JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Lagu yang berjudul "Viva La Vida" dipopulerkan oleh Coldplay.
Lagu yang dirilis pada 25 Mei 2008 ini merupakan singel kedua yang dirilis oleh band rock alternatif Coldplay di album mereka Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.
Nama "Viva La Vida" berasal dari frasa bahasa Spanyol yang berarti "Jalani kehidupan."
Nama ini diambil dari lukisan karya seniman asal Meksiko, Frida Kahlo.
Berikut ini adalah lirik dan chord lagu "Viva La Vida" dari Coldplay:
[Intro]
C D G Em x2
[Verse 1]
Em C D
I used to rule the world
G Em
Seas would rise when I gave the word
C D
Now in the morning I sleep alone
G Em
Sweep the streets I used to own
[Interlude]
C D G Em x2
[Verse 2]
Em C D
I used to roll the dice
G Em
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
C D
Listen as the crowd would sing:
G Em
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
Em C D
One minute I held the key
G Em
Next the walls were closed on me
C D
And I discovered that my castles stand
G Em
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
[Chorus]
C D
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
G Em
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
C D
Be my mirror, my sword, and shield
G Em
My missionaries in a foreign field
C D
For some reason I can't explain
G Em C D
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
Bm Em
That was when I ruled the world
[Interlude]
C D G Em x2
[Verse 3]
Em C D
It was the wicked and wild wind
G Em
Blew down the doors to let me in.
C D
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
G Em
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Em C D
Revolutionaries wait
G Em
For my head on a silver plate
C D
Just a puppet on a lonely string
G Em
Oh who would ever want to be king?
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
C Em x3
D x2
C D G Em x2
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)
[Chorus]
[Outro]
C D Bm Em
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh x2