Everybody Wants To Rule The World tab by Tears For Fears

Tabs (Ver. 2)

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-----------|-----------------------|
BB|-------19-22-----|-------10----12----10--|
G+G|-------------19--|--9h11----11----11-----|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------------|

1st VERSE:

RIFF:
e|----------------------------|
BB|--2----0--------------------|
G+G|--2----0--------------------|
D MajorD|--0----0--------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------33-33-33-33-33---|

"WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE
 THERE?S NO TURNING BACK
 EVEN WHILE WE SLEEP
 WE WILL FIND YOU"


PRECHORUS:

 E minorEm      F# minorF#m
"ACTING ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOUR

 GMaj       F# minorF#m
 TURN YOUR BACK ON MOTHER NATURE

CHORUS:

 E minorEm   F# minorF#m GMaj AMaj
 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD

2nd VERSE:

RIFF:
e|--------------------------|
BB|--2----0------------------|
G+G|--2----0------------------|
D MajorD|--0----0---00---00---00---|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|


 "IT?S MY OWN DESIGN
e|-------------------22-19----------|
BB|-------------------------19-22----|
G+G|-------------------------------19-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|

 IT?S MY OWN REMORSE
 HELP ME TO DECIDE
 HELP ME MAKE THE..."


2nd PRECHORUS:


"...MOST OF FREEDOM - AND OF PLEASURE..."
e|------------------|----------------|
BB|------7-7-7-------|----------------|
G+G|------7-7-7-7-----|----7-7--9------|
D MajorD|------------9-----|----7-7--7------|
A augmentedA|------------------|----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|----------------|

"...NOTHING EVER - LASTS FOREVER..."
e|---------------|----------------|
BB|----7-7-7------|----------------|
G+G|----7-7-7-7----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
D MajorD|----------9----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
A augmentedA|---------------|----------------|
E MajorE|---------------|----------------|


2nd CHORUS:

"...EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
e|------------------|------------------|
BB|-7-7-7------------|-7-7-7------------|
G+G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9--|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9--|
D MajorD|-------9---7-7-9--|-------9---7-7-9--|
A augmentedA|------------------|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|


BRIDGE:

GMaj            DMaj     AMaj  GMaj
 "THERE?S A augmentedA ROOM WHERE THE LIGHT WON?T FIND YOU

           DMaj    AMaj    GMaj
  HOLDING HANDS WHILE THE WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN

            Dmaj   AMaj
  WHEN THEY DO I?LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU"


3rd PRECHORUS:

 E minorEm       F# minorF#m
"SO GLAD WE?VE ALMOST MADE IT

 GMaj     F# minorF#m
SO SAD THEY HAD TO FADE IT...


3rd CHORUS:

  E minorEm  F# minorF#m GMaj  AMaj
...EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"


PRE-SOLO:
e|----------------------|-7-10-9-10-------------|
BB|------10----12----10--|-----------10-7-8-10---|
G+G|-7/11----11----11-----|---------------------7-|
D MajorD|----------------------|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|-----------------------|


SOLO:
e|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------|-7-7-7-7----------------7-7-7-7---------------|
G+G|-7-7--------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7-----7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-|
D MajorD|-9-7-(X11 Times)--|---------9---9-9--7-------------9---9-9---9-7-|
A augmentedA|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|----------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-107-7-75--5--5/7-7-5-7-----5h7-----5h7-|
BB|-10-10-107-7-75--5--5/7-7-5-7-5-5-5h7-5-5-5h7-|
G+G|--------------------------------4-6-----4-6-----|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|-7-7-7------7-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7---7--|
G+G|-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7-7--|
D MajorD|-------9----------9--------9--------9--------9----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------|


4th PRECHORUS:

 "I CAN?T STAND - THIS INDECISION...
e|------------- |-------------------|
BB|---7-7-7------|-------------------|
G+G|---7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7---7-7--7----|
D MajorD|---------9----|-7-7-9---7-7--9----|
A augmentedA|--------------|-------------------|
E MajorE|--------------|-------------------|

...MARRIED WITH A augmentedA - LACK OF VISION"
e|----------------|----------------|
BB|----7-7-7-------|----------------|
G+G|----7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
D MajorD|----------9-----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|


4th CHORUS:

"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE..."
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-----7-8-10--|
G+G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9---7-7-7-7---7-7--9--|
D MajorD|-------9---7-7-9---------9-----------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|


5th PRECHORUS:

"SAY THAT YOU?LL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER NEED IT
 ONE HEADLINE WHY BELIEVE IT?"
e|-------10----12----10--|
BB|-10/12----12----12-----|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

5th CHORUS:

"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
e|------------------------------------|
BB|-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-----|
G+G|-7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
D MajorD|------9--------9--------9--------9--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|

MINI-SOLO:
e|-------------------|
BB|--7b8r(7)----------|
G+G|----------7-9--7~--|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|


6th PRECHORUS:

"ALL FOR FREEDOM AND FOR PLEASURE NOTHING EVER LASTS FOREVER"
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-7-7---------------------7-7-------------------|
G+G|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-----9---7-7-9---7-7-9-------9---7-7-9---7-7-9-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|


6th CHORUS:

"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
e|------------------------------------|
BB|-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-----|
G+G|-7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
D MajorD|------9--------9--------9--------9--|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|


FINAL SOLO:
e|-10---------------------------|
BB|----12-10---------------------|
G+G|----------11-7-11~~~-----11--|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

e|-----------------|-------------------------|
BB|-----------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------7---------|----------7h9 9b(11)~~~--|
D MajorD|-9-7-9---9-7h9-7-|-9h10p9p7----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-------------------------|

e|----------------10-10h12--|
BB|--------8h10-10-----------|
G+G|-/7-----------------------|
D MajorD|----5-7-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------9-10--|
BB|-------------------8-7-10--------|
G+G|-7b8r7---9b10r9------------------|
D MajorD|-------7---------9---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
BB|-7~~~--------10--------|
G+G|------7-------9--------|
D MajorD|--------9-7------7~~~--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

e|---------------------------|
BB|---------x-x-x--------7----|
G+G|-7/9-----7-9-7------9---7--|
D MajorD|-7/9-----7-9-7-------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------|

e|-------------------|
BB|-10p9-----------7--|
G+G|------9--9p7--7----|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|. . . END

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