Viva La Vida — Coldplay
Chords and lyrics for Viva La Vida by Coldplay (key of Db).
Intro
[Db] [Eb] [Ab] [Fm]
Verse 1
[Db]I used to rule the [Eb]world
[Ab]Seas would rise when I gave the [Fm]word
[Db]Now in the morning I sleep [Eb]alone
[Ab]Sweep the streets I used to [Fm]own
Verse 2
[Db]I used to roll the [Eb]dice
[Ab]Feel the fear in my enemy's [Fm]eyes
[Db]Listen as the crowd would [Eb]sing:
[Ab]"Now the old king is dead! Long live the [Fm]king!"
Verse 3
[Db]One minute I held the [Eb]key
[Ab]Next the walls were closed on [Fm]me
[Db]And I discovered that my castles [Eb]stand
[Ab]Upon pillars of salt and pillars of [Fm]sand
Chorus
[Db]I hear Jerusalem bells a [Eb]ringing
[Ab]Roman Cavalry choirs are [Fm]singing
[Db]Be my mirror my sword and [Eb]shield
[Ab]My missionaries in a foreign [Fm]field
[Db]For some reason I can't [Eb]explain
[Ab]Once you go there was never, never an honest [Fm]word [Db] [Eb]
[Ab]That was when I ruled the [Fm]world
Interlude
(Ohhh)
Verse 4
[Db]It was the wicked and wild [Eb]wind
[Ab]Blew down the doors to let me [Fm]in
[Db]Shattered windows and the sound of [Eb]drums
[Ab]People couldn't believe what I'd [Fm]become
Verse 5
[Db]Revolutionaries [Eb]wait
[Ab]For my head on a silver [Fm]plate
[Db]Just a puppet on a lonely [Eb]string
[Ab]Oh who would ever want to be [Fm]king?
Chorus
[Db]I hear Jerusalem bells a [Eb]ringing
[Ab]Roman Cavalry choirs are [Fm]singing
[Db]Be my mirror my sword and [Eb]shield
[Ab]My missionaries in a foreign [Fm]field
[Db]For some reason I can't [Eb]explain
[Ab]I know Saint Peter will call my [Fm]name
[Db]Never an honest [Eb]word
[Ab]But that was when I ruled the [Fm]world
Interlude
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
Chorus
[Db]I hear Jerusalem bells a [Eb]ringing
[Ab]Roman Cavalry choirs are [Fm]singing
[Db]Be my mirror my sword and [Eb]shield
[Ab]My missionaries in a foreign [Fm]field
[Db]For some reason I can't [Eb]explain
[Ab]I know Saint Peter will call my [Fm]name
[Db]Never an honest [Eb]word
[Ab]But that was when I ruled the [Fm]world
Outro
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)