Viva La Vida

Intro: Db | Absus4/Eb | Ab | Fm }x2

          Db       Absus4/Eb
I used to rule the world,
           Ab                   Fm
Seas would rise when I gave the word.
                     Db     Absus4/Eb
Now in the morning I sweep alone,
          Ab             Fm Db Absus4/Eb Ab Fm
Sweep the streets I used to own.

          Db       Absus4/Eb
I used to roll the dice,
           Ab                Fm
Feel the fear in my enemies eyes,
          Db       Absus4/Eb
Listen as the crowd would sing:
          Ab             Fm Db Absus4/Eb Ab Fm
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

          Db       Absus4/Eb
One minute I held the key,
           Ab               Fm
Next the walls were closed on me
          Db       Absus4/Eb
And I discovered that my castles stand
          Ab             Fm Db Absus4/Eb Ab Fm
Upon pillars of sand, pillars of sand.

Chorus:
       Db             Ebsus4
     I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
     Ab            Fm
     Roman Cavalry choirs are singing:
      Db               Ebsus4
     "Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
        Ab                Fm
     My missionaries in a foreign field".

   Db                Ebsus4
   For some reason I can't explain,
   Cm7                Fm
   Once you go, there was never,
            Db     Ebsus4
   Never an honest word
            Ab               Fm
   That was when I ruled the world.

          Db       Absus4/Eb
It was a wicked and wild wind
           Ab                Fm
Blew down the doors to let me in.
          Db       Absus4/Eb
Shattered windows and the sound of drums,
          Ab             Fm Db Absus4/Eb Ab Fm
People couldn't believe what I'd become.

          Db     Absus4/Eb
Revolutionaries wait
           Ab             Fm
For my head on a silver plate.
          Db       Absus4/Eb
Just a puppet on a lonely string,
          Ab             Fm Db Absus4/Eb Ab Fm
Oh who would ever want to be king?

Chorus:
       Db             Ebsus4
     I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
     Ab            Fm
     Roman Cavalry choirs are singing:
      Db               Ebsus4
     "Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
        Ab                Fm
     My missionaries in a foreign field".

   Db                Ebsus4
   For some reason I can't explain,
   Cm7                Fm
   Once you go, there was never,
            Db     Ebsus4
   Never an honest word
            Ab               Fm
   That was when I ruled the world.

Chorus:
       Db             Ebsus4
     I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,
     Ab            Fm
     Roman Cavalry choirs are singing:
      Db               Ebsus4
     "Be my mirror, my sword and shield,
        Ab                Fm
     My missionaries in a foreign field".

   Db                Ebsus4
   For some reason I can't explain,
   Cm7                Fm
   Once you go, there was never,
            Db     Ebsus4
   Never an honest word
            Ab               Fm
   That was when I ruled the world.