Verse 1:
Am C
All around me are familiar faces.
G D
Worn out places. Worn out faces.
Am C
Bright and early for their daily races.
G D
Going nowhere. Going nowhere.
Am C
And their tears are filling up their glasses.
G D
No expression. No expression.
Am C
Hide my head; I want to drown my sorrow.
G D
No tomorrow. No tomorrow.
Am D
And I find it kinda funny.
Am
I find it kinda sad.
D
The dreams in which I'm dying
Am
Are the best I've ever had.
D
I find it hard to tell you,
Am
'Cause I find it hard to take.
D
When people run in circles it's a very, very...
Am C D
Mad world.
Am C D
Mad world
Am C D
Mad world.
Am C D
Mad world.
Verse 2:
Am C
Children waiting for the day they feel good.
G D
Happy birthday. Happy birthday.
Am C
Made to feel the way that every child should.
G D
Sit and listen. Sit and listen.
Am C
Went to school and I was very nervous.
G D
No one knew me. No one knew me.
Am C
Hello, teacher tell me what's my lesson?
G D
Look right through me. Look right through me.
Am D
And I find it kinda funny.
Am
I find it kinda sad.
D
The dreams in which I'm dying
Am
Are the best I've ever had.
D
I find it hard to tell you,
Am
'Cause I find it hard to take.
D
When people run in circles it's a very, very...
Am C D
Mad world.
Am C D
Mad world.
Am C D
Mad world.
Am C D
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!)