Intro: (Riff) then:

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Verse 1:    We

              
lcome to your 

    
life,
              
            Th

              
ere's no turni

      
ng back,
              
            Ev

             
en while we sl

   
eep,

            We will find you,

            
Chorus 1:   Ac

             
ting on your b

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est behaviour,
             
            Tu

              
rn yourback on

 
 mother nature

,
            
            Ev

          
erybody wants 

             
to rule the wo

     
rld

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             I

              
t's my own des

   
ign,
              
             I

              
t's my own rem

   
orse,
              
             H

             
elp me to deci

   
de,

             Help me make the...

Chorus 2:    Em              F#m
          ...most of freedom and of pleasure,
             
             N

            
othing ever la


sts for ever
             
             E

         
verybody wants

             
 rule the worl

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d
             
Bridge 1:    T

              
here's a room 

             
where the ligh

             
t won't find y

   
ou,
              
             H

              
olding hands w

             
hile the walls

             
 come tumbling

       
 down,
              
             W

              
hen they do I'

             
ll be right be


hind you.

Chorus 3:    Em            F#m
             So glad we've almost made it,
             
             S

           
o sad they had

 to fade it,
             
             E

         
verybody wants

    
 to rule the w

orld.

Solo:       (although diferent from the song you can just keep playing the
             D to G progession from the intro and verses five or so times to
             take the place of the solo) then:

            
Chorus 4:   I 

              
can't stand th

   
is indecision,
             
            Ma

              
rried with a l


ack of vision,
            
            Ev

          
erybody wants 

             
to rule the wo

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rld.

             
Chorus 5:   Sa

              
y that you'll 


never never ne

ver never need

 it,
             
            On

           
e headline why

 believe it?,
            
            Ev

          
erybody wants 

   
to rule the wo

rld.

Solo 2:     (Again slightly different from the song but just repeat the 
             D to G progression a few times) then:

            
Chorus 6:   Al

              
l for freedom 


and for pleasu

re,
             
            No

           
thing ever las

ts for ever,
            
            Ev

          
erybody wants 

             
to rule the wo

     
rld

Outro:      D   G      | D   G    to fade (or end on G)