Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Tuned half step down - [Eb] [Ab] [Db] [Gb] [Bb] [Eb]
Intro
[D] [E] [A] [F#m] x2
Verse 1
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I used to rule the world
[A] [F#m]
Seas would rise when I gave the word
[D] [E]
Now in the morning I sleep alone
[A] [F#m]
Sweep the streets I used to own
Interlude
[D] [E] [A] [F#m] x2
Verse 2
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I used to roll the dice
[A] [F#m]
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
[D] [E]
Listen as the crowd would sing:
[A] [F#m]
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
Verse 3
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One minute I held the key
[A] [F#m]
Next the walls were closed on me
[D] [E]
And I discovered that my castles stand
[A] [F#m]
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
Chorus
[D] [E]
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
[A] [F#m]
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
[D] [E]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[A] [F#m]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[D] [E]
For some reason I can't explain
[C#m] [F#m] [D] [E]
Once you'd gone there was never, never an honest word
[C#m] [F#m]
And that was when I ruled the world
Interlude
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Verse 4
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It was the wicked and wild wind
[A] [F#m]
Blew down the doors to let me in
[D] [E]
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
[A] [F#m]
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Verse 5
([F#m]) [D] [E]
Revolutionaries wait
[A] [F#m]
For my head on a silver plate
[D] [E]
Just a puppet on a lonely string
[A] [F#m]
Oh, who would ever want to be king?
Chorus
[D] [E]
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
[A] [F#m]
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
[D] [E]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[A] [F#m]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[D] [E]
For some reason I can't explain
[C#m] [F#m]
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
[D] [E]
Never an honest word
[C#m] [F#m]
But that was when I ruled the world
Instrumental
[D] [F#m] x3
[E] [E]
Break
[D] [E] [A] [F#m]
Ooooooooh Ooooooooh
[D] [E] [A] [F#m]
Ooooooooh Ooooooooh
Chorus
[D] [E]
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
[A] [F#m]
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
[D] [E]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[A] [F#m]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[D] [E]
For some reason I can't explain
[A] [F#m]
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
[D] [E]
Never an honest word
[C#m] [F#m]
But that was when I ruled the world
[Tag]
[D] [E] [C#m] [F#m]
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
