep alone
GEm
Sweep the streets I used to own
InterludeCDGEm x2
Verse 2EmCD
I used to roll the dice
GEm
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
CD
Listen as the crowd would sing:
GEm
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
EmCD
One minute I held the key
GEm
Next the walls were closed on me
CD
And I discovered that my castles stand
GEm
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
ChorusCD
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
GEm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
CD
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
GEm
My missionaries in a foreign field
CD
For some reason I can't explain
GEmCD
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
GEm
That was when I ruled the world
InterludeCDGEm x2
Verse 3EmCD
It was the wicked and wild wind
GEm
Blew down the doors to let me in.
CD
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
GEm
People couldn't believe what I'd become
EmCD
Revolutionaries wait
GEm
For my head on a silver plate
CD
Just a puppet on a lonely string
GEm
Oh who would ever want to be king?
ChorusCD
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
GEm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
CD
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
GEm
My missionaries in a foreign field
CD
For some reason I can't explain
GEm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name,
CD
never an honest word
GEm
But that was when I ruled the world
InterludeCEm x3
D x2
CDGEm x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
ChorusCD
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
GEm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
CD
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
GEm
My missionaries in a foreign field
CD
For some reason I can't explain
GEm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name,
CD
never an honest word
GEm
But that was when I ruled the world
OutroCDGEm
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
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