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
THEREīS 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|--------------------------|
"ITīS MY OWN DESIGN
e|-------------------22-19----------|
B|-------------------------19-22----|
G|-------------------------------19-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
ITīS 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
"THEREīS A ROOM WHERE THE LIGHT WONīT FIND YOU
DMaj AMaj GMaj
HOLDING HANDS WHILE THE WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN
Dmaj AMaj
WHEN THEY DO IīLL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU"
3rd PRECHORUS:
Em F#m
"SO GLAD WEīVE 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|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tears-for-fears/47934.html ]
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 CANīT 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 YOUīLL 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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