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