Intro
[C] [Dadd11] [G] [Em] x2
Verse 1
[C] [Dadd11]
I used to rule the world
[G] [Em]
Seas would rise when I gave the word
[C] [Dadd11]
Now in the morning I sleep alone
[G] [Em]
Sweep the streets I used to own
Interlude
[C] [Dadd11] [G] [Em] x2
Verse 2
[C] [Dadd11]
I used to roll the dice
[G] [Em]
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
[C] [Dadd11]
Listen as the crowd would sing:
[G] [Em]
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
[C] [Dadd11]
One minute I held the key
[G] [Em]
Next the walls were closed on me
[C] [Dadd11]
And I discovered that my castles stand
[G] [Em]
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
Chorus
[C] [Dadd11]
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
[G] [Em]
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
[C] [Dadd11]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[G] [Em]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[C] [Dadd11]
For some reason I can't explain
[G] [Em]
Once you'd gone there was never
[C] [Dadd11]
Never an honest word
[Bm] [Em]
And that was when I ruled the world
Interlude
[C] [Dadd11] [G] [Em] x2
Verse 3
[C] [Dadd11]
It was the wicked and wild wind
[G] [Em]
Blew down the doors to let me in
[C] [Dadd11]
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
[G] [Em]
People couldn't believe what I'd become
[C] [Dadd11]
Revolutionaries wait
[G] [Em]
For my head on a silver plate
[C] [Dadd11]
Just a puppet on a lonely string
[G] [Em]
Oh, who would ever want to be king?
Chorus
[C] [Dadd11]
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
[G] [Em]
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
[C] [Dadd11]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[G] [Em]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[C] [Dadd11]
For some reason I can't explain
[G] [Em]
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
[C] [Dadd11]
Never an honest word
[Bm] [Em]
But that was when I ruled the world
Interlude
[C] [Em] x3
[Dadd11] [Dadd11]
[C] [Dadd11] [G] [Em]
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
[C] [Dadd11] [G] [Em]
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
Chorus
[C] [Dadd11]
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
[G] [Em]
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
[C] [Dadd11]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
[G] [Em]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[C] [Dadd11]
For some reason I can't explain
[G] [Em]
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
[C] [Dadd11]
Never an honest word
[Bm] [Em]
But that was when I ruled the world
Outro
[C] [Dadd11] [Bm] [Em]
Oooooh Ooooooh
[C] [Dadd11] [Bm] [Em]
Oooooh Ooooooh
