Chords & Lyrics, etc. v1
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Everybody Wants To Rule The World Chords & Lyrics, etc. by Tears for Fears
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Type: Chords & Lyrics, etc.
Version: 1
Created by: Bagus
Created: 5/19/2026
Updated: 5/19/2026
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Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Chords & Lyrics, etc. · v1
Intro:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4
e|--5---7---5---5---7---5-|--5---7---5---5---7\---|
B|7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7-7\---|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|
(triplets throughout)
| A/D G/D | G/D | A/D G/D | G/D |
| A/D G/D | G/D | (A/D)
Welcome to your life
There's no turning back
Even while we sleep
We will find you
Em F#m G F#m
Acting on your best behavior Turn your back on mother nature
Em F#m G A
Everybody wants to rule the world
| A/D G/D | G/D | A/D G/D | G/D |
| A/D G/D | G/D | (A/D)
It's my own design
It's my own remorse
Help me to decide
Help me make the ...
Em F#m G F#m
... most of freedom and of pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever
Em F#m G A
Everybody wants to rule the ...
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
Em F#m G F#m
So glad we've almost made it So sad they had to fade it
Em F#m G A
Everybody wants to rule the world
Interlude:
| A/D G/D | G/D | A/D G/D | G/D | (intro riff over synth solo)
| Bm | C | Bm | C | Bm | C |. (Synth solo)
| A/D G/D | G/D | A/D G/D | G/D | (guitar solo)
| A/D G/D | G/D | A/D G/D | G/D |
Em F#m G F#m
I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision
Em F#m G A
Everybody wants to rule the ...
Em F#m G F#m
Say that you'll never never never never need it One headline, why believe it
Em F#m G A
Everybody wants to rule the world
| A/D G/D | G/D | A/D G/D | G/D |
Em F#m G F#m
All for freedom and for pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever
Em F#m G A (A/D)
Everybody wants to rule the world
| A/D G/D | G/D | A/D G/D | G/D |
| A/D G/D | G/D | A/D G/D | G/D |
Coda: (let ring)
1 2 & a
e|2----0---3--------|
B|2--------0--------|
G|2--------0--------|
D|0--------0--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
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