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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D/G C/G C/G D/G Welcome to your life

D/G C/G C/G D/G There's no turning back

D/G C/G C/G D/G Even while we sleep

D/G C/G C/G We will find you

Am BmActing on your best behavior

C BmTurn your back on mother nature

Am Bm C D D/G C/G C/G D/G C/G C/GEverybody wants to rule the world

D/G C/G C/G D/G It's my own design

D/G C/G C/G D/G It's my own remorse

D/G C/G C/G D/G Help me to decide

D/G C/G C/G Help me make the ...

Am Bm... most of freedom and of pleasure

C BmNothing ever lasts forever

Am Bm C DEverybody wants to rule the ...

C G G D D There's a room where the light won't find you

C G G D D C Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down

C G G D D When they do I'll be right behind you

Am Bm So glad we've almost made it

C Bm So sad they had to fade it

Am Bm C DEverybody wants to rule the world

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Em | F | Em | F | C | D |

synth solo

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guitar solo

Am BmI can't stand this indecision

C BmMarried with a lack of vision

Am Bm C DEverybody wants to rule the ...

(variation)

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

C Bm One headline, why believe it

Am Bm C D D/G C/G C/G D/G C/G C/GEverybody wants to rule the world

Am BmAll for freedom and for pleasure

C BmNothing ever lasts forever

Am Bm C D D/GEverybody wants to rule the world

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(let ring)

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