This tab will be using ALPHA TAB instead of the regular fret-tab.
This is simply because playing this tab it is very important
to understand WHAT you are playing.
Alpha tab is explained here:
http://www.studybass.com/lessons/reading-music/alpha-tab/

This tab is HOW TO play Mad World on the guitar in a simple,
yet beautiful way. Mad World chord w/lyrics can be found here:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/g/gary_jules/mad_world_ver2_crd.htm

Use a capo on 1st to be able to play this more easily. Enjoy^^

Verse:

    Fm (133111@1)             G#e|-------------------------------------| (xx1114@1)b|--------C-------C-------D#------D#---|
G|--------G#------G#------C-------C----|
D|----F-------F-------G#------G#-------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
  "All around me are familiar faces..."

    D# (x43121@3)              A#e|-------------------------------------| (x1333x@1)b|--------D#------D#------D-------D----|
G|--------A#------A#------A#------A#---|
D|----D#------D#-----------------------|
A|--------------------A#-------A#------| 
E|-------------------------------------|
   "Worn out places - worn out faces..."

             Repeat verse chords x4
Bridge:

    Fm (133111@1)           A#e|-------------------------------------| (x1333x@1)b|-------C-----C---------D-------D-----|
G|-------G#----G#--------A#------A#----|
D|---F------F--------F-------F---------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|     Repeat x4
"And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad..."

Chorus:

    Fm (133111@1)           A#e|-------------------------------------| (x1333x@1)b|-------C-----C---------D-------D-----|
G|-------G#----G#--------A#------A#----|
D|---F------F--------------------------|
A|-------------------A#-------A#-------|
E|-------------------------------------|  x2
         "Maaad Wooorld..."
Verse:

    Fm (133111@1)             G#e|-------------------------------------| (xx1114@1)b|--------C-------C-------D#------D#---|
G|--------G#------G#------C-------C----|
D|----F-------F-------G#------G#-------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"Children waiting for the day they feel good..."

    D# (x43121@3)              A#e|-------------------------------------| (x1333x@1)b|--------D#-------D#-------D------D---|
G|--------A#------A#------A#------A#---|
D|----D#------D#-----------------------|
A|--------------------A#-------A#------| 
E|-------------------------------------|
  "Happy birthday - happy birthday.."

              Repeat verse chords x4
Bridge:

    Fm (133111@1)           A#e|-------------------------------------| (x1333x@1)b|-------C-----C---------D-------D-----|
G|-------G#----G#--------A#------A#----|
D|---F------F--------F-------F---------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|     Repeat x4
"And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad..."


Chorus:

    Fm (133111@1)           A#e|-------------------------------------| (x1333x@1)b|-------C-----C---------D-------D-----|
G|-------G#----G#--------A#------A#----|
D|---F------F--------------------------|
A|-------------------A#-------A#-------|
E|-------------------------------------|  x2
         "Maaad Wooorld..."

Usually here would come the outro "Enlarge your world..."-Outro. But since this is made
solo guitar i recommend  plucking the chorus once then strum the regular A-chord ULTRA SLOWLY:

    A#-Chord
e|----------------F--------------------|
b|------------D------------------------|
G|---------A#--------------------------|
D|------F------------------------------|   AND LET RING
A|--A#---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|  x2