Coldplay – Viva La Vida Ukulele Chords

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The original song is in the key of C# (1 half step up)

Voice Range: E – G (1 octave + 4 half tones) – how to use this?

 

Intro:
C – D – G – Em         x2

 

Verse:
EmI 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

 

EmI used to Croll the Ddice
Feel the Gfear in my enemy’s Emeyes
Listened as the Ccrowd would Dsing:
“Now the Gold king is dead! LEmong live the king!”
EmOne minute I Cheld the Dkey
Next the Gwalls were closed on Emme
And I discovered that my cCastles stDand
Upon Gpillars of salt and Empillars of sand

 

Chorus:
I Chear Jerusalem Dbells a-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’d gone there was Emnever
Never an Chonest Dword
And that was Gwhen I ruled the Emworld

 

C – D – G – Em         x2

 

Verse:
EmIt was a wicked and Cwild Dwind
Blew down the Gdoors to let me Emin
Shattered windows and the Csound of Ddrums
People Gcouldn’t believe whatEm I’d become
RevolutiConaries Dwait
For my Ghead on a silver Emplate
Just a puppet on a Clonely Dstring
Oh Gwho would ever want to be Emking?

 

Chorus:
I Chear Jerusalem Dbells a-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 St Peter won’t cEmall my name
NevCer an honest Dword
But that was wGhen I ruled the wEmorld

 

C – Em     x3
D    x2

 

C – D – G – Em         x2
Oh oh oh oh ohh oh

 

Chorus:
I Chear Jerusalem Dbells a-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 St Peter won’t cEmall my name
NevCer an honest Dword
But that was wGhen I ruled the wEmorld

 

C – D – G – Em      
Oh oh oh oh ohh oh