5 Viva la Vida

C - D - G - Em¹

(Em)     [C]      [D]
I used to rule the world
          [G]                  [Em]
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                    [C]     [D]
Now in the morning I sleep alone
         [G]               [Em]
Sweep the streets I used to own

C - D - G - Em x2

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

[C]            [D]
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
[G]          [Em]
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
[C]             [D]
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
  [G]               [Em]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[C]              [D]
For some reason I can't explain
[G]                  [Em]            [C]    [D]
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
        [Bm]             [Em]
That was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

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