[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
        C              Dadd11
I used to rule the world
             G                        Em
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                  C             Dadd11
Now in the morning I sleep alone
             G                  Em
Sweep the streets I used to own

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
                  C              Dadd11
I used to roll the dice
             G                        Em
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
                       C                Dadd11
Listen as the crowd would sing
                  G                    Em
Now the old king is dead long live the king

                    C              Dadd11
One minute I held the key
              G                   Em
Next the walls were closed on me
                  C                    Dadd11
And I discovered that my castles stand
              G                           Em
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

[Chorus]
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I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
G                 Em
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
C                  Dadd11
Be my mirror my sword and shield
G                    Em
My missionaries in a foreign field

C                    Dadd11
For some reason I can not explain
G                          Em
Once you'd gone there was never
                C
Never an honest word
            Dadd11              G      Em
And that was when I ruled the world

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
              C                  Dadd11
It was the wicked and wild wind
G                        Em
Blew down the doors to let me in
               C                Dadd11
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
G                          Em
People could not believe what I'd become

[Chorus]
C                    Dadd11
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
G                 Em
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
C                  Dadd11
Be my mirror my sword and shield
G                    Em
My missionaries in a foreign field

C                    Dadd11
For some reason I can not explain
G                          Em
Once you'd gone there was never
                C
Never an honest word
            Dadd11              G      Em
And that was when I ruled the world

[Outro]
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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh   x4

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