(intro 2x) C#  D#7  G#  Fm

  Fm      C#        D#7
I used to rule the world
           G#                    Fm
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                     C#       D#7
Now in the morning I sleep alone
          G#                 Fm
Sweep the streets I used to own

( C#  D#7  G#  Fm ) (2x)

  Fm      C#         D#7
I used to roll the dice
          G#                 Fm
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
              C#            D#7
Listen as the crowd would sing:
          G#                 Fm
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

 Fm         C#        D#7
One minute I held the key
         G#                    Fm
Next the walls were closed on me
                          C#        D#7
And I discovered that my castles stand
     G#                    Fm
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

  C#              D#7
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G#             Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C#                D#7
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   G#                 Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field
C#                 D#7
For some reason I can't explain
G#                     Fm
Once you'd gone there was never,
         C#     D#7
never an honest word
         G#                Fm
That was when I ruled the world

( C#  D#7  G#  Fm ) (2x)

                      C#     D#7
It was the wicked and wild wind
              G#               Fm
Blew down the doors to let me in.
                          C#        D#7
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
       G#                    Fm
People couldn't believe what I'd become

         C#      D#7
Revolutionaries wait
        G#               Fm
For my head on a silver plate
                   C#      D#7
Just a puppet on a lonely string
   G#                         Fm
Oh who would ever want to be king?

  C#              D#7
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G#             Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C#                D#7
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   G#                 Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field
C#                 D#7
For some reason I can't explain
  G#                     Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name ,
   C#            D#7
never an honest word
              G#                Fm
But that was when I ruled the world

( C# Fm ) (3x)
( D#7 ) (2x)

( C#  D#7  G#  Fm ) (2x)
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  C#              D#7
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G#             Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C#                D#7
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   G#                 Fm
My missionaries in a foreign field
C#                 D#7
For some reason I can't explain
  G#                     Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name ,
   C#            D#7
never an honest word
              G#                Fm
But that was when I ruled the world

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