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 faces
D A
Worn out places, worn out faces
Em G
Bright and early for their daily races
D A
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Em G
Their tears are filling up their glasses
D A
No expression, no expression
Em G
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
D A
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
Pre-Chorus :
Em A (Em)
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em A (Em)
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
Em 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 world
Em A
Mad world
2nd verse :
Em G
Children waiting for the day they feel good
D A
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Em G
Made to feel the way that every child should
D A
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Em G
Went to school and I was very nervous
D A
No one knew me, no one knew me
Em G
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
D A
Look right through me, look right through me
Pre-Chorus :
Em A (Em)
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em A (Em)
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
Em 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 world
Em A
Mad world
Em A
Enlarge your world
Em 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.