C D G Emi (2x)
Verse:
C D
I used to rule the world
G Emi
Seas would rise when I gave the word
C D
Now in the morning I sleep alone
G Emi
Sweep the streets I used to own
C D G Emi (2x)
Verse:
C D
I used to roll the dice
G Emi
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
C D
Listen as the crowd would sing:
G Emi
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
C D
One minute I held the key
G Emi
Next the walls were closed on me
C D
And I discovered that my castles stand
G Emi
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
Chorus:
C D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G Emi
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G Emi
My missionaries in a foreign field
C D
For some reason I can't explain
G Emi C D
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
G Emi
That was when I ruled the world
C D G Emi (2x)
Verse:
C D
It was the wicked and wild wind
G Emi
Blew down the doors to let me in.
C D
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
G Emi
People couldn't believe what I'd become
C D
Revolutionaries wait
G Emi
For my head on a silver plate
C D
Just a puppet on a lonely string
G Emi
Oh who would ever want to be king?
Chorus: I hear Jerusalem...
C Emi x3
D x2
C D G Emi x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
Chorus: I hear Jerusalem...
C D G Em
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh x2
