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

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Intro : [Fm][
A#][
Fm][
A#]
1st verse :Fm
G#
All around me are familiar facesD#
A#
Worn out places, worn out facesFm
G#
Bright and early for their daily racesD#
A#
Going nowhere, going nowhereFm
G#
Their tears are filling up their glassesD#
A#
No expression, no expressionFm
G#
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrowD#
A#
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
Pre-Chorus :Fm
A# (
Fm)
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sadFm
A# (
Fm)
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever hadFm
A# (
Fm)
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 :Fm
A#
Mad worldFm
A#
Mad world
2nd verse :Fm
G#
Children waiting for the day they feel goodD#
A#
Happy birthday, happy birthdayFm
G#
Made to feel the way that every child shouldD#
A#
Sit and listen, sit and listenFm
G#
Went to school and I was very nervousD#
A#
No one knew me, no one knew meFm
G#
Hello teacher tell me what's my lessonD#
A#
Look right through me, look right through me
Pre-Chorus :Fm
A# (
Fm)
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sadFm
A# (
Fm)
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever hadFm
A# (
Fm)
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 :Fm
A#
Mad worldFm
A#
Mad world
Fm
A#
Enlarge your worldFm
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.