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 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|-------------------|. . . 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