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