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 DESIGNe|-------------------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
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