VERSE 1:
I used to [Db] rule the [Eb] world
Seas would [Ab] rise when I gave the [Fm] word
Now in the morning I [Db] sleep a-[Eb]-lone
Sweep the [Ab] streets I used to [Fm] own
VERSE 2:
I used to [Db] roll the [Eb] dice
Feel the [Ab] fear in my enemy's [Fm] eyes
Listen as the [Db] crowd would [Eb] sing
"Now the [Ab] old king is dead, [Fm] long live the king"
VERSE 3:
One minute I [Db] held the [Eb] key
Next the [Ab] walls were closed on [Fm] me
And I discovered that my [Db] castles [Eb] stand
Upon [Ab] pillars of salt and pil-[Fm]-lars of sand
CHORUS:
I [Db] hear Jerusalem [Eb] bells are ringing [Ab] Roman Cavalry [Fm] choirs are singing [Db] Be my mirror, my [Eb] sword, and shield
My [Ab] missionaries in a [Fm] foreign field
CHORUS 2: [Db] For some reason I [Eb] can't explain [Ab] Once you go there was [Fm] never
never an ho-[Db]-nest [Eb] word
That was [Cm] when I ruled the [Fm] world
VERSE 4:
It was the wicked and [Db] wild [Eb] wind
Blew down the [Ab] doors to let me [Fm] in
Shattered windows and the [Db] sound of [Eb] drums
People [Ab] couldn't believe what [Fm] I'd become
VERSE 5:
Revolution-[Db]-aries [Eb] wait
For my [Ab] head on a silver [Fm] plate
Just a puppet on a [Db] lonely [Eb] string
Oh [Ab] who would ever want to be [Fm] king?
