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Viva La Vida (Live) by Coldplay

(Oh... oh... oh...)
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listened as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead long live the king
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I (1)____________________ that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and (2)______________ of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
Missionaries in a foreign field
For some (3)____________ I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew (4)________ the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a (5)____________ string
Oh who would ever want to be king?...
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my (6)__________ and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St Peter won't call my name
Never an (7)____________ word
But that was when I ruled the world
...
(Oh... oh... oh...)
Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My (8)________________________ in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I (9)________ St Peter won't call my name
Never an (10)____________ word
But that was when I ruled the world
(Oh... oh... oh...)
(Muchísimas gracias...)
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(1) discovered(2) pillars(3) reason(4) down(5) lonely(6) sword(7) honest(8) missionaries(9) know(10) honest