Mad World Uke tab by Gary Jules

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

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Artist: 
Year:  2002
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: D, BmChords
Em Em                G G
All around me are familiar faces
D D A A
Worn out places - worn out faces
Em Em G G
Bright and early for their daily races
D D A A
Going nowhere - going nowhere
Em Em G G
Their tears are filling up their glasses
D D A A
No expression - no expression
Em Em G G
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
D D A A
No tomorrow - no tomorrow

Em Em A A Em Em
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em Em A A Em Em
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
Em Em A A Em Em
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
Em Em A A
When people run in circles it's a very very
Em Em A A
Maaaaaad world
Em Em A A
Maaaaaaad world


Em Em G G
Children waiting for the day they feel good
D D A A
Happy birthday - happy birthday
Em Em G G
Made to feel the way that every child should
D D A A
Sit and listen - sit and listen
Em Em G G
Went to school and I was very nervous
D D A A
No one knew me - no one knew me
Em Em G G
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson

D D A A
Look right through me - look right through me

Em Em A A Em Em
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
Em Em A A Em Em
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
Em Em A A Em Em
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
Em Em A A
When people run in circles it's a very very
Em Em A A
Maaaaaad world
Em Em A A
Enlarge your world
Em Em A A
Mad world

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Sorry, I posted the incorrect pattern, the correct one should be
DDU UDU
05 Mar 2024
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UUD UDU
05 Mar 2024
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Achlys0 avatar
If you donc like classic strumming pattern :

G-C-EA-C (x2)
26 Mar 2023
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poiboy avatar
perfect chords.. bad placement.
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28 Aug 2016
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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.

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