Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears

g-d-g-d . . . g/b [dbdbebdbdbeb] (x8)
D-C9(-30030)  --0032 - C9 (x2)

D-C9                        
    D-C9                             D-C9
           
Welcome to your life . . . there's no turning back
                       D-C9 
Even while we sleep . . . we will find you
Am                 Bm                  C2                       Bm
Acting on your best behavior, turn your back on mother nature
Am    Bm   C2         D2        D-C9 0032-C9
Everybody wants to rule the world
                       D-C9                         D-C9
It's my own design . . . it's my own remorse
                      D-C9
Help me to decide . . . help me make the
/A      Am     Am /B   Bm     Bm   /C C2    C2 /B    Bm Bm
Most of freedom and of pleasure, nothing ever lasts forever
Am    Bm   C2         D2
Everybody wants to rule the

C2                                     - G G          - D D
  There's a room where the light won't find you
C                                    - G G         - D D    C
  Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
  C                               - G G   - D D
  When they do I'll be right behind you

Am                     Bm                C2                Bm
    So glad we've almost made it, so sad they had to fade it
Am    Bm   C2         D2 g/b [dbdbebdbdbeb(x4)]/G
Everybody wants to rule the world



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Original in A

d-a-/D-f#    [d/ af#af#baf#af#ba] (x4)  --0220   G6 (x4)
10-10-0-7   [3  575777 ]

--0220   G6(320000)
                  
Welcome to your life, there's no turning back
                   Even while we sleep, we will find you

Em                 F#m                 G                         F#m
Acting on your best behavior, turn your back on mother nature
Em    F#m G            A         --0220   G6 --0220   G6
Everybody wants to rule the world

--0220   G6
                  It's my own design, it's my own remorse
                  Help me to decide, help me make the

Em                     F#m                   G                F#m
Most of freedom and of pleasure, nothing ever lasts forever
Em    F#m  G          A
Everybody wants to rule the

G5                                     - D D       - A A
  There's a room where the light won't find you
G5                                   - D D         - A A    G5
  Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
                                 - D D   - A A
  When they do I'll be right behind you

[dbdbebdbdbeb]/G [dbdbebdbdbeb]/E [dbdbebdbdbeb]/D [dbdbebdbdbeb] (x2)

[dbdbebdbdbeb]/G [dbdbebdbdbe b]/D

g f#-e d         b-c-d-g      d-g   f#-e   d   b-c-d-g-b  d-g    f#-e  d  b-c- d- g   e  d
Em                F                  Em              F                  Bm7            Am7
Da da-da da dadadada  da da dada-da dadada da  dada dada da dadadada dada

D-C9 0032-C9 (x2)

Am                   Bm           C2                  Bm
I can't stand this indecision married with a lack of vision
Am    Bm   C2         D2
Everybody wants to rule the
Am                     Bm                                  C2               Bm
    Say that you'll never never never need it, one headline why believe it
Am    Bm    C2          D         D-C9  --0032-C9  (dbdbebdbdbeb)
Everybody wants to rule the world
Am                  Bm                     C2               Bm
All for freedom and for pleasure, nothing ever lasts forever
Am  Bm  C2          D2       D-C9
Everbody wants to rule the world

0032-C9 D-C9(sust.)
 



 





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Em                     F#m               G                 F#m
    So glad we've almost made it, so sad they had to fade it
Em    F#m  G          A          [d/ af#af#ba]/D
Everybody wants to rule the world

[d/ af#af#ba]/D [d/ af#af#ba]/A [d/ af#af#ba]/g [d/ af#af#ba]/g (x2)

[d/ af#af#ba]/D [d/ af#af#ba]/A /B

d c#-b a f#-g-a-b  a-d c#-b a f#-g-a-b d c#-b a f#-g-a-b
Bm         C2          Bm         C2            G6         A


--0220   G6 (x4)

Em                     F#m        G                   F#m
I can't stand this indecision married with a lack of vision
Em    F#m  G          A
Everybody wants to rule the
Em                     F#m                               G                     F#m
    Say that you'll never never never need it, one headline why believe it
Em    F#m  G          A         d-a-/D-f#    [d/ af#af#ba] (x4)
Everybody wants to rule the world

Em                   F#m                   G                 F#m
All for freedom and for pleasure, nothing ever lasts forever
Em  F#m  G           A         --0220   G6 (x4) Fadout
Everbody wants to rule the world


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JC Version || JC Setlist || Tunelist
JC Lowdown Version (In original key sung down 8va)

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (YT)

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Massey Hall Toronto 1985 (YT)

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World BBC 1985 (YT)

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World Knebworth 1990 (YT)

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World France 2007 (YT)

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