Mad Mad World
Ricky NelsonVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Everybody's runnin' in a mad, mad world.
nobody's goin' nowhere. (La, la, la, la.)
Everybody's gotta have more than the others..
gotta have more than their share.
Ever since the devil tempted woman with an apple..
we all had a burden to bear.
Now the world keeps turnin' and things are gettin' faster..
nobody's goin' nowhere. (Nowhere.)
They say the grass is greener on the other side..
when they cross over they find..(La, la, la, la.)
everybody's searchin' like you and me,
tryin' to find peace of mind.
See that little boy fishin' on the river..
if I could just be like him. (Like him.)
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
if only I could be like him. (Like him.)
(INTERLUDE:)
Dum dee dum dee dum dum..dum dee dum dee dum.
Dum de dum dee dum dum dum.
Dum dee dum dee dum dum..dum dee dum dee dum.
Dum de dum dee dum dum dum.
See that little boy fishin' on the river..
if I could just be like him. (Like him.)
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
if only I could be like him. (Like him.)
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
if only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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Readable chord sheet for Mad Mad World by Ricky Nelson
[C] [F] [G] [C]Everybody's runnin' in a [F]mad, mad [C]world. [C]nobody's [G]goin' no[C]where. (La, la, la, la.) [C]Everybody's gotta have [F]more than the [C]others.. [C]gotta have [G]more than their [C]share. [G]Ever since the devil tempted [C]woman with an apple.. we [F]all had a burden to [C]bear. [C]Now the world keeps turnin' and [F]things are gettin' [C]faster.. [C]nobody's [G]goin' now[C]here. (Nowhere.) [C]They say the grass is greener [F]on the other [C]side.. [C]when they cross [G]over they [C]find..(La, la, la, la.) [C]everybody's searchin' like [F]you and [C]me, [C]tryin' to find [G]peace of [C]mind. [G]See that little boy [C]fishin' on the river.. if [F]I could just be like [C]him. (Like him.) [C]I'd close my eyes and let the [F]mad world go [C]by.. [C]if only I could [G]be like [C]him. (Like him.) (INTERLUDE:) [C]Dum dee dum dee dum dum..[F]dum dee dum dee [C]dum. [C]Dum de dum dee [G7]dum dum [C]dum. [C]Dum dee dum dee dum dum..[F]dum dee dum dee [C]dum. [C]Dum de dum dee [G7]dum dum [C]dum. [G]See that little boy [C]fishin' on the river.. if [F]I could just be like [C]him. (Like him.) [C]I'd close my eyes and let the [F]mad world go [C]by.. [C]if only I could [G]be like [C]him. (Like him.) [C]I'd close my eyes and let the [F]mad world go [C]by.. [C]if only I could [G]be like [C]him. (Mad world.) [C]If only I could [G]be like [C]him. (Mad world.) [C]If only I could [G]be like [C]him. (Mad world.) [C]If only I could [G]be like [C]him. (Mad world.)(Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.