Album: Songs from the big chair (1984)

Tab by JC Rea(*)

h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
/=slide-up
\=slide-down
b=bend
r=release bend
[]=bend before picking
~=left hand vibrato
///=tremolo picking
()=let ring
Tr=Trill
x=Blocked string

Tuning:1 semitone up

CHORDS:

- Em:  022000
- F#m: 244222
- GMaj:355433
- AMaj:577655
- DMaj:x00232

INTRO:

e|-22-19-----------|-----------------------|
B|-------19-22-----|-------10----12----10--|
G|-------------19--|--9h11----11----11-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------|


1st VERSE:

RIFF:
e|----------------------------|
B|--2----0--------------------|
G|--2----0--------------------|
D|--0----0--------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-----------33-33-33-33-33---|

"WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE
 THERE´S NO TURNING BACK
 EVEN WHILE WE SLEEP
 WE WILL FIND YOU"
 

PRECHORUS:

  Em            F#m
"ACTING ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOUR
 
 GMaj              F#m
 TURN YOUR BACK ON MOTHER NATURE

CHORUS:

 Em      F#m  GMaj  AMaj       
 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD


2nd VERSE:

RIFF:
e|--------------------------|
B|--2----0------------------|
G|--2----0------------------|
D|--0----0---00---00---00---|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


 "IT´S MY OWN DESIGN
e|-------------------22-19----------|
B|-------------------------19-22----|
G|-------------------------------19-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

 IT´S MY OWN REMORSE
 HELP ME TO DECIDE
 HELP ME MAKE THE..." 


2nd PRECHORUS:
 
                  
e|------------------|----------------|
B|------7-7-7-------|----------------|
G|------7-7-7-7-----|----7-7--9------|
D|------------9-----|----7-7--7------|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|
 
"...NOTHING EVER - LASTS FOREVER..."
e|---------------|----------------|
B|----7-7-7------|----------------|
G|----7-7-7-7----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
D|----------9----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
A|---------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|


2nd CHORUS:

"...EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
e|------------------|------------------|
B|-7-7-7------------|-7-7-7------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9--|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9--|
D|-------9---7-7-9--|-------9---7-7-9--|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|


BRIDGE:

GMaj                        DMaj         AMaj    GMaj   
  "THERE´S A ROOM WHERE THE LIGHT WON´T FIND YOU

                     DMaj       AMaj        GMaj
   HOLDING HANDS WHILE THE WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN

                        Dmaj      AMaj 
   WHEN THEY DO I´LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU"


3rd PRECHORUS:

 Em              F#m
"SO GLAD WE´VE ALMOST MADE IT

 GMaj          F#m
SO SAD THEY HAD TO FADE IT...


3rd CHORUS:

   Em    F#m  GMaj    AMaj 
...EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"


PRE-SOLO:
e|----------------------|-7-10-9-10-------------|
B|------10----12----10--|-----------10-7-8-10---|
G|-7/11----11----11-----|---------------------7-|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|


SOLO:
e|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------|-7-7-7-7----------------7-7-7-7---------------|
G|-7-7--------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7-----7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-|
D|-9-7-(X11 Times)--|---------9---9-9--7-------------9---9-9---9-7-|
A|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-10\7-7-7\5--5--5/7-7-5-7-----5h7-----5h7-|
B|-10-10-10\7-7-7\5--5--5/7-7-5-7-5-5-5h7-5-5-5h7-|
G|--------------------------------4-6-----4-6-----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7------7-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7---7--|
G|-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7-7--|
D|-------9----------9--------9--------9--------9----|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


4th PRECHORUS:

 "I CAN´T STAND - THIS INDECISION...
e|------------- |-------------------|
B|---7-7-7------|-------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7---7-7--7----|
D|---------9----|-7-7-9---7-7--9----|
A|--------------|-------------------|
E|--------------|-------------------|
 
...MARRIED WITH A - LACK OF VISION"
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----7-7-7-------|----------------|
G|----7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
D|----------9-----|-7-7-9----7-7-9-|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|


4th CHORUS:

"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-----7-8-10--|
G|-7-7-7-7---7-7-9---7-7-7-7---7-7--9--|
D|-------9---7-7-9---------9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


5th PRECHORUS:

"SAY THAT YOU´LL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER NEED IT
 ONE HEADLINE WHY BELIEVE IT?"
e|-------10----12----10--|
B|-10/12----12----12-----|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

5th CHORUS:

"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
e|------------------------------------|
B|-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-----|
G|-7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
D|------9--------9--------9--------9--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

MINI-SOLO:
e|-------------------|
B|--7b8r(7)----------|
G|----------7-9--7~--|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


6th PRECHORUS:

"ALL FOR FREEDOM AND FOR PLEASURE NOTHING EVER LASTS FOREVER"
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7---------------------7-7-------------------|
G|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-|
D|-----9---7-7-9---7-7-9-------9---7-7-9---7-7-9-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


6th CHORUS:

"EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD"
e|------------------------------------|
B|-7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-----|
G|-7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7--|
D|------9--------9--------9--------9--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


FINAL SOLO:
e|-10---------------------------|
B|----12-10---------------------|
G|----------11-7-11~~~-----11\--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-------7---------|----------7h9 9b(11)~~~--|
D|-9-7-9---9-7h9-7-|-9h10p9p7----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|

e|----------------10-10h12--|
B|--------8h10-10-----------|
G|-/7-----------------------|
D|----5-7-------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------9-10--|
B|-------------------8-7-10--------|
G|-7b8r7---9b10r9------------------|
D|-------7---------9---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-7~~~--------10--------|
G|------7-------9--------|
D|--------9-7------7~~~--|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------x-x-x--------7----|
G|-7/9-----7-9-7------9---7--|
D|-7/9-----7-9-7-------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-10p9-----------7--|
G|------9--9p7--7----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|. . . END

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