I used to (F)rule

the world.

Seas would (C)rise when I gave the (Am)word.

Now in the morn ing I (F)sleep

a lone,

sweep the (C)streets I used to own.

I used to (F)roll

the dice,

feel the (C)fear in my en e mies’ eyes.

shat Lis ten as the (F)crowd

would sing,

“Now the (C)old king is dead, long (Am)live the king.” One min ute I (F)held

the key,

next the (C)walls were closed on (Am)me.

And I dis cov ered that my (F)cas

tles stand

up on (C)pil lars of salt and pil lars (Am)of sand.

I (F)hear Je ru sa lem bells a ring ing, (C)Ro man Cath o lic (Am)choirs are sing ing.

(F)Be my mir ror, my sword

and shield, my (C)mis sion ar ies in a for eign field.

(F)For some rea son I (G)can’t ex plain,

(C)once you’d gone there was (Am)nev er, nev er an (F)hon

est word,

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

It was the wick ed and (G)can’t ex plain, I (C)know Saint Pet er won’t call my name.

Nev er an (F)hon

est word,

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

Oh,

oh,

oh,

oh,

I (F)hear Je ru sa lem bells a ring ing, (C)Ro man Cath o lic (Am)choirs are sing ing.

(F)Be my mir ror, my sword

and shield, my (C)mis sion ar ies in a for eign field.

(F)For some rea son I (G)can’t ex plain, I (C)know Saint Pet er won’t call my name.

Nev er an (F)hon

est word,

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

(Fma7)Oo.