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Intro
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Verse
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I used to rule the world
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Seas would rise when I gave the word
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Now in the morning I sleep alone
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Sweep the streets I used to own
Intro
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Verse
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I used to roll the dice
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Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
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Listen as the crowd would sing
Ab Fm
Now the old king is dead long live the king
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One minute I held the key
Ab Fm
Next the walls were closed on me
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And I discovered that my castles stand
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Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
Chorus
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I hear Jerusalem bells aringin'
Ab Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singin'
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Be my mirror my sword and shield
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My missionaries in a foreign field
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For some reason I can't explain
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Once you'd gone there was never never an honest word
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And that was when I ruled the world
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It was a wicked and wild wind
Verse
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Blew down the doors to let me in
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Shattered windows and the sound of drums
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People couldn't believe what I'd become
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Revolutionaries ■ wait
Ab Fm
For my head on a silver plate
Db Ebsus4
Just a puppet on a ■ lonely string
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Oh who would ever want to be king
Chorus
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I hear Jerusalem bells aringin'
Ab Fm
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Db Ebsus4
Be my mirror my sword and shield
Ab F7
My missionaries in a foreign field
Db Ebsus4
For some reason I can't explain
Ab Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Db Eb7
Never an honest word
Ab Fm
But that was when I ruled the world
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Solo
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Chorus
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Ohohoh ohoh oh
Ohohoh ohoh oh
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Ohohoh ohoh oh
Ohohoh ohoh oh
I hear Jerusalem bells aringin'
Ab Fm7
Roman Cavalry choirs are singin'
Db Ebsus4
Be my mirror my sword and shield
Ab Fm7
My missionaries in a foreign field
Db Ebsus4
For some reason I can't explain
Ab Fm
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Outro
Db Eb
Never an honest word
Ab Fm
But that was when I ruled the world
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