Viva La Vida chords by Bely Basarte

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
          E        F#
I used to rule the world
           B                    G#m
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                     E      F#
Now in the morning I sleep alone
          B                 G#m*
Sweep the streets I used to own

Verse 2:
          E        F#
I used to roll the dice
         B                  G#m
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
              E           F#
Listen as the crowd would sing:
         B                      G#m
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
             E        F#
One minute I held the key
         B                    G#m
Next the walls were closed on me
                         E       F#
And I discovered that my castles stand
     B                       G#m
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

Chorus:
  E              F#
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
B             G#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
E                F#
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   B                 G#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
E                 F#
For some reason I can't explain
B                         G#m             E      F#
Once you'd gone there was never, never an honest word
           D#m              G#m
But that was when I ruled the world

Interlude:
E   F#  B   G#m

Verse 3:
                      E    F#
It was the wicked and wild wind
              B               G#m
Blew down the doors to let me in
                          E        F#
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
       B                     G#m
People couldn't believe what I'd become
         E      F#
Revolutionaries wait
       B                G#m
For my head on a silver plate
                   E      F#
Just a puppet on a lonely string
    B                         G#m
Oh, who would ever want to be king?

Chorus:
  E              F#
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
  B             G#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
  E                F#
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   B                 G#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
E                 F#
For some reason I can't explain
B                         G#m                   E      F#
I know Saint Peter won’t call my name, never an honest word
           D#m              G#m
But that was when I ruled the world

  E   F#   B   G#m
Ohhhhhh  Ohhhhhhh
  E   F#   B   G#m
Ohhhhhh  Ohhhhhhh

Chorus:
  E              F#
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
  B             G#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
  E                F#
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   B                 G#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
E                 F#
For some reason I can't explain
B                         G#m                   E      F#
I know Saint Peter won’t call my name, never an honest word
           D#m              G#m
But that was when I ruled the world

Outro Fadeout:
 E    F#   D#m  G#m
(Oooooh) Hmmmmm
E    F#      D#m  G#m
Dadadaidada  Dadadaidadai