[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
* first set of chords *
           C#      Eb
I used to rule the world,
           Ab                   Fm
Seas would rise when I gave the word.
                     C#    Eb
Now in the morning I sleep alone,
          Ab                Fm
Sweep the streets I used to own.
 
C# Eb Ab Fm x2
 
          C#       Eb
I used to roll the dice,
         Ab                 Fm
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes.
              C#          Eb
Listen as the crowd would sing,
         Ab                Fm
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
             C#       Eb
One minute I held the key, 
         Ab                   Fm
Next the walls were closed on me.
                         C#      Eb
And I discovered that my castles stand,
     Ab                  Fm
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand.
 
[Chorus]
* second set of chords *
  C#             Eb
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
Ab            Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
C#               Eb
Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
   Ab                Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field.
C#                Eb
For some reason I can't explain,
Ab                    Fm
Once you'd gone it was never,
         C#     Eb
Never an honest word.
             Ab               Fm
And that was when I ruled the world.
 
* first set of chords *
C# Eb Ab Fm x2
 
[Verse 2]
                      C#   Eb
It was the wicked and wild wind,
              Ab              Fm
Blew down the doors to let me in.
                          C#       Eb
Shattered windows and the sound of drums,
       Ab                    Fm
People couldn't believe what I'd become.
         C#     Eb
Revolutionaries wait
       Ab               Fm
For my head on a silver plate.
                   C#     Eb
Just a puppet on a lonely string,
    Ab                        Fm
Oh, who would ever want to be king?
 
[Chorus]
* second set of chords *
  C#             Eb
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
Ab            Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
C#               Eb
Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
   Ab                Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field.
C#                Eb
For some reason I can't explain,
  Ab                     Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name,
         C#     Eb
Never an honest word.
             Ab               Fm
And that was when I ruled the world.
 
* first set of chords *
C# Eb C# Eb C# Eb Fm
 
[Bridge]
             C#  Eb
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
             Ab  Fm
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
             C#  Eb
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
             Ab  Fm
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
 
Ooh oh oh oh ooh oh
 
[Chorus]
* second set of chords *
  C#             Eb
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
Ab            Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing.
C#               Eb
Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
   Ab                Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field.
C#                Eb
For some reason I can't explain,
  Ab                     Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name,
         C#     Eb
Never an honest word.
             Ab
And that was when I ruled the world.