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