Viva La Vida Chords by Coldplay

Tempo:
138.05 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Fm

Ab

Eb

Dbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Coldplay - Viva La Vida Lyrics chords
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[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm] I used [Db] to rule the world, seas [Ab] would rise when I [Fm] gave the word
Now in the morning [Db] I sleep alone, [Eb] sweep [Ab] the streets I [Fm] used to own
[Db] I [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm] used [Db] to roll [Eb] the dice, feel [Ab] the fear in my [Fm] enemies' eyes
Listen [Db] as the crowd [Eb] would sing, now [Ab] the old king is [Fm] dead, lord of the king
One minute [Db] I [Eb] held the key, [Ab] next the walls were [Fm] closed on me
And I discovered that [Db] my [Eb] castle stood [Ab] upon pillars of [Fm] salt and pillars of sand
[Db] I hear [Eb] Jerusalem bells a-ringing, [Ab] Roman [Fm] Catholic choirs a-singing
[Db] Be my mirror, my sword and [Eb] shield, [Ab] my missionaries [Fm] in the foreign [Db] field
For some reason I can't explain, [Ab] once he had [Fm] gone there was never, never [Db] an [Eb] honest word
And [Ab] that was when I [Fm] ruled the world
[Db] It
[Fm]
[Db]
[Ab] [Fm] was a [Db] wicked and wild wind, blew [Ab] down the doors to [Fm] let me in
Shattered windows [Db] and the sound of drums
[Ab] People couldn't believe [Fm] what I'd become,
[Db] revolutionaries [Eb] wait
For [Fm] my head on a silver plate, just a puppet [Db] on a lonely [Eb] string
[Ab] Oh, who would ever [Fm] want to be king?
[Dbm] I hear Jerusalem [Eb] bells a-ringing, [Ab] Roman [Fm] Catholic choirs a-singing
[Db] Be my [Eb] mirror, my sword and shield, [Ab] my [Fm] missionaries in the foreign field
[Db] For some [Eb] reason I can't explain, [Ab] I know Saint Peter [G] won't call my [Fm] name
[Db] Never an [Eb] honest word, but [Ab] that was when I ruled [Fm] the world
[Db] I [Fm]
[Db] [Fm]
[Db] [Fm]
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Fm]
[Db] hear Jerusalem [Eb] bells a-ringing, [Ab] Roman Catholic [Fm] choirs a-singing
[Db] Be my mirror, [Eb] my sword and shield, [Ab] my missionaries in [Fm] the foreign field
[Db] For some reason [Eb] I can't explain, [Ab] I know Saint [Fm] Peter won't call my name
[Db] Never an honest [Eb] word, but [Ab] that was when I ruled [Fm] the world
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Db] [Eb]
Key:  
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Dbm
13421114
Db
12341114
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
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To learn Coldplay - Viva La Vida chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Ab, Fm, Db, Eb, Ab, Db, Ab, Eb and Fm of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 69 BPM before aiming for the song's 138 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Ab Major.

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[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ I used [Db] to rule the world, seas [Ab] would rise when I [Fm] gave the word
Now in the morning [Db] I sleep _ _ alone, [Eb] sweep [Ab] the streets I [Fm] used to own _
[Db] I _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ used [Db] to roll [Eb] the _ dice, feel [Ab] the fear in my [Fm] enemies' eyes
Listen [Db] as the crowd [Eb] would sing, now [Ab] the old king is [Fm] dead, lord of the king
One minute [Db] I _ [Eb] held the key, [Ab] next the walls were [Fm] closed on me
And I discovered that [Db] my _ [Eb] castle stood _ [Ab] upon pillars of [Fm] salt and pillars of sand
[Db] I hear [Eb] Jerusalem bells a-ringing, [Ab] Roman [Fm] Catholic choirs a-singing
[Db] Be my mirror, my sword and [Eb] shield, [Ab] my missionaries [Fm] in the foreign _ [Db] field
For some reason I can't explain, [Ab] once he had [Fm] gone there was never, never [Db] an _ [Eb] honest _ word
And [Ab] that was when I [Fm] ruled the world _ _
[Db] It _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ was a [Db] wicked and wild _ _ wind, blew [Ab] down the doors to [Fm] let me in
Shattered windows [Db] and the sound of drums _
[Ab] People couldn't believe [Fm] what I'd become, _
[Db] _ _ revolutionaries [Eb] wait
For [Fm] my head on a silver plate, just a puppet [Db] on a _ lonely [Eb] string _
[Ab] Oh, who would ever [Fm] want to be king?
[Dbm] I hear Jerusalem [Eb] bells a-ringing, [Ab] Roman [Fm] Catholic choirs a-singing
[Db] Be my [Eb] mirror, my sword and shield, [Ab] my _ [Fm] missionaries in the foreign field
[Db] For some [Eb] reason I can't explain, [Ab] I know Saint Peter [G] won't call my [Fm] name
[Db] Never an [Eb] honest word, but [Ab] that was when I ruled [Fm] the world
[Db] I _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] hear Jerusalem [Eb] bells a-ringing, [Ab] Roman Catholic [Fm] choirs a-singing
[Db] Be my mirror, [Eb] my sword and shield, [Ab] my _ missionaries in [Fm] the foreign field
[Db] For some reason [Eb] I can't explain, [Ab] I know Saint [Fm] Peter won't call my name
[Db] Never an honest [Eb] _ word, but [Ab] that was when I ruled [Fm] the world _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

It's Will Champion, Jon Buckland, Guy Berryman and Chris Martin who authored this song.

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