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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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C/F A#/F A#/F C/F Welcome to your life

C/F A#/F A#/F C/F There's no turning back

C/F A#/F A#/F C/F Even while we sleep

C/F A#/F A#/F We will find you

Gm AmActing on your best behavior

A# AmTurn your back on mother nature

Gm Am A# C C/F A#/F A#/F C/F A#/F A#/FEverybody wants to rule the world

C/F A#/F A#/F C/F It's my own design

C/F A#/F A#/F C/F It's my own remorse

C/F A#/F A#/F C/F Help me to decide

C/F A#/F A#/F Help me make the ...

Gm Am... most of freedom and of pleasure

A# AmNothing ever lasts forever

Gm Am A# CEverybody wants to rule the ...

A# F F C C There's a room where the light won't find you

A# F F C C A# Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down

A# F F C C When they do I'll be right behind you

Gm Am So glad we've almost made it

A# Am So sad they had to fade it

Gm Am A# CEverybody wants to rule the world

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Dm | D# | Dm | D# | A# | C |

synth solo

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guitar solo

Gm AmI can't stand this indecision

A# AmMarried with a lack of vision

Gm Am A# CEverybody wants to rule the ...

(variation)

Gm Am Say that you'll never never never never need it

A# Am One headline, why believe it

Gm Am A# C C/F A#/F A#/F C/F A#/F A#/FEverybody wants to rule the world

Gm AmAll for freedom and for pleasure

A# AmNothing ever lasts forever

Gm Am A# C C/FEverybody wants to rule the world

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(let ring)

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