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