DEAF#mDEAF#m
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DE
I used to rule the world
AF#m
Seas would rise when I gave the word
DE
Now in the morning I sleep alone
AF#m
Sweep the streets I used to own
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DEAF#mDEAF#m
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DE
I used to roll the dice
AF#m
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
DE
Listen as the crowd would sing:
AF#m
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
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DE
One minute I held the key
AF#m
Next the walls were closed on me
DE
And I discovered that my castles stand
AF#m
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
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DE
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
AF#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
DE
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
AF#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
DE
For some reason I can't explain
AF#mDE
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
C#mF#m
That was when I ruled the world
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DEAF#mDEAF#m
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DE
It was the wicked and wild wind
AF#m
Blew down the doors to let me in
DE
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
AF#m
People couldn't believe what I'd become
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DE
Revolutionaries wait
AF#m
For my head on a silver plate
DE
Just a puppet on a lonely string
AF#m
Oh who would ever want to be king?
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DE
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
AF#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
DE
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
AF#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
DE
For some reason I can't explain
AF#mDE
I know Saint Peter will call my name, never an honest word
C#mF#m
But that was when I ruled the world
DF#mDF#mDF#mEE
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DEAF#m
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
DEAF#m
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
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DE
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
AF#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
DE
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
AF#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
DE
For some reason I can't explain
AF#mDE
I know Saint Peter will call my name, never an honest word
C#mF#m
But that was when I ruled the world
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DEAF#mDEAF#m
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.