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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Welcome to your life
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There's no turning back
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Even while we sleep
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We will find you

[Chorus 1]
Em F#m
Acting on your best behavior
G F#m
Turn your back on mother nature
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Everybody wants to rule the world

[Verse 2]
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It's my own design
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It's my own remorse
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Help me to decide
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Help me make the ...

[Chorus 2]
Em F#m
... most of freedom and of pleasure
G F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever
Em F#m G A
Everybody wants to rule the ...

[Bridge]
G D D A A
There's a room where the light won't find you
G D D A A (G)
Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down
G D D A A
When they do I'll be right behind you

[Chorus 3]
Em F#m
So glad we've almost made it
G F#m
So sad they had to fade it
Em F#m G A
Everybody wants to rule the world

[Interlude]
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[Chorus 4]
Em F#m
I can't stand this indecision
G F#m
Married with a lack of vision
Em F#m G A
Everybody wants to rule the ...

[Chorus 5] (variation)
Em F#m
Say that you'll never never never never need it
G F#m
One headline, why believe it
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Everybody wants to rule the world

[Chorus 6]
Em F#m
All for freedom and for pleasure
G F#m
Nothing ever lasts forever
Em F#m G A (A/D)
Everybody wants to rule the world

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