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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B/E A/E A/E B/E Welcome to your life

B/E A/E A/E B/E There's no turning back

B/E A/E A/E B/E Even while we sleep

B/E A/E A/E We will find you

F#m G#mActing on your best behavior

A G#mTurn your back on mother nature

F#m G#m A B B/E A/E A/E B/E A/E A/EEverybody wants to rule the world

B/E A/E A/E B/E It's my own design

B/E A/E A/E B/E It's my own remorse

B/E A/E A/E B/E Help me to decide

B/E A/E A/E Help me make the ...

F#m G#m... most of freedom and of pleasure

A G#mNothing ever lasts forever

F#m G#m A BEverybody wants to rule the ...

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

A E E B B A Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down

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

F#m G#m So glad we've almost made it

A G#m So sad they had to fade it

F#m G#m A BEverybody wants to rule the world

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C#m | D | C#m | D | A | B |

synth solo

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guitar solo

F#m G#mI can't stand this indecision

A G#mMarried with a lack of vision

F#m G#m A BEverybody wants to rule the ...

(variation)

F#m G#m Say that you'll never never never never need it

A G#m One headline, why believe it

F#m G#m A B B/E A/E A/E B/E A/E A/EEverybody wants to rule the world

F#m G#mAll for freedom and for pleasure

A G#mNothing ever lasts forever

F#m G#m A B B/EEverybody wants to rule the world

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(let ring)

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