• Song:

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Tears For Fears

Intro:  (Riff) then:  

   D5   G5       D5   G5       D5   G5       D5   G5       D5   G5     

         ( G5 )                D5    G5
Verse 1:    Welcome to your life,
                               D5   G5
            There's no turning back,
                           D5   G5
            Even while we sleep,
                         
            We will find you,

            E5             F#5
Chorus 1:   Acting on your best behaviour,
            G5                F#5
            Turn yourback on mother nature,
            E5   F#5  G5        A5           D5    G5 
            Everybody wants to rule the world

Link:       D5   G5  D5   G5
 
Verse 2:  ( G5 )               D5   G5
             It's my own design,
                            D5   G5
             It's my own remorse,
                           D5   G5
             Help me to decide,

             Help me make the...


Biss 2:    E5              F#5
          ...most of freedom and of pleasure,
             G5            F#5
             Nothing ever lasts for ever
             E5   F#5  G5     A5              ( G5 )
             Everybody wants rule the world
           G5                          D5           A5        G5
Bridge 1:    There's a room where the light won't find you,
                                     D5            A5            G5
             Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down,
                                  D5       A5
             When they do I'll be right behind you.

Biss 3:    E5            F#5
             So glad we've almost made it,
           G5             F#5
             So sad they had to fade it,
             E5   F#5  G5        A5
             Everybody wants to rule the world.

Solo:       (although diferent from the song you can just keep playing the
             D to G progession from the intro and verses five or so times to
             take the place of the solo) then:

            E5                 F#5
Chorus 4:   I can't stand this indecision,
            G5               F#5
            Married with a lack of vision,
            E5   F#5  G5        A5               ( G5 )
            Everybody wants to rule the world.

            G5               F#5
Chorus 5:   Say that you'll never never never never need it,
          G5              F#5   
            One headline why believe it?,
            E5   F#5  G5        A5
            Everybody wants to rule the world.

Solo 2:     (Again slightly different from the song but just repeat the 
             D to G progression a few times) then: 

            E5              F#5
Chorus 6:   All for freedom and for pleasure,
            G5            F#5
            Nothing ever lasts for ever,
            E5   F#5  G5        A5           D5    G5
            Everybody wants to rule the world

Outro:      D5   G5       D5   G5    to fade (or end on G5 )
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