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