Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Capo on 1st fret
Intro : C  D  G  Em (2x)

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

Int : C  D  G  Em (2x)

                C          D
I used to roll the dice
               G                             Em
Feel the fear in my enemies' eyes
                       C                  D
Listen as the crowd would sing
               G                               Em
Now the old king is dead, long live the king
                        C           D
One minute, I held the key
                  G                            Em
Next, the walls were closed on me
                                          C          D
And I discovered that my castles stand
           G                          Em
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

[Chorus:]
    C                        D
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
 G                       Em
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
C                             D
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
        G                        Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C                              D
For some reason I can't explain
G                                            Em
Once you'd gone, there was never
                 C          D
Never an honest word
                               G                Em
And that was when I ruled the world

Int : C Em C Em

                                     C     D
It was the wicked and wild wind
                          G                   Em
Blew down the doors to let me in
                                              C             D
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
              G                             Em
People couldn't believe what I'd become
                C        D
Revolutionaries wait
              G                      Em
For my head on a silver plate
                               C         D
Just a puppet on a lonely string
         G                                       Em
Oh, who would ever want to be king?

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

Int : C Em C Em
       C Em D

[Bridge:]
                 C       D
Oh-oh-oh oh…. ooh
                 G      Em
Oh-oh-oh oh…. ooh
                 C       D
Oh-oh-oh oh…. ooh
                 G      Em
Oh-oh-oh oh…. ooh

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

[Outro]
C          D      G        Em
uuuu, uuu, uuuuu, uuu
C          D      G        Em
uuuu, uuu, uuuuu, uuu
C         D
uuuu, uuuuu

Title : Viva La Vida
Artist : Coldplay
Album : Viva La Vida
Writer : Will Champion, Jon Buckland, Guy Berryman, Chris Martin