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