C D G Emi (2x)
Verse:
Emi       C       D
I used to rule the world
           G                   Emi
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                     C      D
Now in the morning I sweep alone
          G                 Emi
Sweep the streets I used to own

C D G Emi (2x)

Verse:
Emi       C       D
I used to roll the dice
         G                 Emi
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
              C           D
Listen as the crowd would sing:
          G                             Emi
"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:
  C              D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing 
G             Emi
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing 
C                D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield 
   G                 Emi
My missionaries in a foreign field 
C                 D
For some reason I can't explain 
G                     Emi              C      D
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
         G               Emi
That was when I ruled the world 

C D G Emi (2x)

Verse:
It was the 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...

C  Emi x3
D x2
C  D  G  Emi    x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

Chorus: I hear Jerusalem...

C  D  G  Em
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh  x2