[Intro]
B A B A
B A B A
[Verse 1]
B A
B A
Welcome to your life
B A
There's no turning back
B A
Even while we sleep
We will find you
[Refrain]
F#m G#m
Acting on your best behaviour
A G#m
Turn your back on mother nature
F#m G#m A G#m B A
Everybody wants to rule the world
[Instrumental]
B A B A B A
[Verse 2]
B A
B A
It's my own design
B A
It's my own remorse
B A
Help me to decide
Help me make the
[Refrain]
F#m G#m
Most of freedom and of pleasure
A G#m
Nothing ever lasts forever
F#m G#m A G#m B A
Everybody wants to rule the world
[Bridge]
A E
There's a room where the light won't find you
A E
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
A E
When they do I'll be right behind you
[Refrain]
F#m G#m
So glad we've almost made it
A G#m
So sad they had to fade it
F#m G#m A G#m B A
Everybody wants to rule the world
[Instrumental]
E
B E B E
A E
B A B A
[Bridge repeated]
A E
There's a room where the light won't find you
A E
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
A E
When they do I'll be right behind you
[Refrain]
F#m G#m
I can't stand this indecision
A G#m
Married with a lack of vision
F#m G#m A G#m
Everybody wants to rule the
F#m G#m
Say that you'll never need it
A G#m
One headline, why believe it?
F#m G#m A G#m
Everybody wants to rule the
F#m G#m
All for freedom and for pleasure
A G#m
Nothing ever lasts for ever
F#m G#m A G#m E
Everybody wants to rule the world