Viva La Vida

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I used to rule the world
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Seas would rise when I gave the word
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Now in the morning I sleep alone
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sweep the streets I used to own
 
 
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          C        D
I used to roll the dice
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feel the fear in my enemies eyes
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listen as the crowd would sing
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Now the old king is dead Long live The King
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One minute I held the key
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Next the walls were closed on me 
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And I discovered that my castles stand
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upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
 
 
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I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
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Roman cavalry choirs are singing
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Be my mirror, my sword and shield
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My missonaries in the foreign field
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For some reason I can't explain
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Once you go there was never
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Never an honest word
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But that was when I ruled the world
 
 
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It was the wicked and wild wind
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blew down the doors to let me in
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Shattered windows and the sound of drums
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People couldn't believe what I'd become
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Revolutionaries wait
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For my head on a silver plate
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Just a puppet on a lonely string
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Oh who would ever want to be king
 
 
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I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
G             Em
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
C                D
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
   G                  Em
My missonaries in the foreign field
C                 D
For some reason I can't explain
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I know Saint Peter will call my name
      C         D
Never an honest word
             G                Em
But that was when I ruled the world
 
 
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C              D
Hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
G             Em
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
C                D
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
   G                  Em
My missonaries in the foreign field
C                 D
For some reason I can't explain
  G                     Em
I know Saint Peter will call my name
      C         D
Never an honest word
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But that was when I ruled the world
 
 
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