Viva La Vida Ukulele chords by Coldplay

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:


C   D   G   Em   x2

Verse 1:
          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 sleep alone
          G                 Em
Sweep the streets I used to own

Interlude:

C   D   G   Em   x2

Verse 2:
          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!"

Verse 3:
             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

Chorus:
  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

Interlude:

C   D   G   Em   x2

Verse 4:
                      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

Verse 5:
         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?

Chorus:
  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

Interlude:

C   D   G   Em    x4

C   D   G   Em    x4
  Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh

Chorus:
  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   G   Em       repeating, fading away
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh