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Tears for Fears-Everybody Wants To Rule The World - BPM - 129

[Intro]
--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 
 
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D] (swing to begin then imply full triplets at end of phrase)
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]

e|--0---0----------------|-----------------------|
B|--5---3----------------|-----------------------|
G|--6---4----------------|-----------------------|
D|--0---0----------------|-----------------------|
A|-(0)--5----------------|-----------------------|
E|--x---x----------------|-----------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] Welcome to your l [A/D] ife 
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] There's no turning [A/D] back
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] Even while we [A/D] sleep
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] We will find you
 
[Chorus 1]
[Em] Acting on your [F#m] best behavior
[G] Turn your back on [F#m] mother nature
[Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the world
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]

[Verse 2]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] It's my own de [A/D] sign
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] It's my own re [A/D] morse
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] Help me to de [A/D] cide
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] Help me make the ...
 
[Chorus 2]
... [Em] most of freedom [F#m] and of pleasure
[G] Nothing ever [F#m] lasts forever
[Em] Every [F#m] body w [G] ants to [A] rule the ...
 
[Bridge - Strum for accents is BBxS with chords on all]
[G] There's a room where the [D]light [D]won't [A]find [A] you
[G] Holding hands while the [D]walls [D]come [A]tumb [A]ling d [G] own
[G] When they do I'll be [D]right [D]be [A]hind [A]you
 
[Chorus 3]
[Em] So glad we've [F#m] almost made it
[G] So sad they [F#m] had to fade it
[Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the world
 
[Interlude]
[D] to [D6-x57777] repeat - could play use up strums for triplet
Pivot little finger over to play the 7th fret on the E
e --5-5-5-7*5-5-
B --7-7-7-7-7-7-
G --7-7-7-7-7-7- x 16
D --0-0-0-0-0-0-
A --0-0-0-0-0-0-
E --x-----------

[synth solo - whistle along] 
[Bm] [Bm] [C] [C] 
[Bm] [Bm] [C] [C] 
[G] [G] [A] [A]

[guitar solo - Dmaj Pentatonic - lots of double stops]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]

[Chorus 4]
[Em] I can't stand this [F#m] indecision
[G] Married with a [F#m] lack of vision
[Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the ...
 
[Chorus 5] variation 
[Em] Say that you'll [F#m] never never never never need it
[G] One headline, [F#m] why believe it
[Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the world
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]

[Chorus 6]
[Em] All for freedom [F#m] and for pleasure
[G] Nothing ever [F#m] lasts forever
[Em] Every [F#m] body [G] wants to [A] rule the world
 
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]
[A/D] [G/D] [G/D] [G/D]
 
[Coda]
 let ring 
 1 2 & a
e|2----0---3--------|
B|2--------0--------|
G|2--------0--------|
D|0--------0--------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl - BPM - 129

[BPM - 129]
[Intro]
"uh oh .." etc - 
[E] [F#m] [G#m] ([A] [B])

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a 
[E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never 
[G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an
[E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Chorus]
[C] And when she [Am] knows what
She [Dm] wants from her [G] time
[C] And when she [Am] wakes up
And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind
[A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse] 
[E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her 
[G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her
[E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her 
[G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl .....  [F#m] You know I can't afford to 
[G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my  
[E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of 
[G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win

[Chorus]
[C] And when she's [Am] walking
She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine
[C] And when she's [Am] talking
She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine
[A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4]
(just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate)
[E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E]Uptown girl [F#m]  
She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ......... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)            

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