Viva La Vida

Capo: 1


[C]   [Dadd11]   [G]   [Em]   x2
 
 

          [C]        [Dadd11]
I used to rule the world
           [G]                    [Em]
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                     [C]      [Dadd11]
Now in the morning I sleep alone
          [G]                 [Em]
Sweep the streets I used to own
 
 

[C]   [Dadd11]   [G]   [Em]   x2
 
 

          [C]        [Dadd11]
I used to roll the dice
         [G]                  [Em]
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
              [C]           [Dadd11]
Listen as the crowd would sing:
         [G]                      [Em]
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
             [C]        [Dadd11]
One minute I held the key
         [G]                    [Em]
Next the walls were closed on me
                         [C]       [Dadd11]
And I discovered that my castles stand
     [G]                       [Em]
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
 
 

  [C]              [Dadd11]
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
[G]             [Em]
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
[C]                [Dadd11]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
   [G]                 [Em]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[C]                 [Dadd11]
For some reason I can't explain
[G]                         [Em]
Once you'd gone there was never
         [C]      [Dadd11]
Never an honest word
             [Bm]               [Em]
And that was when I ruled the world
 
 
[Interlude]
[C]   [Dadd11]   [G]   [Em]   x2
 
 
[Verse 3]
                      [C]    [Dadd11]
It was the wicked and wild wind
              [G]               [Em]
Blew down the doors to let me in
                          [C]        [Dadd11]
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
       [G]                     [Em]
People couldn't believe what I'd become
         [C]      [Dadd11]
Revolutionaries wait
       [G]                [Em]
For my head on a silver plate
                   [C]      [Dadd11]
Just a puppet on a lonely string
    [G]                         [Em]
Oh, who would ever want to be king?
 
 

  [C]              [Dadd11]
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
[G]             [Em]
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
[C]                [Dadd11]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
   [G]                 [Em]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[C]                 [Dadd11]
For some reason I can't explain
  [G]                      [Em]
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
         [C]      [Dadd11]
Never an honest word
             [Bm]               [Em]
But that was when I ruled the world
 
 

[C]   [Em]   x3
[Dadd11]   [Dadd11]
 
  [C]   [Dadd11]    [G]   [Em]
Ohhhhhh       Ohhhhhh
  [C]   [Dadd11]    [G]   [Em]
Ohhhhhh       Ohhhhhh
 
 

  [C]              [Dadd11]
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
[G]             [Em]
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
[C]                [Dadd11]
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
   [G]                 [Em]
My missionaries in a foreign field
[C]                 [Dadd11]
For some reason I can't explain
  [G]                      [Em]
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
         [C]      [Dadd11]
Never an honest word
             [Bm]               [Em]
But that was when I ruled the world
 
 

[C]   [Dadd11]  [Bm]   [Em]
Oooooh      Ooooooh
[C]   [Dadd11]  [Bm]   [Em]
Oooooh      Ooooooh