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Song title:      Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Original Album:  Songs From The Big Chair (Tears For Fears)

Words and Music by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes
Copyright © 1985 Phonogram Records (UK), Mercury Records (US)
Published by Universal Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
The tuning just might be Drop-D (DADGBE) to get the pulsing D in the bass
that you can hear on the recording. However, I would suggest playing it in
standard tuning, otherwise you'll have to mute the 6th string for the
CHORUS and BRIDGE chords (which would be fairly annoying).

Timing is 12/8.


INTRO:
Notes:
For Guitar Figure 1, the slide up is only played the first time, after which
you're playing triplets.

(Strictly speaking, in Guitar Figure 2, that “A/D” isn’t actually a chord
(D, A and C# notes) – I’ve just called it that. I suppose it might be a sort
of Dmaj7 (without its 3rd), but I’m going with A/D.)


[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x4]

Guitar Figure 1

12/8
|---|-----5-------7-------5-------5-------7-------5--|
|-3-/-7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7------|
|---|------------------------------------------------|
|---|------------------------------------------------|
|---|------------------------------------------------|
|---|------------------------------------------------|

    | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & -|


[play: Guitar Figure 2 and REST]  [x4]


Guitar Figure 2
 Dmaj7        G/D
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------0----------------------------------|
|-2-----------0----------------------------------|
|-0-----------0----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & -|

[rest one bar]


VERSE1:
Notes:
Pick or arpeggiate the chords, whichever sounds better to you.

Chords:
A/D xx022x
G/D xx000x

Guitar Figure 2
  A/D         G/D
|------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------0----------------------------------|
|-2-----------0----------------------------------|
|-0-----------0----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & -|

                                  Wel-come to your

  life,                           there's no turning

  back                            ev -en  while we

  sleep,                          we will find you..


CHORUS1:
Chords:
Em   022000    A     x02220
F#m  244222    Dmaj7 xx0222
G    320033    G6    xx0000

   Em             F#m
...acting on your best behaviour,
G                 F#m
Turn your back on Mother Nature
Em   F#m  G        A        Dmaj7  G6
Everybody wants to rule the world


VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
A/D xx022x
G/D xx000x

[Guitar Figure 2 and REST] [x4]
A/D  G/D               A/D  G/D               A/D  G/D
         It's my own design,    it's my own remorse
             A/D  G/D
Help me to decide,    help me make the...


CHORUS2:
Chords:
Em   022000    G  320033
F#m  244222    A  x02220

   Em              F#m
...most of freedom and of pleasure
G            F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever
Em   F#m  G        A
Everybody wants to rule the...


BRIDGE:
Chords:
G  320033
D  xx0232
A  x02220

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 behind you


CHORUS3:
Chords:
Em   022000    A   x02220
F#m  244222    A/D xx022x
G    320033    G/D xx000x

Em             F#m
All for freedom and for pleasure
G            F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever
Em   F#m  G        A        A/D  G/D
Everybody wants to rule the world


OUTRO:
Chords:
A/D xx022x
G/D xx000x

[play: [Guitar Figure 2 and REST]  [x4]