Viva La Vida - Coldplay(capo 8)
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1.
FG
I used to rule the world,
CAm
seas would rise when I gave the word.
FG
Now in the morning I sleep alone,
CAm
sweep the streets I used to own.
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2.
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!"
3.
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.
Ref1
FG
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
CAm
Roman cavalry choirs are singing.
FG
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield,
CAm
my missionaries in a foreign field.
Ref2
FG
For some reason I can't explain
CAm
once you go there was never,
FG
never an honest word.
EmAm
That was when I ruled the world.
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4.
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.
5.
Revolutionaries wait
for my head on a silver plate.
Just a puppet on a lonely string,
oh who would ever want to be king?
Ref3
FG
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
CAm
Roman cavalry choirs are singing.
FG
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield,
CAm
my missionaries in a foreign field.
Ref4
FG
For some reason I can't explain,
CAm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name,
FG
never an honest word.
EmAm
That was when I ruled the world.
Brid.
FGCAm
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