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Viva La Vida chords by Coldplay

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Viva La Vida

Chords and lyrics for Viva La Vida by Coldplay

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| C# D#7 | G# | Fm |

| C# D#7 | G# Fm |

VERSE

I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the morning I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

| D#7 | G# | Fm | C# D#7 |

| G# |

VERSE

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.

CHORUS

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing,

Roman cattle be quashed, singing.

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield, my missionaries

in a foreign field.

For some reason I can't explain

VERSE

Once you'd gone, there was never

Never an honest word

And that was when I ruled

the world

| C# | D#7 C# | G# Fm |

VERSE

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?

CHORUS

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword, and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

VERSE

For some reason I can't explain

I know

Saint

Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

Ohhhhhhhhhh

| D#7 |

You're home

| C# | D#7 | G# |

CHORUS

I can't cherish the 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

I know saint, Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

| D#7 | D# | Fm C# |

| D#7 | D# | Fm |

| C# | D#7 |

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About Viva La Vida

Capo: fret 1
Tempo: 138 BPM
Time signature: 4/4

5 chords with fingerings

C#x43121
D#7xx1323
G#43111x
Fm133111
D#xx1343

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