Tears For Fears – Everyboy Wants To Rule The World

Chords:

 
G (320033) or (355433) – during choruses use barre chords for G & AD (xx0232)Em (022000)
F#m 
A (244222) (577655)

Intro: (Riff) then:

D G | D G | D G | D G | D G

 
Verse 1:  
AG) 
Welcome to your  
D 
life,
G 
There’s no turning  
D 
back
G 
,Even while we s
D 
leep
G 
,We will find you,
 
Chorus 1:  
Em 
Acting on your  
F#m 
best 
 
behaviour,
G 
Turn yourback on  
F#m 
mother 
 
nature,
Em 
Every
F#m 
body 
 
 
G 
wants to  
A 
rule the wor
D 
ld
G 
 
Link: D G | D GVerse 2: (G) D GIt’s my own design,It’s my own rem
D 
orse
G 
,Help me to dec
D 
ide,
G 

Help me make the…

 
Chorus 2: Em F#m…most of freedom and of pleasure,
G 
Nothing ever  
F#m 
lasts for ever
Em 
Every
F#m 
body 
 
 
G 
wants 
 
 
A 
rule the world
AG) 
Bridge 1:  
G 
There’s a room where the  
D 
light won’t  
A 
find 
 
you,
G 
Holding hands while the  
D 
walls come tu
A 
mbling 
 
down,
G 
When they do I’ll be  
D 
right 
 
be
A 
hind 
 
you.
 
Chorus 3: Em F#mSo glad we’ve almost made it,
G 
So sad they  
F#m 
had to fade it,
Em 
Every
F#m 
body 
 
 
G 
wants to  
A 
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:

 
Chorus 4:  
Em 
I can’t stand this  
F#m 
indecision,
G 
Married with a l
F#m 
ack of vision,
Em 
Every
F#m 
body 
 
 
G 
wants to  
A 
rule the world.
AG) 
 
Chorus 5:  
G 
Say that you’ll  
F#m 
never never never never need it,
G 
One headline  
F#m 
why believe it?,
Em 
Every
F#m 
body 
 
 
G 
wants to  
A 
rule the world.

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

 
Chorus 6:  
Em 
All for freedom  
F#m 
and for pleasure,
G 
Nothing ever  
F#m 
lasts for ever,
Em 
Every
F#m 
body 
 
 
G 
wants to  
A 
rule the wor
D 
ld
G 

Outro: D G | D G to fade (or end on G)


These known chords are used in this song.