Mad World
Tears For FearsVersion1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
90
Practice playback uses estimated timing for this text arrangement.
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
All around me are familiar faces.
Worn out places. Worn out faces.
Bright and early for their daily races.
Going nowhere. Going nowhere.
And their tears are filling up their glasses.
No expression. No expression.
Hide my head; I want to drown my sorrow.
No tomorrow. No tomorrow.
And I find it kinda funny.
I find it kinda sad.
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had.
I find it hard to tell you,
'Cause I find it hard to take.
When people run in circles it's a very, very...
Mad world.
Mad world
Mad world.
Mad world.
Children waiting for the day they feel good.
Happy birthday. Happy birthday.
Made to feel the way that every child should.
Sit and listen. Sit and listen.
Went to school and I was very nervous.
No one knew me. No one knew me.
Hello, teacher tell me what's my lesson?
Look right through me. Look right through me.
And I find it kinda funny.
I find it kinda sad.
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had.
I find it hard to tell you,
'Cause I find it hard to take.
When people run in circles it's a very, very...
Mad world.
Mad world.
Mad world.
Mad world.
(At the end here, on the last 'world' I like to finish on A (major) chord instead
of D, I feel it ends the piece better and sounds more meaningful... but that's just me!)
- KT
Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.
Readable chord sheet for Mad World by Tears For Fears
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
[Am]All around me are fam[C]iliar faces. [G]Worn out places. [D]Worn out faces. [Am]Bright and early for their [C]daily races. [G]Going nowhere. [D]Going nowhere. [Am]And their tears are filling [C]up their glasses. [G]No expression. [D]No expression. [Am]Hide my head; I want to [C]drown my sorrow. [G]No tomorrow. [D]No tomorrow. [Am]And I find it kinda [D]funny. I find it kinda [Am]sad. The dreams in which I'm [D]dying Are the best I've ever [Am]had. I find it hard to [D]tell you, 'Cause I find it hard [Am]to take. When people run in [D]circles it's a very, very... [Am] [C]Mad [D]world. [Am] [C]Mad [D]world [Am] [C]Mad [D]world. [Am] [C]Mad [D]world. [Am]Children waiting for the [C]day they feel good. [G]Happy birthday. [D]Happy birthday. [Am]Made to feel the way that [C]every child should. [G]Sit and listen. [D]Sit and listen. [Am]Went to school and I was [C]very nervous. [G]No one knew me. [D]No one knew me. [Am]Hello, teacher tell me [C]what's my lesson? [G]Look right through me. [D]Look right through me. [Am]And I find it kinda [D]funny. I find it kinda [Am]sad. The dreams in which I'm [D]dying Are the best I've ever [Am]had. I find it hard to [D]tell you, 'Cause I find it hard [Am]to take. When people run in [D]circles it's a very, very... [Am] [C]Mad [D]world. [Am] [C]Mad [D]world. [Am] [C]Mad [D]world. [Am] [C]Mad [D]world. (At the end here, on the last 'world' I like to finish on A (major) chord instead of D, I feel it ends the piece better and sounds more meaningful... but that's just me!) - KT