[Intro] F7M G C Am
F7M G
I used to rule the world
G Am
Seas would rise when I gave the word
F7M
Now in the morning I sleep alone
G C Am
Sweep the streets I used to own
( F7M G C Am )
F7M G
I used to roll the dice
C Am
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
F7M G
Listened as the crowd would sing
C
Now the old king is dead!
Am
Long live the king!
F7M G
One minute I held the key
C Am
Next the walls were closed on me
F7M G
And I discovered that my castles stand
C Am
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
F7M G
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
C Am
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
F7M G
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
C Am
My missionaries in a foreign field
F7M G
For some reason I can't explain
C Am
Once you'd gone, there was never
F7M G
Never an honest word
C Am
That was when I ruled the world
( F7M G C Am )
F7M G
It was the wicked and wild wind
C Am
Blew down the doors to let me in
F7M G
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
C Am
People couldn't believe what I'd become
F7M G
Revolutionaries wait
C Am
For my head on a silver plate
F7M G
Just a puppet on a lonely string
C Am
Oh, who would ever want to be king?
F7M G
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
C Am
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
F7M G
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
C Am
My missionaries in a foreign field
F7M G
For some reason I can't explain
C Am
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
F7M G
Never an honest word
C Am
But that was when I ruled the world
F7M G
Hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
C Am
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
F7M G
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
C Am
My missionaries in a foreign field
F7M G
For some reason I can't explain
C Am
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
F7M G
Never an honest word
C Am
But that was when I ruled the world
