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Song: Everybody wants to rule the world
Artist: Tears for Fears
Composers: Roland Orzabal,
Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes
Album: Songs from the big chair
Tabbed by DJ 19th Sept 2018
This tab is an arrangement with only one acoustic
guitar in mind as an accompaniment and doesn't aim
to reflect the way the original song was played.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The original backing track appears to have been
sped up, making the track sharp to very nearly a
whole half step up.
You will need to tune all your strings up higher,
by approx. + 20 cents, to closer match the pitch of
the original recording.
To avoid retuning I recommend using a live concert
performance if you want to play along with the song
2022 live TV performance (Standard tuning):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ-o1N2swMw
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
A/D = xx0220 Gmaj7 = 320002 Bm = x24432
G/D = xx0003 A = x02220 Cadd9 = x32030
Em9 = 020032 G = 320033 A6 = x02222
F#m = 244222 D = xx0232 Gmaj7/D = xx0002
^ = Emphasise the beats
The instrumental break chords are just my own
suggestions, the record actually stays on the
D chord riff but with shifting bass notes added.
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
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[Intro Riff- see tablature at the bottom of the page]
(D/A)
| / |
(D riff)
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
(D riff)
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
A/D G/D A/D G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
A/D G/D A/D G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 1]
A/D G/D A/D G/D
| / / / / | Welcome to your life-----,
^ ^
A/D G/D
There's no turning back-----,
A/D G/D
Even while we sleep-----,
Em9 F#m
We will find you acting on your best behaviour,
Gmaj7 F#m
Turn your back on Mother Nature,
Em9 F#m Gmaj7 A A/D G/D
Every - body wants to rule the world-----!
^ ^
A/D G/D A/D G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
A/D G/D A/D G/D
It's my own de- sign----, it's my own re- morse---,
A/D G/D
Help me to de - cide-----,
Em9 F#m
Help me make the most of freedom and of pleasure,
Gmaj7 F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever,
Em9 F#m Gmaj7 A G
Every - body wants to rule the world
[Bridge]
G D A
There's a room where the light won't find you,
G D A G
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down,
G D A
When they do, I'll be right be - hind you,
Em9 F#m
So glad we've almost made it,
Gmaj7 F#m
So sad they had to fade it,
Em9 F#m Gmaj7 A
Every - body wants to rule the...
(D riff)
...World!
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
[Instrumental Break]
D A G D A G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D A G D A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Bm Cadd9 Bm Cadd9
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Gmaj7 A6
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Guitar Solo]
A/D G/D A/D G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
A/D G/D A/D G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 3]
Em9 F#m
I can't stand this indecision,
Gmaj7 F#m
Married with a lack of vision,
Em9 F#m Gmaj7 A Em9
Every - body wants to rule the... say that you'll...
F#m
...Never, never, never, never need it,
Gmaj7 F#m
One headline, why believe it?
Em9 F#m Gmaj7 A
Every - body wants to rule the...
(D riff)
...World-----------------!
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
[Verse 4]
Em9 F#m
All for freedom and for pleasure,
Gmaj7 F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever,
Em9 F#m Gmaj7 A A/D G/D
Every - body wants to rule the world----!
^ ^
[Coda]
A/D G/D A/D G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
|Suggestion for ending]
A/D G/D A/D Gmaj7/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||
^ ^ ^ ^
=====================================================
[Intro riff]
(D/A) (D)
e|-----|---5--7-5--5--7-5--5--|--5--7-5--5--7-5--5--|
B|--3--|-/7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7-|-7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7-|
G|-----|----------------------|---------------------|
D|-----|----------------------|---------------------|
A|--0--|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-----|----------------------|---------------------|
/ = Slide note up
(D)
e|--5---7-5---5---7-5---5--|--5---7-5---5---7-5---5-|
B|-7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7-|-7-7---7---7-7---7---7--|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
[Main riff]
A/D G/D
e|---0------3-------|------------------|
B|---2------0-------|------------------|
G|---2------0-------|------------------|
D|---0------0-------|---0-0--0-0--0-0--|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
=====================================================
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below three of the diagrams.
Em9 G A6
<2 of 23> <2 of 27> <2 of 44>
The remaining chord boxes can be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting.
As long as you are logged into your account,
these choices will be saved automatically for every
time you view this tabEverybody Wants To Rule The World chords and lyrics
Free chords for Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Song: Everybody wants to rule the world
Artist: Tears for Fears
Composers: Roland Orzabal,
Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes
Album: Songs from the big chair
Tabbed by DJ 19th Sept 2018
This tab is an arrangement with only one acoustic
guitar in mind as an accompaniment and doesn't aim
to reflect the way the original song was played.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The original backing track appears to have been
sped up, making the track sharp to very nearly a
whole half step up.
You will need to tune all your strings up higher,
by approx. + 20 cents, to closer match the pitch of
the original recording.
To avoid retuning I recommend using a live concert
performance if you want to play along with the song
2022 live TV performance (Standard tuning):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ-o1N2swMw
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the bottom of the tab.
A/D = xx0220 Gmaj7 = 320002 Bm = x24432
G/D = xx0003 A = x02220 Cadd9 = x32030
Em9 = 020032 G = 320033 A6 = x02222
F#m = 244222 D = xx0232 Gmaj7/D = xx0002
^ = Emphasise the beats
The instrumental break chords are just my own
suggestions, the record actually stays on the
D chord riff but with shifting bass notes added.
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro Riff- see tablature at the bottom of the page]
^ ^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 1]
^ ^
^ ^
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
| /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ /_/_/ |
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
^ ^ ^ ^Everybody Wants To Rule The World Chords by Tears For Fears
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