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Viva La Vida Chords by Taylor Swift

Viva La Vida chords by Taylor Swift

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         Cadd9       Dsus4           G              Em7
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0---0---0----2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--|
D|-------------------0--0--0--0---------------------------------|
A|--3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3--3--3--3-----0--0--0--0----|


Intro: Cadd9  Dsus4  G  Em7 (2x)

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(Em7)     Cadd9    Dsus4
I used to rule the world
           G                    Em7
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                     Cadd9   Dsus4
Now in the morning I sleep alone
          G                 Em7
Sweep the streets I used to own
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(Cadd9  Dsus4  G  Em7)
(Cadd9  Dsus4  G  Em7)

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(Em7)     Cadd9     Dsus4
I used to roll the dice
          G                 Em7
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
              Cadd9        Dsus4
Listen as the crowd would sing:
          G                 Em7
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
(Em7)        Cadd9    Dsus4
One minute I held the key
         G                    Em7
Next the walls were closed on me
                          Cadd9    Dsus4
And I discovered that my castles stand
     G                    Em7
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

Verso
  Cadd9          Dsus4
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em7
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Cadd9            Dsus4
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   G                 Em7
My missionaries in a foreign field
Cadd9             Dsus4
For some reason I can't explain
G                     Em7             Cadd9  Dsus4
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
         G                Em7
That was when I ruled the world

(Cadd9  Dsus4  G  Em7)
(Cadd9  Dsus4  G  Em7)

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(Em7)                  Cadd9 Dsus4
It was the wicked and wild wind
              G               Em7
Blew down the doors to let me in
                          Cadd9    Dsus4
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
       G                    Em7
People couldn't believe what I'd become
(Em7)    Cadd9  Dsus4
Revolutionaries wait
        G               Em7
For my head on a silver plate
                   Cadd9  Dsus4
Just a puppet on a lonely string
   G                         Em7
Oh who would ever want to be king?
  Cadd9          Dsus4
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em7
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Cadd9            Dsus4
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   G                 Em7
My missionaries in a foreign field
Cadd9             Dsus4
For some reason I can't explain
  G                     Em7
I know Saint Peter will call my name
   Cadd9       Dsus4
Never an honest word
              G               Em7
But that was when I ruled the world

(Cadd9  Em7)
(Cadd9  Em7)
(Cadd9  Em7)
(Dsus4)
(Cadd9  Dsus4  G  Em7)
(Cadd9  Dsus4  G  Em7)

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Verso
  Cadd9          Dsus4
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G             Em7
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Cadd9            Dsus4
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   G                 Em7
My missionaries in a foreign field
Cadd9             Dsus4
For some reason I can't explain
  G                     Em7
I know Saint Peter will call my name
  Cadd9        Dsus4
Never an honest word
              G               Em7
But that was when I ruled the world

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