Coldplay - Viva La Vida Chords & Tabs

Artist – Coldplay
Song – Viva La Vida

Well, since sings this song is sung so insanely high I tabbed out a version of the song
the Key of 'A'.    It sounds a lot like the “Boyce Avenue” version except its in normal
 It sounds better than just the chords or the fifths, so i hope you like it.  BTW, I 
know the chord names so i just made up random ones.


         Asus                Bsus               E               Esus      G#sus

 e|-----0-----0--------0-----0----------0------------0------------------0---------------0--|
B|-----0-----0--------0-----0----------0------------0-----------------(0 or 5)---------0---|
G|-----2-----6--------4-----8----------1------------9------------------6---------------4---|
D|-----2-----7--------4-----9----------2------------9------------------6---------------6---|
A|-----0-----7--------2-----9----------2------------7------------------4---------------6---|
E|------x-or-5--------x-or--7----------0------------0------------------x--------------4----|

INTRO:
Asus – Bsus – Esus – Csus

VERSE 1a:
                 Asus      Bsus
I used to rule the world
                     E                               Csus
Seas would rise when I gave the word
                                      Asus   Bsus
Now in the morning I sweep alone
                     E                      Csus
Sweep the streets I used to own

-REPEAT INTRO-

VERSE 1b:

              Asus       Bsus
I used to roll the dice
               E                            Csus
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
                      Asus              Bsus
Listen as the crowd would sing:
                  E                                 Csus
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

VERSE 1c:

                       Asus      Bsus
One minute I held the key
                E                               Csus
Next the walls were closed on me
                                           Asus    Bsus
And I discovered that my castles stand
             E                        Csus
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

CHORUS:
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   Asus                 Bsus
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
  Esus                   Csus
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
 Asus                       Bsus
Be my mirror my sword and shield
         Esus                    Csus
My missionaries in a foreign field
Asus                      Bsus
For some reason I can't explain
Esus                               Csus                    Asus  Bsus
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
                  G#sus                Csus
That was when I ruled the world

REPEAT INTRO (through the Ohhh's):

VERSE 2a:

                                    Asus  Bsus
It was the wicked and wild wind
                          E                     Csus
Blew down the doors to let me in
                                            Asus         Bsus
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
                 E                            Csus
People couldn't believe what I'd become

VERSE 2b:

                 Asus    Bsus
Revolutionaries wait
               E                     Csus
For my head on a silver plate
                               Asus   Bsus
Just a puppet on a lonely string
     E                                          Csus
Oh who would ever want to be king?

CHORUS:

   Asus                 Bsus
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
  Esus                   Csus
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
 Asus                       Bsus
Be my mirror my sword and shield
         Esus                    Csus
My missionaries in a foreign field
Asus                      Bsus
For some reason I can't explain
 Esus                             Csus
I know Saint Peter will call my name
                Asus    Bsus
Never an honest word
                      G#sus                 Csus
But that was when I ruled the world

BRIDGE:

Asus – Csus – Asus – Csus

INTRO(through the Ohhh's)

CHORUS:

   Asus                 Bsus
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
  Esus                   Csus
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
 Asus                       Bsus
Be my mirror my sword and shield
         Esus                    Csus
My missionaries in a foreign field
Asus                      Bsus
For some reason I can't explain
 Esus                             Csus
I know Saint Peter will call my name
                Asus    Bsus
Never an honest word
                      G#sus                Csus
But that was when I ruled the world

INTRO(quietly though the Ohhh's)

Its fun to play and much easier to sing that way.  Hope you liked it and God Bless.