Coldplay - Viva La Vida Guitar Chords, Lyrics


C  D  G  Em (x2)

           C        D
I used to rule the world
            G                   Em
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                       C     D
Now in the morning I sweep alone
             G              Em
Sweep the streets I used to own

C  D  G  Em (x2)

           C        D
I used to roll the dice
          G                 Em
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
                C          D
Listen as the crowd would sing:
         G                 Em
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"


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


Chorus:
   C              D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
 G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
 C                 D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
    G                 Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
 C                 D
For some reason I can't explain
G                     Em               C      D
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
          Bm               Em
That was when I ruled the world

C  D  G  Em  (x2)

                       C    D
It was the wicked and wild wind
               G              Em
Blew down the doors to let me in.
                           C         D
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
        G                    Em
People couldn't believe what I'd become

          C      D
Revolutionaries wait
        G                Em
For my head on a silver plate
                    C        D
Just a puppet on a lonely string
    G                         Em
Oh who would ever want to be king?

Chorus:
   C              D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
 G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
 C                 D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
    G                 Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
 C                 D
For some reason I can't explain
    G                     Em            
I know Saint Peter won't call my name ,
          C      D
never an honest word
              Bm               Em
But that was when I ruled the world


C Em C Em C Em D-D D-D D D-D D-D D (x2)



C  D  G  Em  (x2)
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)


Chorus:
   C              D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
 G             Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
 C                 D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
   G                 Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C                 D
For some reason I can't explain
  G                     Em            
I know Saint Peter won't call my name ,
          C      D
Never an honest word
              Bm              Em
But that was when I ruled the world

C    D Bm     Em            
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh ( Repeat to fade )