Coldplay, Viva La Vida (2008)
^{Key: :[Am] (w: Coldplay)}

INTRO: [F] [G] [C] [Am] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
I used to [F] rule the [G] world
Seas would [C] rise when I gave the [Am] word
Now in the morning I [F] sleep a-[G]-lone
Sweep the [C] streets I used to [Am] own

BREAK: [F] [G] [C] [Am] : [x2]

VERSE 2:
I used to [F] roll the [G] dice
Feel the [C] fear in my enemy's [Am] eyes
Listen as the [F] crowd would [G] sing
"Now the [C] old king is dead, [Am] long live the king"

VERSE 3:
One minute I [F] held the [G] key
Next the [C] walls were closed on [Am] me
And I discovered that my [F] castles [G] stand
Upon [C] pillars of salt and pil-[Am]-lars of sand

CHORUS:
I [F] hear Jerusalem [G] bells are ringing
[C] Roman Cavalry [Am] choirs are singing
[F] Be my mirror, my [G] sword, and shield
My [C] missionaries in a [Am] foreign field

CHORUS 2:
[F] For some reason I [G] can't explain
[C] Once you go there was [Am] never
never an ho-[F]-nest [G] word
That was [Em] when I ruled the [Am] world

BREAK: [F] [G] [C] [Am] : [x2]

VERSE 4:
It was the wicked and [F] wild [G] wind
Blew down the [C] doors to let me [Am] in
Shattered windows and the [F] sound of [G] drums
People [C] couldn't believe what [Am] I'd become

VERSE 5:
Revolution-[F]-aries [G] wait
For my [C] head on a silver [Am] plate
Just a puppet on a [F] lonely [G] string
Oh [C] who would ever want to be [Am] king?

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

INSTRUMENTAL:
[F] [Am] // [F] [Am] // [F] [Am] // [G] [G]

BRIDGE:
Whooa [F] ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh [Am] ohh : [x2]

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

OUTRO:
Whooa [F] ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh [Am] ohh : [x3]