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Viva LA Vida

by Coldplay

Written by: Berryman, Martin, Buckland & Champion

VIVA LA VIDA Berryman, Martin, Buckland & Champion Coldplay | G /// | A7 /// | D /// | Bm /// | G /// | A7 /// | D /// | Bm ~ ^I used to | GM7 A7 D | rule ee the^world.| dd dd ~ Seas ^would | rise when^I gave the^word.| Bm GM7 A7 D | d^Now in^the morning I | sleep pp pp alone.| ee ee ~ Sweep ^the | streets I used to^own.| Bm G A D Bm G A D Bm | n^n nn // | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | / ~ ^I used to | GM7 A7 D ||: roll ll ll the^dice.| ee ee ~ Feel ^the | fear in^my enem ys^eyes.| ||: wild dd dd wind.| dd dd ~ ^Blew down^the | doors to let me^in.| Bm GM7 A7 | s^s / Listened as^the | crowd dd ~ would ^sing.| gg gg / Now^the | | n^Shat tered windows and^the | sound dd ~ of ^drums.| ss ss / People | D Bm G | old^king is^dead dd long^live | ^the king ^One minute I | held dd dd the^key.| | couldnt believe ee what^Id.| d be ^come Revo lutiona.| ar rr rr ies^wait. | A D Bm | yy yy ~ Next ^the | walls s^were closed on | me^and I^dis covered that^my | | tt tt ~ For ^my | head on^a silver plate.| ee Just^a puppet on^a | GM7 A7 D Bm | cas ss tles stand.| dd dd ~ ^Up on | pillars of^salt and pillars | of^sand dd / ~ ^I | | lone ee ly string.| gg gg / Oh | who^would ever want^to be^king.| gg gg / ~ ^I | GM7 A7 D Bm | hear Je rusa lem^bells.| ss a^ring ing / | Ro man Caval ry^choirs.| ss are^sing ing / | G A D | Be my mirror my^sword.| dd and^shi i^eld ~ ^My | mission ar ies^in a^for.| Bm7 G | r eign field dd ~ | For some reason I^cant.| A D Bm 1. | t ex ^plain nn / | Once you'd gone there^was | never / Never an^hon.| 2. 3. | t ex ^plain nn ~ ^I | know Saint Peter wont^call.| l^my name Never an^hon.| GM7 A7 DM7 Bm7 | nn nn n est ^word.| dd dd ~ ^and that^was | when^I..I ruled the^world.| dd dd dd / | G A7 D Bm G A7 D Bm 1. | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | ~ ^It was^a wicked and :|| G A7 D Bm G A7 D Bm GM7 A7 2. | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | ~ ^Oh h^h hh h^h.| hh hh hh hh | ~ ^Oh h^h hh h^h.| D Bm GM7 A7 D | hh hh hh hh | ~ ^Oh h^h hh h^h.| hh hh hh hh | ~ ^Oh h^h hh h^h.| hh hh hh hh | Bm | ~ ^Oh h^h hh h^h.| to CHORUS GM7 A7 DM7 Bm 3. | Ooh hh hh hh | ooh hh hh hh | ooh hh hh hh | ooh hh // ||

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Viva LA Vida is performed by Coldplay and written by Berryman, Martin, Buckland & Champion. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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