Viva La Vida Chords

Intro

C...Dadd11...G...Em
C...Dadd11...G...Em

Verse 1

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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

Interlude

C...Dadd11...G...Em
C...Dadd11...G...Em

Verse 2

..........C........Dadd11
I used to roll the dice
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Feel the fear in my enemy's 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

Chorus

..C..............Dadd11......................
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G.............Em................................
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C................Dadd11........................
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
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My missionaries in a foreign field
C.................Dadd11..................
For some reason I can't explain
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Once you'd gone there was never
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Never an honest word
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And that was when I ruled the world

Interlude

C...Dadd11...G...Em
C...Dadd11...G...Em

Verse 3

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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?

Chorus

..C..............Dadd11......................
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G.............Em................................
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C................Dadd11........................
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
...G.................Em........................
My missionaries in a foreign field
C.................Dadd11..................
For some reason I can't explain
..G......................Em............................
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
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Never an honest word
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But that was when I ruled the world

Interlude

C...Em...C...Em..C...Em
Dadd11...Dadd11

..C...Dadd11....G...Em.
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
..C...Dadd11....G...Em.
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh

Chorus

..C..............Dadd11......................
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G.............Em................................
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C................Dadd11........................
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
...G.................Em........................
My missionaries in a foreign field
C.................Dadd11..................
For some reason I can't explain
..G......................Em............................
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
.........C......Dadd11.....
Never an honest word
.............Bm...............Em.................
But that was when I ruled the world

Outro

C...Dadd11..Bm...Em
Oooooh Ooooooh
C...Dadd11..Bm...Em
Oooooh Ooooooh