VERSE 1:
I used to [G] rule the [A] world
Seas would [D] rise when I gave the [Bm] word
Now in the morning I [G] sleep a-[A]-lone
Sweep the [D] streets I used to [Bm] own

BREAK: [G] [A] [D] [Bm] : [x2]

VERSE 2:
I used to [G] roll the [A] dice
Feel the [D] fear in my enemy's [Bm] eyes
Listen as the [G] crowd would [A] sing
"Now the [D] old king is dead, [Bm] long live the king"

VERSE 3:
One minute I [G] held the [A] key
Next the [D] walls were closed on [Bm] me
And I discovered that my [G] castles [A] stand
Upon [D] pillars of salt and pil-[Bm]-lars of sand

CHORUS:
I [G] hear Jerusalem [A] bells are ringing
[D] Roman Cavalry [Bm] choirs are singing
[G] Be my mirror, my [A] sword, and shield
My [D] missionaries in a [Bm] foreign field

CHORUS 2:
[G] For some reason I [A] can't explain
[D] Once you go there was [Bm] never
never an ho-[G]-nest [A] word
That was [F#m] when I ruled the [Bm] world

BREAK: [G] [A] [D] [Bm] : [x2]

VERSE 4:
It was the wicked and [G] wild [A] wind
Blew down the [D] doors to let me [Bm] in
Shattered windows and the [G] sound of [A] drums
People [D] couldn't believe what [Bm] I'd become

VERSE 5:
Revolution-[G]-aries [A] wait
For my [D] head on a silver [Bm] plate
Just a puppet on a [G] lonely [A] string
Oh [D] who would ever want to be [Bm] king?

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

INSTRUMENTAL:
[G] [Bm] // [G] [Bm] // [G] [Bm] // [A] [A]

BRIDGE:
Whooa [G] ooh [A] ooh [D] ooh [Bm] ohh : [x2]

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

OUTRO:
Whooa [G] ooh [A] ooh [D] ooh [Bm] ohh : [x3]