Song: Viva La Vida
Band: Coldplay.
Chord Analysis: Mats Fagergren 2016-11-21
use the chords according to the instructions below.

After this version, I have also uploaded a second version where the guitar is tuned down s half step 
in order to make life a bit easier.

Have fun.

• First Version: std tuning •

[Chord-info]
           E,A,D,G,B,e
Dbsus2     x,4,6,6,4,x 
Absus4/Eb  x,6,6,6,4,x 
Ab         4,6,6,5,4,x 
Ab.        4,6,6,5,4,4 chorus
Ab.        4,6,6,5,4,4 interlude
Fm.        1,3,3,1,1,x 
Fm.        x,8,10,10,9,8 chorus
Db.        x,4,6,6,6,4 
Eb.        x,6,8,8,8,x
Fsus2.     x,8,10,10,8,x 
Ebsus4.    x,6,8,8,9,6 
Ab/C.      8,11,10,8,9,
Dbmaj7.    x,4,6,5,6,4 
Eb7.       x,6,8,6,8,6 
Abmaj7.    x,x,6,5,4,3 


[intro]

   
   

[verse 1]

        
I used to rule

   
 the world, Se

as
            
would rise whe

             
n I gave the w


ord.
            
Now in the mor

        
ning I sleep  


alone, sweep t

he streets
         
I used to own.

[interlude]

      
      

[verse 2]

     
I used to roll

   
 the dice, Fee

l the
            
fear in my ene

     
my's eyes.
            
Listen as the 

     
crowd would si


ng,"Now the..
            
old king is de

    
ad! Long live 

the king!"

[verse 3]

           
One minute I h

   
eld the key, N

/
ext the
            
walls were clo

       
sed on me.
            
And I discover

           
ed that my cas

  
tles stand, up

on
            
pillars of sal

      
t and pillars 

of sand.

[Chorus]

            
I hear Jerusal

    
em bells are r

inging,
            
Roman Cavalry 


choirs are sin

ging.
            
Be my mirror, 

   
my sword and s

hield,
            
My missionarie

  
s in a foreign

 field.
            
For some reaso

  
n I can't expl

ain,
          
Once you go th

                 
ere was never,
       
Never an hones

 
t word. and
        
that was when 

            
I ruled the wo

rld.

[middle]

   
   

[verse 4]

            
It was the wic

        
ked and wild  

 
 wind, blew 
            
down the doors

           
 to let me in.
            
Shattered wind

           
ows and the so

   
und of drums, 


people
            
couldn't belie

   
ve what I'd be

come.

[verse 5]

          
Revolutionarie

   
s wait, for
            
my head on a s

     
ilver plate.
            
Just a puppet 

       
on a lonely st


ring, oh
            
who would ever

         
 want to be ki

ng?

[Chorus]

            
I hear Jerusal

    
em bells are r

inging,
            
Roman Cavalry 


choirs are sin

ging.
            
Be my mirror, 

   
my sword and s

hield,
            
My missionarie

  
s in a foreign

 field.
            
For some reaso

  
n I can't expl

ain,
          
I know Saint P

            
eter won't cal

     
l my name
       
Never an hones

 
t word. and
        
that was when 

            
I ruled the wo

rld.


[Bridge]

      


oooh          

              

              

 
     
oh oh ooh oh ,

  
 oh ooh ho
     
oh oh ooh oh ,

  
 oh ooh ho

[chorus]

            
I hear Jerusal

   
em bells are r

inging,
            
Roman Cavalry 


choirs are sin

ging.
            
Be my mirror, 

   
my sword and s

hield,
            
My missionarie

  
s in a foreign

 field.
            
For some reaso

  
n I can't expl

ain,
          
I know Saint P

            
eter won't cal

     
l my name
       
Never an hones

 
t word. and
        
that was when 

            
I ruled the wo

rld.

[outro]

     
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu

   
uuuuuuuuuuu
     
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu

   
uuuuuuuuuuu...

.


*************************************************'**
• Second Version: Tune down the guitar a half step •
****************************************************

Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb.

[Chord-info]
           Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb
Dsus2      x,x,0,2,3,0
Asus4/E    x,x,2,2,3,0
A          x,0,2,2,2,0 
F#m        2,4,4,2,2,2 
D          x,x,0,2,3,2 
E          0,2,2,1,0,0 
F#sus2     x,9,11,11,9,9
Esus4      0,2,2,2,0,0 
A/C#       x,4,2,2,2,x 
Dmaj7      x,x,0,2,2,2 
Amaj7      x,0,2,1,2,0 
E7         0,2,0,1,0,0

[intro]

   
   

[verse 1]

       
I used to rule

    
 the world, Se

as
             
would rise whe

             
n I gave the w

#
ord.
           
Now in the mor

         
ning I sleep  


alone, sweep t

he streets
        
I used to own.

[interlude]

   
   

[verse 2]

    
I used to roll

    
 the dice, Fee

l the
             
fear in my ene

    
my's eyes.
           
Listen as the 

      
crowd would si


ng,"Now the..
             
old king is de

    
ad! Long live 

the king!"

[verse 3]

           
One minute I h

   
eld the key, N


ext the
             
walls were clo

        
sed on me.
           
And I discover

            
ed that my cas

  
tles stand, up

on
             
pillars of sal

      
t and pillars 

of sand.

[Chorus]

             
I hear Jerusal

    
em bells are r

inging,
             
Roman Cavalry 


choirs are sin

ging.
             
Be my mirror, 

   
my sword and s

hield,
             
My missionarie

  
s in a foreign

 field.
             
For some reaso

  
n I can't expl

ain,
          
Once you go th

                  
ere was never,
      
Never an hones

  
t word. and
         
that was when 

            
I ruled the wo


rld.

[middle]

   
   

[verse 4]

           
It was the wic

         
ked and wild  

 
 wind, blew 
             
down the doors

           
 to let me in.
           
Shattered wind

            
ows and the so

    
und of drums, 

people
             
couldn't belie

   
ve what I'd be

come.

[verse 5]

          
Revolutionarie

   
s wait, for
             
my head on a s

      
ilver plate.
           
Just a puppet 

       
on a lonely st


ring, oh
             
who would ever

         
 want to be ki

ng?

[Chorus]

             
I hear Jerusal

   
em bells are r

inging,
             
Roman Cavalry 


choirs are sin

ging.
             
Be my mirror, 

   
my sword and s

hield,
             
My missionarie

  
s in a foreign

 field.
             
For some reaso

  
n I can't expl

ain,
          
I know Saint P

           
eter won't cal

      
l my name
      
Never an hones

  
t word. and
         
that was when 

            
I ruled the wo


rld.


[Bridge]

      


oooh          

              

              

 
       
oh oh ooh oh ,

   
 oh ooh ho
       
oh oh ooh oh ,

   
 oh ooh ho

[chorus]
             
I hear Jerusal

   
em bells are r

inging,
             
Roman Cavalry 


choirs are sin

ging.
             
Be my mirror, 

   
my sword and s

hield,
             
My missionarie

  
s in a foreign

 field.
             
For some reaso

  
n I can't expl

ain,
          
I know Saint P

           
eter won't cal

      
l my name
      
Never an hones

  
t word. and
         
that was when 

            
I ruled the wo


rld


[outro]

     
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu

   
uuuuuuuuuuu
     
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu

   
uuuuuuuuuuu...

.