VIVA LA VIDA

I used to (F)rule

the world.

Seas would (C)rise when I gave the (Am)word.

Now in the morn ing I (F)sleep

a lone, sweep the (C)streets I used to own.

I used to (F)roll

the dice, feel the (C)fear in my en e mies’ (Am)eyes.

Lis ten as the (F)crowd

would sing,

“Now the (C)old king is dead, long live (Am)the king.” One min ute I (F)held

the key, next the (C)walls on were closed on (Am)me.

And I dis cov ered that my (F)cas

tles (G)stand up on (C)pil lars of salt and pil lars (Am)of sand.

I (F)hear Je ru sa lem bells a ring ing, (C)Ro man Cath o lic choirs are sing ing.

(F)Be my mir ror, my sword and shield, my (C)mis sion ar ies in a for eign field.

(F)For some rea son I can’t ex plain.

I (C)Once you’ve gone there was (Am)nev er, nev er an hon

est (G)word.

And that was (C)when I ruled the world.

It was a wick ed and (F)wild

(G)wind blew down the (C)doors to let me (Am)in.

Shat tered win dows and the (F)sound

of drums.

Peo ple (C)could n’t be lieve what I’d (Am)be come.

Rev o lu tion (F)ar

ies wait for my (C)head on a sil ver (Am)plate.

And Just a pup pet on a (F)lone

ly (G)string.

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

(Am)of sand.

I (F)hear Je ru sa lem bells a ring ing, (C)Ro man Cath o lic choirs are sing ing.

(F)Be my mir ror, my sword and shield, my (C)mis sion ar ies in a for eign field.

(F)For some rea son I can’t ex plain.

I (C)know Saint Pe ter won’t (Am)call my name, nev er hon

est (G)word.

But that was (C)when I ruled the world.

It was a wick ed and (F)wild

(G)wind blew down the (C)doors to let me (Am)in.

Shat tered win dows and the

Oh,