Viva La Vida

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Chord ♫ Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Intro

[F] [G] [C] [Am]

[F] [G] [C] [Am]

i used to [F]rule.. the [G]world..

seas would [C]rise when i gave the [Am]word

now in the morning i [F]sleep.. a[G]lone..

sweep the s[C]treets i used to [Am]own..

Intro

[F] [G] [C] [Am]

[F] [G] [C] [Am]

i used to [F]roll.. the [G]dice..

feel the [C]fear in my enemy’s [Am]eyes..

listen as the [F]crowd.. would [G]sing..

now the [C]old king is dead [Am]long live the king

one minute i [F]held.. the [G]key..

next the [C]walls were closed on [Am]me

and i discovered that my [F]cas..tles s[G]tand..

upon [C]pillars of salt and [Am]pillars of sand..

Reff I :

i [F]hear jerusalem [G]bells are ringing

[C]roman cavalry [Am]choirs are singing

[F]be my mirror, my s[G]word, and shield

my [C]missionaries in a [Am]foreign field..

[F]for some reason i [G]can’t explain

o[C]nce you’d gone there was [Am]never

never an [F]ho..nest [G]word..

that was [C]when i ruled the [Am]world..

Interlude

[F] [G] [C] [Am]

[F] [G] [C] [Am]

it was the wicked and [F]wild.. [G]wind..

blew down the [C]doors to let me [Am]in

shattered windows and the [F]sound.. of [G]drums..

people [C]couldn’t believe what [Am]i’d become

revolutio[F]na..ries [G]wait..

for my [C]head on a silver [Am]plate

just a puppet on a [F]lo..nely s[G]tring..

oh, [C]who would ever want to be [Am]king..

Reff II :

i [F]hear jerusalem [G]bells are ringing

[C]roman cavalry [Am]choirs are singing

[F]be my mirror, my [G]sword, and shield

my [C]missionaries in a [Am]foreign field..

[F]for some reason i [G]can’t explain

i [C]know saint peter won’t [Am]call my name

never an [F]ho..nest [G]word..

but that was [C]when i ruled the [Am]world..

Intro

[F] [Am] [F] [Am]

[F] [Am] [G]

[F] [G]

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[C] [Am]

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[F] [G]

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[C] [Am]

(ooo oo.. oh..)

Reff III :

[F]hear jerusalem [G]bells are ringing

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[C]roman cavalry [Am]choirs are singing

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[F]be my mirror, my s[G]word, and shield

(ooo oo.. oh..)

my [C]missionaries in a [Am]foreign field..

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[F]for some reason i [G]can’t explain

(ooo oo.. oh..)

i [C]know saint peter won’t [Am]call my name

(ooo oo.. oh..)

never an [F]ho..nest [G]word..

but that was [C]when i ruled the [Am]world..

Outro

[F] [G] [C] [Am]

[F] [G] [C] [Am]

==CAPO D[F]I [G]FR[C]ET 1]]

Intro

[C] [D] [G] [Em]

[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 [C]sleep.. a[D]lone..

sweep the s[G]treets i used to [Em]own..

Intro

[C] [D] [G] [Em]

[C] [D] [G] [Em]

i used to [C]roll.. the [D]dice..

feel the [G]fear in my enemy’s [Em]eyes..

listen as the [C]crowd.. would [D]sing..

now the [G]old king is dead [Em]long live the king

one minute i [C]held.. the [D]key..

next the [G]walls were closed on [Em]me

and i discovered that my [C]cas..tles s[D]tand..

upon [G]pillars of salt and [Em]pillars of sand..

Reff I :

i [C]hear jerusalem [D]bells are ringing

[G]roman cavalry [Em]choirs are singing

[C]be my mirror, my s[D]word, and shield

my [G]missionaries in a [Em]foreign field..

[C]for some reason i [D]can’t explain

o[G]nce you’d gone there was [Em]never

never an [C]ho..nest [D]word..

that was [G]when i ruled the [Em]world..

Interlude

[C] [D] [G] [Em]

[C] [D] [G] [Em]

it was the wicked and [C]wild.. [D]wind..

blew down the [G]doors to let me [Em]in

shattered windows and the [C]sound.. of [D]drums..

people [G]couldn’t believe what [Em]i’d become

revolutio[C]na..ries [D]wait..

for my [G]head on a silver [Em]plate

just a puppet on a [C]lo..nely s[D]tring..

oh, [G]who would ever want to be [Em]king..

Reff II :

i [C]hear jerusalem [D]bells are ringing

[G]roman cavalry [Em]choirs are singing

[C]be my mirror, my [D]sword, and shield

my [G]missionaries in a [Em]foreign field..

[C]for some reason i [D]can’t explain

i [G]know saint peter won’t [Em]call my name

never an [C]ho..nest [D]word..

but that was [G]when i ruled the [Em]world..

Intro

[C] [Em] [C] [Em]

[C] [Em] [D]

[C] [D]

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[G] [Em]

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[C] [D]

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[G] [Em]

(ooo oo.. oh..)

Reff III :

[C]hear jerusalem [D]bells are ringing

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[G]roman cavalry [Em]choirs are singing

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[C]be my mirror, my s[D]word, and shield

(ooo oo.. oh..)

my [G]missionaries in a [Em]foreign field..

(ooo oo.. oh..)

[C]for some reason i [D]can’t explain

(ooo oo.. oh..)

i [G]know saint peter won’t [Em]call my name

(ooo oo.. oh..)

never an [C]ho..nest [D]word..

but that was [G]when i ruled the [Em]world..

Outro

[C] [D] [G] [Em]

[C] [D] [G] [Em]

—–[C]–[D]–[G]—–