Viva La Vida - The Petersens (LIVE)

You guys loved "The Scientist" cover we did so much we decided to do another Coldplay song! It's fun taking an intricate song with this many moving parts and translating it to our acoustic instruments. Emmett arranged "Viva La Vida" and, once again, did a fantastic job.

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►Live concert version https://youtu.be/GKakJX9CRho?t=58
Buy or stream Live Sessions, Vol. 04 https://li.sten.to/livesessions04
Clip: How Emmett came to play the dobro (spoiler alert: all the cool instruments were taken) https://youtu.be/7Ep3Ni2bPUg?t=152

►More bells: I Heard the Bells https://youtu.be/uMpBt3fYfn8
More Saint Peter: You Can't Make Old Friends https://youtu.be/tsNEuM8T2tk
More pop: I Want It That Way https://youtu.be/w009AfeBZSA
More bow: The Scientist https://youtu.be/WwqFUY4HcS8

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►This video:
Lead vocal and dobro: Emmett Franz
Harmony vocal and fiddle: @Katie Petersen
Harmony vocal and mandolin: @Julianne
Harmony vocal and banjo: @Ellen Haygood
Guitar: @Matt Petersen
Bass: Karen Petersen

Location: Dooley's Chapel on the Lake https://www.dooleylodges.com/
Dooley Lodges and Resort provides a quiet, lakeside destination for a restful getaway. Again we filmed in their chapel, this time against a side wall.

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Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs https://www.eartrumpetlabs.com/

►LYRICS - Viva La Vida
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
Listen as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead, long live the king!

One minute I held the keys
Next the walls were closed on me
An' I discovered that m' castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
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
But that was when I ruled the world

There was the wicked an' wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
The shattered windows and the sound of drums
The people couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Uh, who would ever wanna be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Oa woah ohhh oh [x4]

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website https://petersenband.com/

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