Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

      
 
 Song Title: Everybody wants to rule the world
 Artist/Band: Tears For Fears
 
 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
 THERE´S NO TURNING BACK
 EVEN WHILE WE SLEEP
 WE WILL FIND YOU"
 
 PRECHORUS:
 
   Em            F#m           
 "ACTING ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOUR
 
 GMaj              F#m          
 TURN YOUR BACK ON MOTHER NATURE
 
 CHORUS:
 
 Em      F#m  GMaj  AMaj          
 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD
 
 2nd VERSE:
 
 RIFF:

 e|--------------------------|
 B|--2----0------------------|
 G|--2----0------------------|
 D|--0----0---00---00---00---|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|
 

 
 "IT´S MY OWN DESIGN

 e|-------------------22-19----------|
 B|-------------------------19-22----|
 G|-------------------------------19-|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 

 
 IT´S 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                      DMaj        AMaj    GMaj 
  "THERE´S A 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:
 
  Em             F#m          
 "SO GLAD WE´VE ALMOST MADE IT
 
  GMaj          F#m           
 SO SAD THEY HAD TO FADE IT...
 
 3rd CHORUS:
 
    Em    F#m  GMaj    AMaj           
 ...EVERYBODY WANTS TO 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 CAN´T 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 YOU´LL 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