VIVA LA VIDA

Words and Music by GUY BERRYMAN,

JON BUCKLAND, WILL CHAMPION
and CHRIS MARTIN
Moderately
Db5 Eb7sus Ab Fm

 
4fr 6fr 4fr

       

 

  
     
mf
            
        
1 2
Db5 Eb7sus

 
4fr 6fr

     
    

I used to rule the world.


         
    
            
  
           
       
Ab Fm

 
4fr

          
  
     
Seas would rise when I gave the word. Now in the morn - ing I

  
                   
      
  
        
            
Db5 Eb7sus Ab Fm

 
4fr 6fr 4fr

              
sleep a - lone, sweep the streets I used to own.

    
   
    

     
 






 
 
            
       

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Db5 Eb7sus Ab Fm

 
4fr 6fr 4fr

        

   
      
 
 
   
   
   
  
     
             
            

Db5 Eb7sus Ab Fm
4fr 6fr 4fr

  
      
   
       
  
      
             
            

Db5 Eb7sus Ab Fm

 
4fr 6fr 4fr

                
   

I used to roll the dice, feel the fear in my en - e - mies’ eyes.

 
      
 
  
      
            
               
             
            

Db5 Eb7sus

   
4fr 6fr

          
 

   
Lis - ten as the crowd would sing, “Now the
sound of drums. Peo - ple

  
   

                
            
  
              
    

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Ab Fm Db5 Eb7sus


4fr 4fr 6fr

       
            
old king is dead, long live the king.” One min - ute I held the key,

 

could - n’t be - lieve what I’d be - come. Rev - o - lu - tion - ar - ies wait

         
         
        
 
    
         
          
Ab Fm
4fr

   
    

 
  

     
next the walls were closed on me. And I dis - cov - ered that my

 
for my head on a sil - ver plate. Just a pup - pet on a

 
    
 
 
 
            
     
        
            
Db5 Eb7sus Ab Fm
4fr 6fr 4fr

   
   


           
cas - tles stand up - on pil - lars of salt and pil - lars
lone - ly string. Ah, who would ev - er wan - na be king?

  
                     
             
            
       

Db5 Eb7sus

      
     
4fr 6fr

 
       


of sand. I hear
I hear Je - ru - sa - lem bells a - ring - ing,

     
(D.S.) Hear

          
      



    


   
   
              

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Ab Fm Db5 Eb7sus

             
4fr 4fr 6fr

  
   
Ro - man cav - al - ry choirs are sing - ing. Be my mir - ror, my sword

             

               

 
 
              
Ab Fm

          
4fr

      
     
 
and shield, my mis - sion - ar - ies in a for - eign field.

   
              
    
              
 
 
         
   

   
Db5 Eb7sus Ab/C Fm

     
4fr 6fr 3fr

        
    

(2.,3.) I
(1.) Once you’ve gone there was
For some rea - son I can’t ex - plain.

       
know Saint Pe - ter won’t
  
           
                

               

To Coda 
Db5 Eb7sus

    
4fr 6fr

           




nev - er, nev - er an hon - est word. And that was
call my name, nev - er an hon - est word. But that was

        
 
        
              
         

    

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Ab Fm Db6 Eb9

   
4fr

       

when I ruled the world.
when I ruled the world.

         
         
                
           
           

Ab6 Fm Db6 Eb9

3fr

        
                                  

        
        
  
   

Ab6 Fm Db5 Eb7sus

3fr 4fr 6fr

           
  
 


It was a wick - ed and wild wind

          
   
               


   
        
          

Ab Fm

       
 
4fr

           

blew down the doors to let me in. Shat - tered win - dows and the

        
  
    

   
           
  
   
       
          

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Db5 Fm Db5 Fm


4fr 4fr

      

                  
                     
   
            
           

Db5 Fm

                
4fr

              
     
         
           
Eb7sus Db5 Eb7sus
6fr 4fr 6fr

         
   
 
Oh,

 
      
               
         
 
               
     
Ab Fm
4fr

             
   
  
oh, oh,

           
  

  
 
  
         

 
             

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Db5 Eb7sus Ab Fm
4fr 6fr 4fr

             
   
oh,

      

     
     
  

    
      
          
CODA Db5 Eb7sus

  
D.S. al Coda
   
4fr 6fr


       



oh. hon - est word.

    

     
  
 
       
 

 
 
  
  
   
Ab Fm


4fr

  
            
But that was when I ruled the world.


 
     
        

   

    
   
Optional Ending
Db Eb7 Abmaj7 Fm Abmaj7

     
   
Repeat and Fade


Ooh.

     
  

 
 
 

 

 
         



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