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