[Intro]
C   Dadd11   G   Em   x2


[Verse 1]
          C        Dadd11
I used to rule the world
           G                    Em
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                     C      Dadd11
Now in the morning I sleep alone
          G                 Em
Sweep the streets I used to own


[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
          C        Dadd11
I used to roll the dice
         G                  Em
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
              C           Dadd11
Listen as the crowd would sing:
         G                      Em
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
             C        Dadd11
One minute I held the key
         G                    Em
Next the walls were closed on me
                         C       Dadd11
And I discovered that my castles stand
     G                       Em
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand


[Chorus]
  C              Dadd11
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C                Dadd11
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
   G                 Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C                 Dadd11
For some reason I can't explain
G                         Em
Once you'd gone there was never
         C      Dadd11
Never an honest word
             Bm               Em
And that was when I ruled the world


[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
                      C    Dadd11
It was the wicked and wild wind
              G               Em
Blew down the doors to let me in
                          C        Dadd11
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
       G                     Em
People couldn't believe what I'd become
         C      Dadd11
Revolutionaries wait
       G                Em
For my head on a silver plate
                   C      Dadd11
Just a puppet on a lonely string
    G                         Em
Oh, who would ever want to be king?


[Chorus]
  C              Dadd11
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C                Dadd11
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
   G                 Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C                 Dadd11
For some reason I can't explain
  G                      Em
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
         C      Dadd11
Never an honest word
             Bm               Em
But that was when I ruled the world


[Interlude]
C   Em   x3
Dadd11   Dadd11

  C   Dadd11    G   Em
Ohhhhhh       Ohhhhhh
  C   Dadd11    G   Em
Ohhhhhh       Ohhhhhh


[Chorus]
  C              Dadd11
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C                Dadd11
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
   G                 Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C                 Dadd11
For some reason I can't explain
  G                      Em
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
         C      Dadd11
Never an honest word
             Bm               Em
But that was when I ruled the world


[Outro]
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Oooooh      Ooooooh
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Oooooh      Ooooooh