Key: C
Introduction: C7M Dm7 G7
Dm7 C7M C7M(9) C7M
If I ruled the world
Gm7 C7 Bm7(b5) E7(9)
Ev'ry day would be the first day of spring
Bm7(b5) E7(9) Am Am7M Am7
Ev'ry heart would have a new song to sing
Am6 Em7 Cº Dm7 G7
And we'd sing of the joy ev'ry morning would bring
Dm7 C7M C7M(9) C7M
If I ruled the world
Gm7 C7 Bm7(b5) E7(9)
Ev'ry man would be as free as a bird
Bm7(b5) E7(9) Am Am7M Am7
Ev'ry voice would be a voice to be heard
Am6 Em7 Cº Dm7 E9
Take my word, we would treasure each day that occurred
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A7M F#m Bm7 E7
My world would be a beautiful place
A7M A7M(9) Dm7 G7
Where we would weave such wonderful dreams
C7M Am7 Dm7 G7
My world would wear a smile on its face
Am Am7M Am7 F#m7 Dm7 G7
Like the man in the moon when the moon beams
Dm7 C7M C7M(9) C7M
If I ruled the world
Gm7 C7 Bm7(b5) E7(9)
Ev'ry man would say the world was his friend
Bm7(b5) E7(9) Am Am7M Am7
There'd be happiness that no man could end
Am6 Em7 Em7(b5) A4/7 A7
No, my friend, not if I ruled the world
A7 Dm7 Dm7M G7
Ev'ry head would be held up high
C7M Cº A7
There'd be sunshine in ev'ryone's sky
Dm7 F7M Dm7 G7 C7M
If the day ever dawned when I ruled the world
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