VIVA LA VIDA

I used to (Db5)rule

the (Eb7sus)world.

Seas would (Ab)rise when I gave the (Fm)word.

Now in the morn ing I (Db5)sleep

a (Eb7sus)lone,

sweep the (Ab)streets I used to (Fm)own.

I used to (Db5)roll

the (Eb7sus)dice,

feel the (Ab)fear in my en e mies’ (Fm)eyes.

Lis ten as the (Db5)crowd would (Eb7sus)sing,

“Now the (Ab)old king is dead, long (Fm)live the king.” One min ute I (Db5)held

the (Eb7sus)key,

next the (Fm)walls on were closed on me.

And I dis cov ered that my (Db5)cas tles (Eb7sus)stand

up on (Ab)pil lars of salt and pil (Fm)lars of sand.

I (Db5)hear Je ru sa lem (Eb7sus)bells a ring ing, (Ab)Ro man cav al ry (Fm)choirs are sing ing.

(Db5)Be my mir ror, my (Eb7sus)sword and shield, my (Ab)mis sion ar ies in a (Fm)for eign field.

(Db5)For some rea son I (Eb7sus)can’t ex plain.

I (Ab)Once you’ve gone there (Fm)was nev er, nev er an hon

est (Eb7sus)word.

And that was (Ab)when I ruled the (Fm)world.

It was a wick ed and wild

(Eb7sus)wind

blew down the (Ab)doors to let me (Fm)in.

Shat tered win dows and the (Db5)sound of (Eb7sus)drums.

Peo ple (Ab)could n’t be lieve what (Fm)I’d be come.

Rev o lu tion (Db5)ar

ies (Eb7sus)wait

for my (Fm)head on were sil ver plate.

And Just a pup pet on a (Db5)lone ly (Eb7sus)string.

Ah, on (Ab)who would ev er na be (Fm)king?

of sand.

I (Db5)hear Je ru sa lem (Eb7sus)bells a ring ing, (Ab)Ro man cav al ry (Fm)choirs are sing ing.

(Db5)Be my mir ror, my (Eb7sus)sword and shield, my (Ab)mis sion ar ies in a (Fm)for eign field.

(Db5)For some rea son I (Eb7sus)can’t ex plain.

I (Ab)know Saint Pe ter (Fm)won’t call my name, nev er an

est (Eb7sus)word.

But that was (Ab)when I ruled the (Fm)world.

It was a wick ed and wild

(Eb7sus)wind