"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" - Tears For Fears

(Standard Tuning / No Capo)

This is based off the original, studio recorded version (https://youtu.be/aGCdLKXNF3w).

[Chords]
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This is the riff that shows up throughout the song.  Those are four groups of triplet eighth-notes over
the song's 4/4 shuffle tempo.  You could consider the song to be in 12/8.  In that case, those
are simply eighth-notes.

e|---5----7---
B|-7---7----7-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

5----5----7---
---7---7----7-
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5-|
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[Intro]
    [4x]

[Verse 1]
  
         Welco

me to your lif

e
  
         There

's no turning 

back
  
         Even 

while we sleep
  
         We wi

ll find you

           
Acting on your

 
 best behavior
             
Turn your back

    
 on mother nat

ure
       
Everybody  wan

             
ts to rule the

        
 world

[Verse 2]
  
         It's 

my own design
  
         It's 

my own remorse
  
         Help 

me to decide
  
         Help 

me make the

           
Most of freedo

  
m and of pleas

ure
            
Nothing ever l

#
asts forever
       
Everybody  wan

      
ts to rule the

...

[Bridge]
             
There's a room

             
 where the lig

         
ht won't find 

you
             
Holding hands 

             
while the wall

       
s come tumblin

g down
             
When they do I

             
'll be right b


ehind you

           
So glad we've 


almost made it
           
So sad they ha


d to fade it
       
Everybody  wan

             
ts to rule the

 
...

[Instrumental Bridge]
        
...world

  [
             

[Guitar Solo]
    [4x]

           
I can't stand 

     
this indecisio

n
             
Married with a

 
 lack of visio

n
       
Everybody  wan

            
ts to rule the

..

           
Say that you'l

  
l never never 

never never ne

ed it
            
One headline w

#
hy believe it?
       
Everybody  wan

             
ts to rule the

           
 world

           
All for freedo

  
m and for plea

sure
            
Nothing ever l

#
asts forever
       
Everybody  wan

             
ts to rule the

   
 world