Tuning: D# G# C# F G# d# No Capo
Based on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-el3KkA5zK8
[Intro]
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--0---0------0-0-0-0-0--|--0---0------0-0-0-0-0-4|--0---0------0-0-0-0-0--|--0---0------0-0-0-0-0-b4|
E|---0-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-|---0-5-4-0--0-0-0-0-0---|---0-5-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-|---0-5-4-0--0-0-0-0-0----|
b=bend
[Chords]
Db - 10.12.12.x.x.x Dbmaj7 - x.5.7.7.0.0
Eb - 0.12.12.x.x.x Ebadd4 - 0.7.6.5.0.0
Cm - 9.12.12.x.x.x Ab - 5.7.7.7.0.0
Fm - 9.9.7.x.x.x Fm7 - 2.4.4.0.0.0
[Verse 1]
Db Eb
I used to rule the world
Cm Fm
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Db Eb
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Cm Fm
Sweep the streets I used to own
[Bridge]
Db Eb Cm Fm
[Chorus 1]
Dbmaj7 Ebadd4
I hear Jerusalem bells a'ringing
Ab Fm7
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Dbmaj7 Ebadd4
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
Ab Fm7
My missionaries in a foreign field
(Quiet)
Dbmaj7 Ebadd4
For some reason I can’t explain
Ab Fm7
Once you'd gone it was never
Fm7 Dbmaj7 Ebadd4
Never an honest word
Ab Fm7
That was when I ruled the world
[Repeat till end]
Dbmaj7 Ebadd4 Ab Fm7
Whoaaa
[Coda]
Db Eb
Never an honest word
Cm Em
But that was when I ruled the world