4 Chords used in the song: Em, A, G, D

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Intro : [Em][
A][
Em][
A]
1st verse :Em
G
All around me are familiar facesD
A
Worn out places, worn out facesEm
G
Bright and early for their daily racesD
A
Going nowhere, going nowhereEm
G
Their tears are filling up their glassesD
A
No expression, no expressionEm
G
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrowD
A
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
Pre-Chorus :Em
A (
Em)
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sadEm
A (
Em)
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever hadEm
A (
Em)
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
A
When people run in circles it’s a very very
Chorus :Em
A
Mad worldEm
A
Mad world
2nd verse :Em
G
Children waiting for the day they feel goodD
A
Happy birthday, happy birthdayEm
G
Made to feel the way that every child shouldD
A
Sit and listen, sit and listenEm
G
Went to school and I was very nervousD
A
No one knew me, no one knew meEm
G
Hello teacher tell me what's my lessonD
A
Look right through me, look right through me
Pre-Chorus :Em
A (
Em)
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sadEm
A (
Em)
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever hadEm
A (
Em)
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
A
When people run in circles it’s a very very
Chorus :Em
A
Mad worldEm
A
Mad world
Em
A
Enlarge your worldEm
A>Let ring
Mad world
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About this song: Mad World
"Mad World" was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the film Donnie Darko (2001), achieving a second round of success almost twenty years after the original. While the Tears for Fears version featured various synthesizers and percussion, the Andrews/Jules version was stripped down; instead of a full musical backing, it used only a set of piano chords, a cello, and modest use of a vocoder on the chorus.