Viva La Vida Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C - D - G - Em x2

 IEm used to Crule the Dworld

 Seas would Grise when I gave the Emword

 Now in the morning I Csleep alDone

 Sweep the Gstreets I used to Emown

C - D - G - Em x2

 IEm used to Croll the dDice

 Feel the fGear in my enemy's Emeyes

 Listen as the Ccrowd would sDing:

 "Now the oGld king is dead! LEmong live the king!"

 OEmne minute I Cheld the Dkey

 Next the Gwalls were closed on Emme

 And I discovered that my cCastles stDand

 Upon Gpillars of salt and pEmillars of sand

 I Chear Jerusalem Dbells are ringing

GRoman Cavalry Emchoirs are singing

CBe my mirror, my Dsword, and shield

 My Gmissionaries in a Emforeign field

CFor some reason I Dcan't explain

GOnce you go there was Emnever, never an Chonest Dword

 That was Bmwhen I ruled the Emworld

C - D - G - Em x2

 IEmt was the wicked and Cwild wDind

 Blew down the Gdoors to let me Emin.

 Shattered windows and the Csound of Ddrums

 People Gcouldn't believe whatEm I'd become

 REmevolutioCnaries Dwait

 For my hGead on a silver Emplate

 Just a puppet on a Clonely Dstring

 Oh Gwho would ever want to be Emking?

 I Chear Jerusalem Dbells are ringing

GRoman Cavalry Emchoirs are singing

CBe my mirror, my Dsword, and shield

 My Gmissionaries in a Emforeign field

CFor some reason I Dcan't explain

 I Gknow Saint Peter will Emcall my name ,

 nevCer an honest Dword

 But that was wBmhen I ruled the wEmorld

C - Em x3

D x2

C - D - G - Em x2

(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

 I Chear Jerusalem Dbells are ringing

GRoman Cavalry Emchoirs are singing

CBe my mirror, my Dsword, and shield

 My Gmissionaries in a Emforeign field

CFor some reason I Dcan't explain

 I Gknow Saint Peter will Emcall my name ,

 nevCer an honest Dword

 But that was wBmhen I ruled the woEmrld

C - D - Bm - Em and fading...

Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh

TUNED HALF STEP DOWN - Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Intro

D - E - A - F♯m x2

 IF♯m used to rDule the wEorld

 Seas would Arise when I gave the F♯mword

 Now in the morning I Dsleep alEone

 Sweep the Astreets I used to F♯mown

D - E - A - F♯m x2

 IF♯m used to rDoll the diEce

 Feel the fAear in my enemy's F♯meyes

 Listen as the Dcrowd would sEing:

 "Now the oAld king is dead! LF♯mong live the king!"

 OF♯mne minute I hDeld the kEey

 Next the Awalls were closed on F♯mme

 And I discovered that my cDastles stEand

 Upon Apillars of salt and pF♯millars of sand

 I Dhear Jerusalem Ebells are ringing

ARoman Cavalry F♯mchoirs are singing

DBe my mirror, my Esword, and shield

 My Amissionaries in a F♯mforeign field

DFor some reason I Ecan't explain

AOnce you go there was F♯mnever, never an Dhonest Eword

 That was C♯mwhen I ruled the F♯mworld

D - E - A - F♯m x2

 IF♯mt was the wicked and Dwild Ewind

 Blew down the Adoors to let me F♯min.

 Shattered windows and the Dsound of Edrums

 People Acouldn't believe what F♯mI'd become

 RF♯mevolutioDnaries Ewait

 For my hAead on a silver F♯mplate

 Just a puppet on a Dlonely Estring

 Oh Awho would ever want to be F♯mking?

 I Dhear Jerusalem Ebells are ringing

ARoman Cavalry F♯mchoirs are singing

DBe my mirror, my Esword, and shield

 My Amissionaries in a F♯mforeign field

DFor some reason I Ecan't explain

 I Aknow Saint Peter will F♯mcall my name ,

 nevDer an honest Eword

 But that was wC♯mhen I ruled the wF♯morld

D - F♯m x3

E x2

D - E - A - F♯m x2

(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

 I Dhear Jerusalem Ebells are ringing

ARoman Cavalry F♯mchoirs are singing

DBe my mirror, my Esword, and shield

 My Amissionaries in a F♯mforeign field

DFor some reason I Ecan't explain

 I Aknow Saint Peter will F♯mcall my name ,

 nevDer an honest Eword

 But that was wC♯mhen I ruled the woF♯mrld

D - E - C♯m - F♯m and fading...

Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh