Viva La Vida

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Capo: 1st fret

Intro

C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  
C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  

Verse 1

 
I used to r
C  
ule the wo
D  
rld
 
Seas would r
G  
ise when I gave the w
Em  
ord
 
Now in the morning I s
C  
leep 
 
alo
D  
ne
 
Sweep the st
G  
reets I used to o
Em  
wn

Bridge

C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  
C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  

Verse 2

 
I used to r
C  
oll the d
D  
ice
 
Feel the f
G  
ear in my enemy’s e
Em  
yes
 
Listen as the cr
C  
owd would s
D  
ing
 
“Now the o
G  
ld king is dead! L
Em  
ong live the king!"
 
One minute I h
C  
eld the k
D  
ey
 
Next the wa
G  
lls were closed on m
Em  
e
 
And I discovered that my c
C  
astles 
 
st
D  
and
 
Upon pil
G  
lars of salt and pil
Em  
lars of sand

Chorus

 
I h
C  
ear Jerusalem b
D  
ells are ringing
G  
Roman Cavalry ch
Em  
oirs are singing
C  
Be my mirror, my sw
D  
ord and shield
 
My mi
G  
ssionaries in a fo
Em  
reign 
 
field
C  
For some reason I c
D  
an’t 
 
explain
G  
Once you go there was n
Em  
ever
 
Never an h
C  
onest 
 
wo
D  
rd
 
And that was w
G  
hen I ruled the w
Em  
orld

Bridge

C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  
C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  

Verse 3

 
It was the wicked and w
C  
ild 
 
wi
D  
nd
 
Blew down the do
G  
ors to let me i
Em  
n
 
Shattered windows and the s
C  
ound of dr
D  
ums
 
People coul
G  
dn’t believe what I
Em  
’d 
 
become
 
Revolutiona
C  
ries 
 
w
D  
ait
 
For my h
G  
ead on a silver p
Em  
late
 
Just a puppet on a lo
C  
nely 
 
st
D  
ring
 
Oh, w
G  
ho would ever want to be k
Em  
ing?

Chorus

 
I h
C  
ear Jerusalem b
D  
ells are ringing
G  
Roman Cavalry ch
Em  
oirs are singing
C  
Be my mirror, my sw
D  
ord and shield
 
My mi
G  
ssionaries in a fo
Em  
reign 
 
field
C  
For some reason I c
D  
an’t 
 
explain
 
I k
G  
now Saint Peter will c
Em  
all my name
 
Never an h
C  
onest 
 
wo
D  
rd
 
And that was w
G  
hen I ruled the w
Em  
orld

Bridge

C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  
C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  
Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh

Chorus

 
I h
C  
ear Jerusalem b
D  
ells are ringing
G  
Roman Cavalry ch
Em  
oirs are singing
C  
Be my mirror, my sw
D  
ord and shield
 
My mi
G  
ssionaries in a fo
Em  
reign 
 
field
C  
For some reason I c
D  
an’t 
 
explain
 
I k
G  
now Saint Peter will c
Em  
all my name
 
Never an h
C  
onest 
 
wo
D  
rd
 
And that was w
G  
hen I ruled the w
Em  
orld

Outro

C  
 
D  
 
G  
 
Em  
(fading)

C
D
G
Em

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