Coldplay, Viva La Vida (2008)
^{Key: :[Cm] (w: Coldplay)}

INTRO: [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
I used to [Ab] rule the [Bb] world
Seas would [Eb] rise when I gave the [Cm] word
Now in the morning I [Ab] sleep a-[Bb]-lone
Sweep the [Eb] streets I used to [Cm] own

BREAK: [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm] : [x2]

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

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

CHORUS:
I [Ab] hear Jerusalem [Bb] bells are ringing
[Eb] Roman Cavalry [Cm] choirs are singing
[Ab] Be my mirror, my [Bb] sword, and shield
My [Eb] missionaries in a [Cm] foreign field

CHORUS 2:
[Ab] For some reason I [Bb] can't explain
[Eb] Once you go there was [Cm] never
never an ho-[Ab]-nest [Bb] word
That was [Gm] when I ruled the [Cm] world

BREAK: [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm] : [x2]

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

VERSE 5:
Revolution-[Ab]-aries [Bb] wait
For my [Eb] head on a silver [Cm] plate
Just a puppet on a [Ab] lonely [Bb] string
Oh [Eb] who would ever want to be [Cm] king?

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

INSTRUMENTAL:
[Ab] [Cm] // [Ab] [Cm] // [Ab] [Cm] // [Bb] [Bb]

BRIDGE:
Whooa [Ab] ooh [Bb] ooh [Eb] ooh [Cm] ohh : [x2]

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

OUTRO:
Whooa [Ab] ooh [Bb] ooh [Eb] ooh [Cm] ohh : [x3]