Coldplay - Viva La Vida

intro 1

Verse 1

I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the mornin′, I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

Interlude 1

Verse 2

I used to roll the dice

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Listened as the crowd would sing

"Now the old king is dead, long live the king"

Pre-Chorus 1

One minute I held the key

Next, the walls were closed on me

And I discovered that my castles stand

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

Chorus 1

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin′

Roman cavalry choirs are singin'

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason, I can't explain

Once you′d gone, there was never

Never an honest word

And that was when I ruled the world

Interlude 2

Verse 3

It was a wicked and wild wind

Blew down the doors to let me in

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

People couldn′t believe what I'd become

Pre-Chorus 2

Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh, who would ever wanna be king?

Chorus 2

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin′

Roman cavalry choirs are singin'

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason, I can′t explain

I know St. Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

Interlude 3

Chorus 3

Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin′

Roman cavalry choirs are singin'

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason, I can't explain

I know St. Peter won′t call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

Outro 1