Key: B major
Intro 1
C
D
G
Em
C
D
G
Em
Verse 1
G
D
rule the world
Em
C
D
Now in the morning, I sleep alone
G
Em
Sweep the streets I used to own
C
Interlude 1
D
G
Em
C
D
G
Em
Verse 2
C
D
I used to roll the dice
G
Em
Feel the fear in my enemies' eyes
G
C
D
Listen as the crowd would sing
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
Verse 3
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
Em
Interlude 2
C
D
G
Em
C
D
G
Em
Verse 4
G
D
It was the wicked and wild wind
G
Em
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and
G
C
D
the sound of drums
C
D
Revolutionaries wait
G
Em
For my head on a silver plate
G
C
D
Just a puppet on a lonely string
G
Em
Oh, who would ever wanna be king?
Verse 5
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
C
D
Never an honest word
Interlude 3
Em
C
Em
C
Em
C
Em
D
Verse 6
D
G
Em
Oh- oh- oh, oh- oh, oh
D
G
Em
Oh- oh- oh, oh- oh,
oh
Verse 7
C
(Oh- oh- oh, oh- oh, oh)
(Oh- oh- oh, oh- oh, oh)
G
Em
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
(Oh- oh- oh, oh- oh, oh)
(Oh- oh- oh, oh- oh, oh)
G
Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
(Oh- oh- oh, oh- oh, oh)
C
D
For some reason I can't explain
(Oh- oh- oh, oh- oh, oh)
G
C
D
Never an honest word
G
Em
But that was when I ruled
C
G
C
G
G
C
G
C
G
the
world
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC D G Em
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