Viva La Vida

I used to (F)rule the world.

Seas would (C)rise when I gave the (Am)word.

Now in the morning I (F)sleep alone,

sweep the (C)streets I used to own.

(Am)I used to (F)roll the dice,

feel the (C)fear in my enemies' (Am)eyes.

Listen as the (F)crowd would sing,

"Now the (C)old king is dead,

long live (Am)the king."

One minute I (F)held the key,

next the (C)walls on were closed on (Am)me.

And I discovered that my (F)castles (G)stand upon (C)pillars of salt and pillars (Am)of sand.

I (F)hear Jerusalem bells aringing, (C)Roman Catholic choirs are singing.

(F)Be my mirror, my sword and shield,

my (C)missionaries in a foreign field.

(F)For some reason I can't explain.

I (C)Once you've gone there was (Am)never,

never an honest (G)word.

And that was (C)when I ruled the world.

(Am)It was a wicked and (F)wild (G)wind blew down the (C)doors to let me (Am)in.

Shattered windows and the (F)sound of drums.

People (C)couldn't believe what I'd (Am)become.

(F)Revolutionaries wait for my (C)head on a silver (Am)plate.

And Just a puppet on a (F)lonely (G)string.

Ah, on (C)who would ever na be king?

(Am)of sand.

I (F)hear Jerusalem bells aringing, (C)Roman Catholic choirs are singing.

(F)Be my mirror, my sword and shield,

my (C)missionaries in a foreign field.

(F)For some reason I can't explain.

I (C)know Saint Peter won't (Am)call my name,

never honest (G)word.

But that was (C)when I ruled the world.

(Am)It was a wicked and (F)wild (G)wind blew down the (C)doors to let me (Am)in.

Shattered windows and the

(G)Oh,

oh,

oh,

oh, oh.

(G)I (Fmaj7)Ooh.