Verse 1:
I used to rule the world
C C C C Db Bb
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Bb Ab Bb Bb Ab C Eb F
Now in the morning I sleep alone
C C C C C C C Db Bb
Sweep the streets I used to own
Bb Ab Bb Bb C Ab G F
I used to role the dice
C C C C Db Bb
Feel the fear in my enemies eyes
Bb Ab Bb Bb Bb Ab Bb Bb C Ab G F
Listen as the crowds would sing
C C C C C Db B b
Now the old king is dead, long live the king
Ab Ab C Bb Ab Ab C Bb Ab Ab
One minute i held the key
Ab F F F F C Eb
Next the walls were closed on me
Eb Eb Eb Ab Eb Db C
And I discovered that my castles stand
C C C C C C C C Db Bb
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
Ab Ab C Bb Ab Ab C C Bb Ab Ab
Chorus:
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Ab F F F Eb F Eb Bb C Db
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Eb Eb Eb C Eb C F G Ab
Be my mirror my sword my shield
F F F Eb F Eb Bb C Db
My missionaries in a foreign field
Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb C Eb C F G Ab
For some reason I cant explain
F F F Eb F G G G
Once you go, there was never, never an honest word
Eb Eb Eb Eb Db Db C C C C C Db Bb
And that was when I ruled the world
Ab Bb Ab G G C G Ab
Verse 2:
It was the wicked and the wild wind
C C C C C C C C Db Bb
Blew down the doors to let me in
Bb Bb Ab Bb Ab C Eb F
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
C C C C C C C Db Bb
People couldn’t believe what I’d become
Ab Ab C Bb Ab Ab Ab C Bb Ab
Revolutionaries wait
F F F F F F C Eb
For my head on a silver plate
Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb Db C
Just a puppet on a lonely string
C C C C C C C Db Bb
Oh who would ever wanna be king?
Ab C Bb Ab F Ab F Ab Ab
Chorus:
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Ab F F F Eb F Eb Bb C Db
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Eb Eb Eb C Eb C F G Ab
Be my mirror my sword my shield
F F F Eb F Eb Bb C Db
My missionaries in a foreign field
Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb C Eb C F G Ab
For some reason I cant explain
F F F Eb F G G G
Once you go, there was never, never an honest word
Eb Eb Eb Eb Db Db C C C C C Db Bb
And that was when I ruled the world
Ab Bb Ab G G C G Ab
Bridge: X2
Woooooooah oh
C Eb Ab G F Eb
Woooooooah oh
C Eb Ab G Eb C
Chorus:
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Ab F F F Eb F Eb Bb C Db
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Eb Eb Eb C Eb C F G Ab
Be my mirror my sword my shield
F F F Eb F Eb Bb C Db
My missionaries in a foreign field
Eb Eb Eb Eb Eb C Eb C F G Ab
For some reason I cant explain
F F F Eb F G G G
Once you go, there was never, never an honest word
Eb Eb Eb Eb Db Db C C C C C Db Bb
And that was when I ruled the world
Ab Bb Ab G G C G Ab
Viva La Vida – Coldplay Piano Notes
