Viva La Vida - Coldplay(capo 3)

|: F - G7sus4 - C - Am :|

1.

FG7sus4

I used to rule the world,

CAm

seas would rise when I gave the word.

FG7sus4

Now in the morning I sleep alone,

CAm

sweep the streets I used to own.

|: F - G7sus4 - C - Am :|

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

FG7sus4

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,

CAm

Roman cavalry choirs are singing.

FG7sus4

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield,

CAm

my missionaries in a foreign field.

Ref2

FG7sus4

For some reason I can't explain

CAm

once you go there was never,

FG7sus4

never an honest word.

C/EAm

That was when I ruled the world.

|: F - G - C - Am :|

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

FG7sus4

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,

CAm

Roman cavalry choirs are singing.

FG7sus4

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield,

CAm

my missionaries in a foreign field.

Ref4

FG7sus4

For some reason I can't explain,

CAm

I know Saint Peter won't call my name,

FG7sus4

never an honest word.

C/EAm

That was when I ruled the world.

F - Am - F - Am

F - Am - Gsus4 - G

Brid.

FGCAm

|: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh... G C Am :|

Ref3 - Ref4