5|C---C---C---C-C---C---C-C-|
4|G---G---G---G-G---G---G-G-|
5|--C---c---c---c---c-c---c-|
4|--G---G---G---G---G-G---G-|
5|--c-c---c---C---C---C---C-|
4|--G-G---G---G---G---G---G-|
5|C---C---C-C---C---c---c---|
4|G---G---G-G---G---G---G---|
5|c---c-c---c---c-c---c---c-|
4|G---G-G---G---------------|
5|----------C---------------|
4|------------A-----------A-|
5|------------c---------c-c-|
4|--G-A---A-G-----D-f-------|
5|c-c-c-c---c-----------C---|
4|------------------------A-|
4|----------A---G-A---A---A-|
5|--c-------------------C---|
4|----G-g-f-------------G---|
5|C---C---C-C---C---C-C---C-|
4|G---G---G-g---g---g-g---g-|
5|--c---c---c---c-c---c---c-|
4|--G---G---G---G-g---g---g-|
5|c---c---C---C---C---C-C---|
4|g---g---G---G---G---G-g---|
5|C---C-C---C---c---c---c---|
4|g---g-g---g---G---G---G---|
5|c-c---c---c-c---c---c-----|
4|G-g---g-------------------|
5|------C-------------------|
4|--------A-----------A---G-|
5|------------c-----------c-|
4|A---A-G-A-A---G---g-f-----|
5|c-c-c-c---------C---------|
4|--------------------A-----|
5|------------c-----------c-|
4|--------G-G---A-G-G-------|
5|--------f-f-f-f---f-------|
4|A-G-G---f-f-f-f---f-------|
5|----C-D-----------D---D-D-|
4|----f-g-----------g---g-D-|
5|----D-D---C---c---c-c-c-c-|
4|----D-D---C---f-----------|
5|c-c-c---------C-----------|
4|------------------A-------|
5|----------c-----------c---|
4|----G-G-----A-G-G---G---A-|
6|--------------D-f---f---f-|
5|--------------D-f---f---f-|
4|G-G-----------------------|
6|D-f-D-------c---C-----D---|
5|D-f-D-----A-c---C-----D---|
4|----------A---------------|
6|D---D-c-D-c---------------|
5|D---D-c-D-c-----f-g---G---|
4|----------------f-g---G---|
6|--f---f---f-D-f-D-------c-|
5|--f---f---f-D-c-D-----A-c-|
4|----------------------A---|
6|--C---c-D-c-D---D-c-D-c---|
5|--C---c-D-c-D---D-c-D-c---|
6|--------------f---f---f-D-|
5|f-f-g---G-----f---f---f-D-|
4|f-f-g---G-----------------|
6|f-g---g---g---------D---D-|
5|f-g---g---g---------D---D-|
6|--D---D-c-C-c-------------|
5|--D---D-c-C-c-----c-c-c-c-|
5|----------C---------------|
4|--------------A-----------|
5|--------------c-----------|
4|G-A-G-g-g---------g-G-----|
5|------------C---C---C---C-|
4|------------G-f-G-f-G-f-G-|
5|--C---C---C---C---c---c---|
4|f-G-f-G-f-G-f-G-f-G-D-G-D-|
5|c---c---c---c---c---c---C-|
4|G-D-G-D-G-D-G-D-G-D-G-D-G-|
5|--C---C---C---C---C---C---|
4|f-G-f-G-f-G-f-G-f-G-f-G-f-|
5|C---c---c---c---c-----c-c-|
4|G-f-G-D-G-D-G-D-G-D-------|
5|c-c-c-c-c-----------C-----|
4|------------------------A-|
5|------------------------c-|
4|----------A-A-G-A-----G---|
5|----------c-c-c-c-c-c-c---|
4|--D-f---------------------|
5|------C-------------------|
4|----------A-------------G-|
5|--c-------------c---------|
4|G---A-G-G-----G-----A-G---|
5|D-D-D-D-D---------C---D---|
4|f-f-f-f-f---------f---g---|
5|----------D-D-D---D-D-D---|
4|----------g-g-D---f-f-f---|
5|C-c-----c-c-c-c-c-c-c-----|
4|D-f-----------------------|
5|----C---------------------|
4|--------A-------------G---|
5|c-------------------------|
4|--A-G-f-G-G-g-G-----------|
6|----D-f---f---f-D-f-D-----|
5|----D-f---f---f-D-f-D-----|
6|--c---C-----D---D---D-c-D-|
5|A-c---C-----D---D---D-c-D-|
4|A-------------------------|
6|c-----------------f---f---|
5|c-----f-g---G-----f---f---|
4|------f-g---G-------------|
6|f-D-f-D-------c---C---c-D-|
5|f-D-f-D-----A-c---C---c-D-|
4|------------A-------------|
6|c-D---D-c-D-c-------------|
5|c-D---D-c-D-c---f-f-g---G-|
4|----------------f-f-g---G-|
6|----f---f---f-D-f-g---g---|
5|----f---f---f-D-f-g---g---|
6|g-------g-D---D---D-C-C-C-|
5|g-------g-D---D---D-C-C-C-|
6|--c---c-------------------|
5|--c---c-----c-c-c-c-------|
5|C-------------------------|
4|----A-----------G-A-G-g-g-|
5|----c---------------f-D-f-|
4|--------g-G---------f-D-f-|
5|--G---G---G---G-G---G---G-|
5|g-C---C---C---C-c---c---c-|
4|g-------------------------|
5|G---G---G---G---G---G-G---|
5|c---c---C---C---C---C-c---|
5|G---G-G---G---G---G---G---|
5|c---c-c---c---C---C---C---|
5|G-G---G---G-G---G---D-----|
5|C-c---c---c-c---c--Gg-A---|
4|----------------------A---|
5|A-A---A-----c-D-G-----g-f-|
4|A-A---A-------------------|
5|--------------D---c-D-G---|
5|--g-D---------------c---c-|
5|D-G-----g-f---------------|
5|D---c-D-G-----g-D---------|
6|----------------------D-f-|
5|------c---------------D-f-|
6|--f---f-D-f-D-------c---C-|
5|--f---f-D-f-D-----A-c---C-|
4|------------------A-------|
6|----D---D---D-c-D-c-------|
5|----D---D---D-c-D-c-----f-|
4|------------------------f-|
6|----------f---f---f-D-f-D-|
5|g---G-----f---f---f-D-f-D-|
4|g---G---------------------|
6|------c---C---c-D-c-D---D-|
5|----A-c---C---c-D-c-D---D-|
4|----A---------------------|
6|c-D-c-----------------f---|
5|c-D-c---f-f-g---G-----f---|
4|--------f-f-g---G---------|
6|f---f-D-f-g---g---g-------|
5|f---f-D-f-g---g---g-------|
6|g-D---D---D-C-C-C---c---c-|
5|g-D---D---D-C-C-C---c---c-|
5|----c-c-c-c-------C-------|
4|----------------------A---|
5|----------------------c---|
4|--------G-A-G-g-g---------|
5|--------------------c-----|
4|g-G-----------------f-----|
5|----------C---------------|
4|----------g---------------|
5|c---------------c---------|
4|D---------------f---------|
5|------c---------------C---|
4|------f---------------g---|
5|------------c-------------|
4|------------D-------------|
5|--c-----------------------|
4|--f-----------------------|
Quick guide on how to read the letter notes
The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.
Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.
The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)
RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
I used to rule the world
ReplyDeleteSeas 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 discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason 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 down 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 lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword 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 honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh [5x]
Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword 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 honest word
But that was when I ruled the world