5 Chords used in the song: Dmaj7, G, Em, F#m, A
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Intro:
A|-----2-2-------------2-2----------------|
E|-2-2-------------2-2--------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|--2------2--------2------2--------------|
Dmaj7, G (x4)
Dmaj7, G
Welcome to you life,
Dmaj7, G
There's no turning back,
Dmaj7, G,
Even while we sleep,
We will find you,
Em F#m
Acting on your best behavior.
G F#m
Turn your back on mother nature.
Em F#m G A Dmaj7 G
Everybody wants to rule the world.
Dmaj7 G (x2)
Dmaj7 G
Oh, it's my own design
Dmaj7 G
It's my own remorse,
Dmaj7 G
Help me to decide,
Help me make the
Em F#m
Most of freedom and of pleasure,
G F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever,
Em F#m G A Dmaj7 G
Everybody wants to rule the world.
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I'd looove to see the rest of the chords. The Dmaj7 followed by the G sounds really good. Hoping for the rest of the song!
24 Sep 2022
MattyDaddy
(Saarbrücken)
Great start, doc, but where's the rest ("There's a room where the light won't find you...")?
12 Feb 2018
doc_akh
(Richmond)
Hey youre right, thank you, just a small mistake, it was supposed to be F#m! All fixed :)
15 Apr 2013
Agranado
(Pembroke Pines)
Something about the Fm sounds off to me (maybe im wrong) but the rest sounds awesome
07 Apr 2013
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About this song: Everybody Wants To Rule The World
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English New Wave band Tears for Fears. It was the band's ninth single release in the United Kingdom (the third from their second LP: Songs from the Big Chair) and seventh UK Top 40 chart hit, peaking at number two in April 1985. In the U.S., it was the lead single from the album and gave the band their first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit on 8 June 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It also reached number-one on both the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts in the U.S.