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