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Everybody Wants to Rule the World  Tears for Fears

Song Title: Everybody wants to rule the world
Artist/Band: Tears For Fears
Album: Songs from the big chair (1984)
Tab by JC Rea(jcrp_21@hotmail.com)
h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
/=slide-up
\=slide-down
b=bend
r=release bend
()=bend before picking
~=left hand vibrato
///=tremolo picking
()=let ring
Tr=Trill
x=Blocked string
Tuning:1 semitone up
CHORDS:
- Em: 022000
- F#m: 244222
- GMaj:355433
- AMaj:577655
- DMaj:x00232
INTRO:
 
 e|-22-19-----------|-----------------------|
 B|-------19-22-----|-------10----12----10--|
 G|-------------19--|--9h11----11----11-----|
 D|-----------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------------|

1st VERSE:
RIFF:
 
 e|----------------------------|
 B|--2----0--------------------|
 G|--2----0--------------------|
 D|--0----0--------------------|
 A|----------------------------|
 E|-----------33-33-33-33-33---|

"WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE
THEREīS NO TURNING BACK
EVEN WHILE WE SLEEP
WE WILL FIND YOU"
PRECHORUS:
"A[Em]CTING ON YOUR [F#m]BEST BEHAVIOUR
[GMaj]TURN YOUR BACK ON [F#m]MOTHER NATURE
CHORUS:
[Em]EVERYBOD[F#m]Y WAN[GMaj]TS TO [AMaj]RULE THE WORLD
2nd VERSE:
RIFF:
 
 e|--------------------------|
 B|--2----0------------------|
 G|--2----0------------------|
 D|--0----0---00---00---00---|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|

"ITīS MY OWN DESIGN
 
 e|-------------------22-19----------|
 B|-------------------------19-22----|
 G|-------------------------------19-|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|

ITīS MY OWN REMORSE
HELP ME TO DECIDE
HELP ME MAKE THE..."
2nd PRECHORUS:
"...MOST OF FREEDOM - AND OF PLEASURE..."
 
 e|------------------|----------------|
 B|------7-7-7-------|----------------|
 G|------7-7-7-7-----|----7-7--9------|
 D|------------9-----|----7-7--7------|
 A|------------------|----------------|
 E|------------------|----------------|

"...NOTHING EVER - LASTS FOREVER..."
 
 e|---------------|----------------|
 B|----7-7-7------|----------------|
 G|----7-7-7-7----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
 D|----------9----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
 A|---------------|----------------|
 E|---------------|----------------|

2nd CHORUS:
"...EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
 
 e|------------------|------------------|
 B|-7-7-7------------|-7-7-7------------|
 G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9--|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9--|
 D|-------9---7-7-9--|-------9---7-7-9--|
 A|------------------|------------------|
 E|------------------|------------------|

BRIDGE:
[GMaj] "THEREīS A ROOM WHERE THE [DMaj]LIGHT WONīT F[AMaj]IND YOU[GMaj]
HOLDING HANDS WHIL[DMaj]E THE WALLS[AMaj] COME TUMBLI[GMaj]NG DOWN
WHEN THEY DO IīLL BE [Dmaj]RIGHT BEHI[AMaj]ND YOU"
3rd PRECHORUS:
"[Em]SO GLAD WEīVE AL[F#m]MOST MADE IT
S[GMaj]O SAD THEY HAD[F#m] TO FADE IT...
3rd CHORUS:
...[Em]EVERYB[F#m]ODY W[GMaj]ANTS TO [AMaj]RULE THE WORLD"
PRE-SOLO:
 
 e|----------------------|-7-10-9-10-------------|
 B|------10----12----10--|-----------10-7-8-10---|
 G|-7/11----11----11-----|---------------------7-|
 D|----------------------|-----------------------|
 A|----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|----------------------|-----------------------|

SOLO:
 
 e|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------|-7-7-7-7----------------7-7-7-7---------------|
 G|-7-7--------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7-----7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-|
 D|-9-7-(X11 Times)--|---------9---9-9--7-------------9---9-9---9-7-|
 A|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 e|-10-10-10\7-7-7\5--5--5/7-7-5-7-----5h7-----5h7-|
 B|-10-10-10\7-7-7\5--5--5/7-7-5-7-5-5-5h7-5-5-5h7-|
 G|--------------------------------4-6-----4-6-----|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------------|
 B|-7-7-7------7-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7---7--|
 G|-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7-7--|
 D|-------9----------9--------9--------9--------9----|
 A|--------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------|

4th PRECHORUS:
"I CANīT STAND - THIS INDECISION...
 
 e|------------- |-------------------|
 B|---7-7-7------|-------------------|
 G|---7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7---7-7--7----|
 D|---------9----|-7-7-9---7-7--9----|
 A|--------------|-------------------|
 E|--------------|-------------------|

...MARRIED WITH A - LACK OF VISION"
 
 e|----------------|----------------|
 B|----7-7-7-------|----------------|
 G|----7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
 D|----------9-----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
 A|----------------|----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|

4th CHORUS:
"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE..."
 
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-----7-8-10--|
 G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9---7-7-7-7---7-7--9--|
 D|-------9---7-7-9---------9-----------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|

5th PRECHORUS:
"SAY THAT YOUīLL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER NEED IT
ONE HEADLINE WHY BELIEVE IT?"
 
 e|-------10----12----10--|
 B|-10/12----12----12-----|
 G|-----------------------|
 D|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|

5th CHORUS:
"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
 
 e|------------------------------------|
 B|-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-----|
 G|-7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
 D|------9--------9--------9--------9--|
 A|------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|

MINI-SOLO:
 
 e|-------------------|
 B|--7b8r(7)----------|
 G|----------7-9--7~--|
 D|-------------------|
 A|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|

6th PRECHORUS:
"ALL FOR FREEDOM AND FOR PLEASURE NOTHING EVER LASTS FOREVER"
 
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-7-7---------------------7-7-------------------|
 G|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|
 D|-----9---7-7-9---7-7-9-------9---7-7-9---7-7-9-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------|

6th CHORUS:
"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
 
 e|------------------------------------|
 B|-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-----|
 G|-7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
 D|------9--------9--------9--------9--|
 A|------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|

FINAL SOLO:
 
 e|-10---------------------------|
 B|----12-10---------------------|
 G|----------11-7-11~~~-----11\--|
 D|------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------|
 e|-----------------|-------------------------|
 B|-----------------|-------------------------|
 G|-------7---------|----------7h9 9b(11)~~~--|
 D|-9-7-9---9-7h9-7-|-9h10p9p7----------------|
 A|-----------------|-------------------------|
 E|-----------------|-------------------------|
 e|----------------10-10h12--|
 B|--------8h10-10-----------|
 G|-/7-----------------------|
 D|----5-7-------------------|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|
 e|---------------------------9-10--|
 B|-------------------8-7-10--------|
 G|-7b8r7---9b10r9------------------|
 D|-------7---------9---------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------|
 B|-7~~~--------10--------|
 G|------7-------9--------|
 D|--------9-7------7~~~--|
 A|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|
 e|---------------------------|
 B|---------x-x-x--------7----|
 G|-7/9-----7-9-7------9---7--|
 D|-7/9-----7-9-7-------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|
 e|-------------------|
 B|-10p9-----------7--|
 G|------9--9p7--7----|
 D|-------------------|
 A|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|. . . END

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