Viva la vida, Coldplay, partition, arrangement

3 août version 1.
Viva la Vida est le second single du quatrième album studio du groupe de rock alternatif britannique Coldplay intitulé Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, qui est sorti le 7 mai 2008. Il s'agit du plus grand succès de Coldplay, numéro un aux États-Unis et au Royaume-Uni. Elle a reçu le Grammy Award de la meilleure prestation pop d'un duo ou groupe avec chant1.
La chanson a été classée 70e meilleure chanson britannique de tous les temps par XFM en 2010.
Paroles :
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 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 Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
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 Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
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Auteurs-compositeurs : Christopher Anthony John Martin, Guy Rupert Berryman, William Champion, Jonathan Mark Buckland.