Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
by COLDPLAY
album:VIVA LA VIDA or DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS
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Update on 5/19/08 - added no capo version
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These are all basic chords if you use a capo on the first fret.
if you dont have a capo, 
C majorC becomes 
C#C# , 
G+G becomes G#,
Cm.
Weird synthetizer/violin thingy arranged for guitar. Try to change between
normal and power chords when you feel like it, or it just will be too monotonous.
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STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 1
INTRO: 
E minorEm x2
(
D MajorD
I used to rule the world
E minorEm
Seas would rise when I gave the word
D MajorD
Now in the morning I sleep alone
E minorEm
Sweep the streets I used to own
E minorEm x2
(D MajorD
I used to roll the dice
E minorEm
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
D MajorD
Listen as the crowd would sing:
E minorEm
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
(D MajorD
One minute I held the key
E minorEm
Next the walls were closed on me
D MajorD
And I discovered that my castles stand
E minorEm
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
D MajorD
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
E minorEm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
D MajorD
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
E minorEm
My missionaries in a foreign field
D MajorD
For some reason I can't explain
D MajorD
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
E minorEm
That was when I ruled the world
E minorEm x2
(D MajorD
It was the wicked and wild wind
E minorEm
Blew down the doors to let me in.
D MajorD
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
E minorEm
People couldn't believe what I'd become
(D MajorD
Revolutionaries wait
E minorEm
For my head on a silver plate
D MajorD
Just a puppet on a lonely string
E minorEm
Oh who would ever want to be king?
D MajorD
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
E minorEm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
D MajorD
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
E minorEm
My missionaries in a foreign field
D MajorD
For some reason I can't explain
E minorEm
I know Saint Peter will call my name ,
D MajorD
never an honest word
E minorEm
But that was when I ruled the world
E minorEm x3
D MajorD x2
E minorEm x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
D MajorD
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
E minorEm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
D MajorD
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
E minorEm
My missionaries in a foreign field
D MajorD
For some reason I can't explain
E minorEm
I know Saint Peter will call my name ,
D MajorD
never an honest word
E minorEm
But that was when I ruled the world
C majorC - D MajorD - 
B minorBm - E minorEm and fading...
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
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Well guys I finally added a no capo version for you guys with no capo...
TUNED HALF STEP DOWN - 
Eb MajorEb
INTRO: 
F# minorF#m x2
(
E MajorE
I used to rule the world
F# minorF#m
Seas would rise when I gave the word
E MajorE
Now in the morning I sleep alone
F# minorF#m
Sweep the streets I used to own
F# minorF#m x2
(E MajorE
I used to roll the dice
F# minorF#m
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
E MajorE
Listen as the crowd would sing:
F# minorF#m
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
(E MajorE
One minute I held the key
F# minorF#m
Next the walls were closed on me
E MajorE
And I discovered that my castles stand
F# minorF#m
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
E MajorE
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
F# minorF#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
E MajorE
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
F# minorF#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
E MajorE
For some reason I can't explain
E MajorE
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
F# minorF#m
That was when I ruled the world
F# minorF#m x2
(E MajorE
It was the wicked and wild wind
F# minorF#m
Blew down the doors to let me in.
E MajorE
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
F# minorF#m
People couldn't believe what I'd become
(E MajorE
Revolutionaries wait
F# minorF#m
For my head on a silver plate
E MajorE
Just a puppet on a lonely string
F# minorF#m
Oh who would ever want to be king?
E MajorE
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
F# minorF#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
E MajorE
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
F# minorF#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
E MajorE
For some reason I can't explain
F# minorF#m
I know Saint Peter will call my name ,
E MajorE
never an honest word
F# minorF#m
But that was when I ruled the world
F# minorF#m x3
E MajorE x2
F# minorF#m x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
E MajorE
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
F# minorF#m
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
E MajorE
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
F# minorF#m
My missionaries in a foreign field
E MajorE
For some reason I can't explain
F# minorF#m
I know Saint Peter will call my name ,
E MajorE
never an honest word
F# minorF#m
But that was when I ruled the world
D MajorD - E MajorE - 
C# minorC#m - F# minorF#m and fading...
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
Other versions of Viva La Vida
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Viva la vida acoustic (Ver. 2) by Coldplay
