I used to (Dbmaj7)rule

the world.

Seas would (Ab)rise when I gave the word.

Now in the morn ing I (Dbmaj7)sleep

a lone,

sweep the (Ab)streets I used to own.

I used to (Dbmaj7)roll

the dice,

feel down the (Ab)fear in my en e my’s eyes.

Shat tered Lis tened as the (Dbmaj7)crowd would sing,

“Now the (Ab)old king is dead, long live (Fm)the king.” One min Rev ute o I lu tion (Db)held ar

the ies key,

next the (Ab)walls on were closed on plate.

(Fm)me and I dis cov ered that my (Dbmaj7)cas tles stand

up on (Ab)pil lars of salt wan and pil lars (Fm)of sand.

I (Db)hear Je ru sa lem bells a ring ing.

(Ab)Ro man Cav al ry choirs are sing ing.

(Db)Be my mir ror, my sword, and shield.

My (Ab)mis sion ar ies in a for eign field.

(Db)For some rea son I can’t ex plain, I (Ab)once you’d gone Pe ter there was (Fm7)nev er, name.

nev er an hon

est word,

and that was (Abmaj7)when I ruled the world.

It was the wick ed and

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

(Db)hear Je ru sa lem bells a ring ing.

(Ab)Ro man Cav al ry choirs are sing ing.

(Db)Be my mir ror, my sword, and shield.

My (Ab)mis sion ar ies in a for eign field.

(Db)For some rea son I can’t ex plain, I (Ab)know Saint Pe ter won’t call my name.

nev er (Dbmaj7)an hon est word,

but that was (Abmaj7)when I ruled the world.

(Dbmaj7)Ooh.

(Dbmaj7)Ooh.