Viva La Vida

E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|----0---0---0---0----2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--| D|-------------------0--0--0--0---------------------------------| A|--3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------3--3--3--3-----0--0--0--0----| Intro: (2x) Verso ( I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own ( ) ( ) Verso ( I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing: "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!" ( One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand Verso I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword, and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you go there was never, never an honest word That was when I ruled the world ( ) ( ) Verso ( It was the wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in Shattered windows and the sound of drums People couldn't believe what I'd become ( Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver plate Just a puppet on a lonely string Oh who would ever want to be king? I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword, and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter will call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh Verso I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword, and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter will call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world