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