If I Ruled The World chords by Glen Campbell

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

If I Ruled The World
Glen Campbell
From the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 1970


Intro  G F G Bb C D# Bb D


Verse 1

  G
If I ruled the world
           F#m         B
Everyday would be the first day of spring
      B7      Em     D#  Em
Every heart would have a new song to sing
     C      Bm    C          G
And we`d sing of the joy every mornin` would bring

Verse 2

  G         Bm
If I ruled the world
   G        F#m      Em
Every man would be as free as a bird
   Am        Em      G
Every voice would be a voice to be heard
    C       D           Em
Take my word we would treasure each day that occured

Chorus 1

F#m         B     G#m
My world would be a beautiful place
                G  D
Where we`d greet such wonderful dreams
       Em      D       F#m
And my world would wear a smile on it`s face
     Em     G        F#m D
Like the man in the moon had sent a moon beam

Verse 3

G       D
If I ruled the world
     F       F#m         G#m
Every man would say the world was his friend
             Em      G#m G
There`d be happiness that no man could end
   F#m      Bm  F     Bm   Bb
No my friend not if I... ruled the world

Bridge

   C             F
Every head would be held way up high
      G      F     E
There`d be sunshine in everyone`s sky
    C
If the day ever dawned
    D     G
That I ruled the world

Riff F G F G D G D F#m Bm Em Bm Em F#m Bm F Em Em7

Outro

D                C   F
Every head would be held way up high
      B      F     E
There`d be sunshine in everyone`s sky
    C
If the day ever dawned
   D      G   D Bb C D
That I ruled the world