8 8 8 8 -9 -8 I used to rule the world. -8 6 -8 -8 7 8 6 -6 Seas would rise when I gave the word. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 -9 -8 Now in the morn-ing I sweep a-lone. -8 6 -8 -8 -8 8 7 -7 -6 Sweep the streets I used to o--w--n. 8 8 8 8 -9 -8 I used to roll the dice. -8 6 -8 -8 6 -8 -8 8 7 -7-6 Feel the fear in my e-ne-my's e-y-es. 8 8 8 8 8 -9 -8 Lis-ten as the crowd would sing. 7 7 8 -8 7 7 "Now the old king is dead! 7 8 -8 7 7 Long live the kin-g!" -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 8 9 One mi-nute I held the key. 9 9 9 7 9 -8 8 Next the walls were closed on me. 6 8 8 8 8 8 And I di-sco-vered that 8 8 -9 -8 my ca-stles stand. 7 7 8 -8 7 7 8 U-pon pil-lars of salt and -8 7 7 -7 pil-lars of sand. 7 -10 -10 -10 9 -10 9 -8 8 -9 I hear Je-ru-sa-lem bells a ring-ing. 9 9 9 8 9 8 -6 -7 7 Ro-man Ca-val-ry choirs are sing-ing. -10 -10 -10 9 -10 9 -8 8 -9 Be my mir-ror, my sword, and shie-ld. 8 9 8 9 9 8 9 8 -6 -7 7 My mis-sio-nar-ies in a fo-reign fie-ld. 9 9 9 -9 9 -10 -10 -10 For some rea-son I can't ex-plain. 9 9 9 9 9 -9 8 Once you go, there was ne-ver. -9 8 8 8 -9 -8 Ne-ver an ho-nest word. -9 -8 -7 That was when 7 8 -7 7 I ruled the world.
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