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