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Viva La Vida  Chords by Coldplay

Viva La Vida chords by Coldplay (Ver. 3)

Guitar chords with lyrics

STANDARD TUNING - CAPO 1


INTRO: C - D - G - Em    x2

(Em)      C        D
I used to rule the world
           G                    Em
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                     C       D
Now in the morning I sweep alone
          G                 Em
Sweep the streets I used to own


C - D - G - Em    x2

(Em)      C         D
I used to roll the dice
          G                 Em
Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes
              C            D
Listen as the crowd would sing:
          G                 Em
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"


(Em)         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
     G                    Em
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand


  C              D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
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              C      D
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
         Bm               Em
That was when I ruled the world


C - D - G - Em    x2


(Em)                  C     D
It was the wicked and wild wind
              G               Em
Blew down the doors to let me in.
                          C        D
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
       G                    Em
People couldn’t believe what I’d become


(Em)     C      D
Revolutionaries wait
        G               Em
For my head on a silver plate
                   C      D
Just a puppet on a lonely string
   G                         Em
Oh who would ever want to be king?


  C              D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
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
I know Saint Peter will call my name ,
   C            D
never an honest word
              Bm               Em
But that was when I ruled the world

C - Em x3
D x2


C - D - G - Em    x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)


  C              D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
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
I know Saint Peter will call my name ,
   C            D
never an honest word
              Bm                Em
But that was when I ruled the world


C - D - Bm - Em              and fading...
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh

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About this song

These are all basic chords if you use a capo on the first fret. if you dont have a capo, C becomes C# , G becomes G#, Em becomes Fm, D becomes D# and Bm becomes Cm. Weird synthetizer or 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.