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   19th Sept 2018

IMPORTANT NOTE:=
The original backing track appears to have been
sped up, making the track sharp to very nearly a
whole half step up. 
You will need to tune all your strings up higher,
by approx. + 20 cents, to closer match the pitch of
the original recording.
To avoid retuning I recommend using a live
performance if you want to play along with the song

2022 live TV performance (Standard tuning):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ-o1N2swMw

NOTE:
This tab is an arrangement with only one acoustic
guitar in mind as an accompaniment and does not aim
to reflect the way the original song was played.

IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.

A/D   = xx0220   Gmaj7 = 320002    Bm      = x24432
G/D   = xx0003   A     = x02220    Cadd9   = x3203
Em9   = 020032   G     = 320033    A6      = x02222
F#m   = 244222   D     = xx0232    Gmaj7/D = xx0002
^  = Emphasise the beats

In place of the Em9 and Gmaj7 you could just use
standard Em and G chords if preferred.
The instrumental break chords again are just my own
suggestions, the record actually stays on the
D chord riff but with shifting bass notes added.

Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
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[Intro Riff- see tablature at the bottom of the page]
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[Verse 1]
        
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   Welcome to 

      
your life-----

,
  ^     ^
              
There's no tur

       
ning back-----

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Even while we 

   
sleep-----,
              
We will find y

           
ou acting on y

    
our best behav

iour,
         
Turn your back

    
 on Mother Nat

ure,
       
Every - body w

         
ants to rule t

       
he world-----!
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[Verse 2]
              
It's my own de

        
- sign----, it

              
's my own re- 

  
morse---,
              
Help me to de 

    
- cide-----,
              
Help me make t

           
he most of fre

     
edom and of pl

easure,
        
Nothing ever l

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asts forever,
       
Every - body w

         
ants to rule t

   
he world

[Bridge]
             
There's a room

             
 where the lig

         
ht won't find 

you,
             
   Holding han

             
ds while the w

             
alls come tumb

     
ling down,
             
When they do, 

             
I'll be right 

     
be - hind you,
           
       So glad

       
 we've almost 

made it,
         
       So sad 

     
they had to fa

de it,
       
Every - body w

    
ants to rule t

he...
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...World!
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[Verse 3]
           
I can't stand 

     
this indecisio

n,
         
Married with a

 
 lack of visio

n,
       
Every - body w

         
ants to rule t

    
he...  say tha

t you'll...
   
...Never, neve

r, never, neve

r need it,
         
     One headl

     
ine, why belie

ve it?
       
Every - body w

    
ants to rule t

he...
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...World-----------------!
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[Verse 4]
           
All for freedo

  
m and for plea

sure,
        
Nothing ever l

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asts forever,
       
Every - body w

         
ants to rule t

      
he world----!
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[Coda]
        
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  [Intro riff]
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