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Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears - Guitar Chords

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            Song: Everybody wants to rule the world
Artist: Tears for Fears
Composers: Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes
Album: Songs from the big chair

Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar-)  19th Sept 2018

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[Main riff]
     A/D    G/D
e |---0------3-------|------------------|
B |---2------0-------|------------------|
G |---2------0-------|------------------|
D |---0------0-------|---0-0--0-0--0-0--|
A |------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|

NOTE:  Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might
automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below:

A/D = xx0220    F#m   = 244222    G  = 320033    Cadd9   = x32030
G/D = xx0003    Gmaj7 = 320002    D  = xx0232    A6      = x02222
Em9 = 020032    A     = x02220    Bm = x24432    Gmaj7/D = xx0002

/ = Slide note up

(For the Em9 and Gmaj7, if you prefer it simpler, play Em and G)

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[Intro]
e |------|---5---7-5---5---7-5---5---|---5---7-5---5---7-5---5---|
B |--3---|-/7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7--|--7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7--|
G |------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D |------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A |--0---|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E |------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
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       e |---5---7-5---5---7-5---5---|---5---7-5---5---7-5---5---|
       B |--7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7--|--7-7---7---7-7---7---7----|
       G |---------------------------|---------------------------|
       D |---------------------------|---------------------------|
       A |---------------------------|---------------------------|
       E |---------------------------|---------------------------|
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[Intro]
    A/D   G/D                 A/D   G/D
||:  /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / :|| [x2]

[Verse 1]
                A/D  G/D                     A/D   G/D
Welcome to your life----, there's no turning back------,
               A/D  G/D
Even while we sleep-----,
                 Em9            F#m
We will find you acting on your best behaviour,
Gmaj7             F#m
Turn your back on Mother Nature,
Em9     F#m  Gmaj7    A        A/D    G/D
Every - body wants to rule the world-------!

  A/D   G/D                 A/D   G/D
|  /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 2]
                 A/D    G/D                   A/D   G/D
It's my own de - sign------, it's my own re - morse-----,
                A/D   G/D
Help me to de - cide------,
                 Em9             F#m
Help me make the most of freedom and of pleasure,
Gmaj7        F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever,
Em9     F#m  Gmaj7    A
Every - body wants to rule the...

[Bridge]
G                           D           A
   There's a room where the light won't find you,
G                           D           A       G
   Holding hands, while the walls come tumbling down,
                       D         A
When they do, I'll be right be - hind you,
Em9                F#m
     So glad we've almost made it,
Gmaj7              F#m
       So sad they had to fade it,
Em9     F#m  Gmaj7    A
Every - body wants to rule the...
     D
  ...world-------------!
e |---5---7-5---5---7-5---5---|
B |--7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7--|
G |---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
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[Instrumental Bridge]
   D     A        G              D     A        G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  / |

   D     A        G              D     A
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   Bm            Cadd9           Bm            Cadd9
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

  Gmaj7           A6
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Guitar Solo]
    A/D   G/D                 A/D   G/D
||:  /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / :|| [x2]

[Verse 3]
Em9                F#m
I can't stand this indecision,
Gmaj7          F#m
Married with a lack of vision,
Em9    F#m  Gmaj7    A
Every- body wants to rule the...
Em9                  F#m
     Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it,
Gmaj7                F#m
       One headline, why believe it?
Em9     F#m  Gmaj7    A
Every - body wants to rule the...
    (D)
  ...world!
e |---5---7-5---5---7-5---5---|---5---7-5---5---7-5---5---|
B |--7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7--|--7-7---7---7-7---7---7----|
G |---------------------------|---------------------------|
D |---------------------------|---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|
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[Verse 4]
Em9             F#m
All for freedom and for pleasure,
Gmaj7         F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever,
Em9     F#m  Gmaj7    A        A/D     G/D
Every - body wants to rule the world--------!

|Coda]
 A/D   G/D                 A/D   G/D
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|Suggestion for ending]
 A/D   G/D                 A/D   Gmaj7/D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / || 
        

We also have 7 songs by Tears for Fears

• Advice For The Young At Heart
• Everybody Wants To Rule The World
• Head Over Heels
• Mad World
• Pale Shelter
• Shout
• Sowing The Seeds Of Love

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