{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":675427,"song":"Viva La Vida","artist":"Coldplay","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11579826-viva-la-vida-chords-by-coldplay/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/675427?type=chord","rating":4.78798,"votes":21033,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Dadd11[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nI used to rule the world[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSeas would rise when I gave the word[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nNow in the morning I sleep alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSweep the streets I used to own[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   Dadd1   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nI used to roll the dice[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFeel the fear in my enemy's eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nListen as the crowd would sing:[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nOne minute I held the key[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNext the walls were closed on me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nAnd I discovered that my castles stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nUpon pillars of salt and pillars of sand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nRoman Cavalry choirs are singing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nBe my mirror, my sword, and shield[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMy missionaries in a foreign field[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nFor some reason I can't explain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nOnce you'd gone there was never, never an honest word[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat was when I ruled the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Dadd11[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nIt was the wicked and wild wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlew down the doors to let me in[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nShattered windows and the sound of drums[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPeople couldn't believe what I'd become[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nRevolutionaries wait[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor my head on a silver plate[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nJust a puppet on a lonely string[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh, who would ever want to be king?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nRoman Cavalry choirs are singing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nBe my mirror, my sword, and shield[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMy missionaries in a foreign field[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nFor some reason I can't explain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI know Saint Peter won't call my name[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nNever an honest word[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut that was when I ruled the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   x3\r\n[ch]Dadd11[/ch]   [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Dadd11[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOhhhhhh         Ohhhhhhh[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Dadd11[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOhhhhhh        Ohhhhhhh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nI hear Jerusalem bells are ringing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nRoman Cavalry choirs are singing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nBe my mirror, my sword, and shield[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMy missionaries in a foreign field[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nFor some reason I can't explain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI know Saint Peter won't call my name[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Dadd11[/ch]\r\nNever an honest word[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut that was when I ruled the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Dadd11[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOooooh       Ooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Dadd11[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOooooh       Ooooooh[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC   Dadd11   G   Em   x2\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nC   Dadd1   G   Em   x2\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nC   Dadd11   G   Em   x2\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nC   Em   x3\nDadd11   Dadd11\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["C","Dadd11","G","Em","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}