Intro: C D G Em
#. I used to [C]rule the [D]world
Seas would [G]rise when I gave the [Em]word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
#. I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listened as the crowd would sing,
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
#. One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

Ref: I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

#. It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
#. Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

Bridge: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [4x]
Ref: I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing...