1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4

e|--5---7---5---5---7---5-|--5---7---5---5---7\---|

B|7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7-7\---|

(triplets throughout)

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F#/B E/B E/B F#/B Welcome to your life

F#/B E/B E/B F#/B There's no turning back

F#/B E/B E/B F#/B Even while we sleep

F#/B E/B E/B We will find you

C#m D#mActing on your best behavior

E D#mTurn your back on mother nature

C#m D#m E F# F#/B E/B E/B F#/B E/B E/BEverybody wants to rule the world

F#/B E/B E/B F#/B It's my own design

F#/B E/B E/B F#/B It's my own remorse

F#/B E/B E/B F#/B Help me to decide

F#/B E/B E/B Help me make the ...

C#m D#m... most of freedom and of pleasure

E D#mNothing ever lasts forever

C#m D#m E F#Everybody wants to rule the ...

E B B F# F# There's a room where the light won't find you

E B B F# F# E Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down

E B B F# F# When they do I'll be right behind you

C#m D#m So glad we've almost made it

E D#m So sad they had to fade it

C#m D#m E F#Everybody wants to rule the world

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G#m | A | G#m | A | E | F# |

synth solo

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guitar solo

C#m D#mI can't stand this indecision

E D#mMarried with a lack of vision

C#m D#m E F#Everybody wants to rule the ...

(variation)

C#m D#m Say that you'll never never never never need it

E D#m One headline, why believe it

C#m D#m E F# F#/B E/B E/B F#/B E/B E/BEverybody wants to rule the world

C#m D#mAll for freedom and for pleasure

E D#mNothing ever lasts forever

C#m D#m E F# F#/BEverybody wants to rule the world

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(let ring)

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