Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Recorded by Tears for Fears
Album: Songs From The Big Chair (1985)

(Non Capo)

(Intro.)
|(A/D) /(G/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |(A/D) /(G/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |
|(A/D) /(G/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |(A/D) /(G/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |

(Verse 1)
(A/D) (G/D) Welcome to your (A/D)life (G/D)
(G/D)There's no turning (A/D)back
(G/D) Even while we (A/D)sleep (G/D)
(A/D)We will find you
 
(Chorus 1)
(Em)Acting on your (F#m)best behavior
(G)Turn your back on (A)mother nature
(Em)Every-(F#m)body (G)wants to (A)rule the (A/D)world

(Solo)
 /(G/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |(A/D) /(G/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |
 
(Verse 2)
(A/D) /(G/D) It's my own de-(A/D)sign (G/D)
It's my own re-(A/D)-morse (G/D)
| A/D   G/D | G/D |       (A/D)
Help me to de-(A/D)cide (G/D)
(G/D)Help me make the
 
(Chorus 2)
(Em)Most of freedom (F#m)and of pleasure
(G)Nothing ever (F#m)lasts forever
(Em)Every-(F#m)body (G)wants to (A)rule the…
 
(Bridge)
(G)There's a room where the light (D)won't find (A)you
(G)Holding hands while the walls (D)come tumbl-(A)ing down
(G)When they do I'll be right (D)behind (A)you
 
(Chorus 3)
(Em) So glad we've (F#m)almost made it
(G) So sad they (F#m)had to fade it
(Em)Every-(F#m)body (G)wants to (A)rule the (D)world
 
(Solo)
|(D) /(A/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |(D) /(A/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |
|(D) /(A/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |(D) /(A/D)  / |
|(Bm) / / / |(Bm) / / / |(Bm) / / / |(Bm) / / / |
|(G) / / / |(A) / / / |(A/D) /(G/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |
|(A/D) /(G/D  / |(G/D) / / / |(A/D) /(G/D)  / |(G/D) / / / |
|(A/D) /(G/D)  / |(G) / / / |

(Chorus 4)
(Em)I can't stand this (F#m)indecision
(G)Married with a (F#m)lack of vision
(Em)Every-(F#m)body (G)wants to (A)rule the
 
(Chorus 5) (variation)
(Em) Say that you'll never never (F#m)never never need it
(G) One headline, (F#m)why believe it
(Em)Everybo-(F#m)dy (G)wants to (A)rule the (D)world (A) (G) (A)
 
(Chorus 6)
(Em)All for freedom (F#m)and for pleasure
(G)Nothing ever (F#m)lasts forever
Em   F#m  G        A        (A/D)
(Em)Every-(F#m)body (G)wants to (A)rule the (A/D)world

(Outro.)
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|(A/D) / (G/D) / |(G/D) / / / |(A/D) / (G/D) / |(G/D) / / / |
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