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INTRO:
e|---5----5----7------|
B|-----7----7----7----|
G|--------------------| =or= Dmaj7 G6 (x4)
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
VERSE 1:
Dmaj7 G6
Welcome to your life
Dmaj7 G6
There’s no turning back
Dmaj7 G6
Even while we sleep
(G6)
We will find you
CHORUS:
Em F#m
Acting on your best behavior
G F#m
Turn your back on mother nature
Em F#m G A Dmaj7 G6 Dmaj7 G6 Dmaj7 G6
Everybody wants to rule the world
VERSE 2:
Dmaj7 G6
It’s my own design
Dmaj7 G6
It’s my own remorse
Dmaj7 G6
Help me to decide
(G6)
Help me make the...
CHORUS:
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:
G D D A A
There’s a room where the light won’t find you
G D D A A G
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
(G) D D A A
When they do I’ll be right behind you
CHORUS & BRIDGE 2:
Em F#m
So glad we’ve almost made it
G F#m
So sad they had to fade it
Em F#m G A G D A G D A
Everybody wants to rule the world
CHORUS:
Em F#m
All for freedom and for pleasure
G F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever
Em F#m G A Dmaj7 G6
Everybody wants to rule the world
OUTRO:
Dmaj7 G6 (x4)
Voila!
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Bass)
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Tabs)
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Ver2) (Tabs)
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Ver2) (Bass)
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Ver2) (Chords)
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Ver3) (Chords)
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Ver3) (Tabs)
Song History
Last Updated: January 11, 2026