[Start with Drums no chords BxSB xxSx (bB)xSB xxSx]
[Then slap chords with drums] D ----------------0--02--24424 A ----------------0--02--24424 E 4--4----22-2----0--02--24424 Dr--S---S---S---S---S---S---S--------------------- (bass drum played but not shown here)
[Then keyboard part] E 2--5-4-2----------------------------------------- B 2--------10-9------------------------------------ G x--------9--------------------------------------- D 4--------9-------0--02-24424--------------------- A 4--------7-------0--02-24424--------------------- E 4----------------0--02-24424---------------------
[Verse 1 444 222 000 in drop D] [F#m] Yoh, pretty ladies, a - [Esus4]round the world, Got a [D]weird thing to [E]show you, so tell [F#m]all the boys [F#m/E]and [F#m]girls, .. Tell your [F#m]brother, your sister, and your[Esus4] momma too, 'Cause we're a - [D]bout to go [E]down, and you [F#]know just what [F#m/E]to [F#m]do
[Verse 2] Wave your [F#m]hands in the air, like [Esus4]you don't care, [D] Glide by the [E]people as they [F#m]stop to look and stare, Do your [F#m] dance, do your dance, [Esus4] do your dance quick, Mo-- [D] --ma, come on, [E] baby, tell me [F#m] what's the word?
[Chorus - with keyboard riff] A - word [F#m] up! Every - [Esus4] body [E] say... [D] When you hear the [E] call, you got to [F#m] get it un [F#m/E] der [F#m] way Word [F#m] up! It's the [Esus4] code [E] word, No [D] matter where you [E] say it, you [F#m] know that you'll [F#m/E] be [F#m] heard
[Verse 3] Now, all you [F#m] sucker DJ's who [Esus4] think you're fly, There's [D] got to be a [E] reason, and we [F#m] know the rea [F#m/E] son [F#m] why You try to [F#m] put on those airs, and [Esus4] act real cool, But you [D] got to real - [E] ise that you're [F#m] acting like [F#m/E][F#m] fools
[Verse 4] If there's [F#m] music we can use it, we're [Esus4] free to dance, [D] We don't have the [E] time for psycho - [F#m] logical [F#m/E] ro [F#m] mance, No ro - [F#m] mance, no romance, [Esus4] no romance for me, Mo-- [D] --ma, come on, [Eadd9] baby, tell me [F#m] what's [F#m/E] the wor [F#m] d?
[Chorus - with keyboard riff] A - word [F#m] up! Every - [Esus4] body [E] say... [D] When you hear the [E] call, you got to [F#m] get it [F#m/E] under [F#m] way! Owww!
[Break] F#m F#m F#m (F#m A 777xxxx) x 4
[Bouncy riff x 4 - just bass drum] F#m F#m B (B/A) F#m F#m - play with 2nd finger to help use other fingers to mute other strings E ---------------------------- B ---------------------------- G ----------4--4------------- D --4--4----4--4-4---4------- A --4--4----2--0-4---4-------- E --4--4---------4---4--------
[Keyboard riff version version of Verse chords x 2 - Drums back in] (Fuller chords - full D, E with low E string muted then F#m 44422x)
[Bouncy riff x 4 again] ||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4 E ---------------------------- B ---------------------------- G ----------4--4------------- D --4--4----4--4-4---4------- A --4--4----2--0-4---4-------- E --4--4---------4---4-------- W O R D Up
(just drums) ||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4
Tears for Fears-Everybody Wants To Rule The World - BPM - 112
[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]
[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|------------------|
