VERSE 1:
I used to [D] rule the [E] world
Seas would [A] rise when I gave the [F#m] word
Now in the morning I [D] sleep a-[E]-lone
Sweep the [A] streets I used to [F#m] own
VERSE 2:
I used to [D] roll the [E] dice
Feel the [A] fear in my enemy's [F#m] eyes
Listen as the [D] crowd would [E] sing
"Now the [A] old king is dead, [F#m] long live the king"
VERSE 3:
One minute I [D] held the [E] key
Next the [A] walls were closed on [F#m] me
And I discovered that my [D] castles [E] stand
Upon [A] pillars of salt and pil-[F#m]-lars of sand
CHORUS:
I [D] hear Jerusalem [E] bells are ringing [A] Roman Cavalry [F#m] choirs are singing [D] Be my mirror, my [E] sword, and shield
My [A] missionaries in a [F#m] foreign field
CHORUS 2: [D] For some reason I [E] can't explain [A] Once you go there was [F#m] never
never an ho-[D]-nest [E] word
That was [C#m] when I ruled the [F#m] world
VERSE 4:
It was the wicked and [D] wild [E] wind
Blew down the [A] doors to let me [F#m] in
Shattered windows and the [D] sound of [E] drums
People [A] couldn't believe what [F#m] I'd become
VERSE 5:
Revolution-[D]-aries [E] wait
For my [A] head on a silver [F#m] plate
Just a puppet on a [D] lonely [E] string
Oh [A] who would ever want to be [F#m] king?
