Gary Jules - Mad World Tabbed by: The_S Hermanss@iprimus.com.au The_S: This song is a cover of the original Tears for Fears - Mad World. I heard it whilst watching a movie called Donnie Darko. I have scoured the net and found no tabs for this song, so I made one myself. I am a classical guitarist, and have tabbed it in a classical sort of style. I have designed it so the guitarist plays both the rhythm and the notes which Gary Jules sings. The Chord names you will see at the top of the tab, are not the actual chord names, because you will have a capo on 1st. They are merely the chord formations you would take should you decide to strum. (Em on the tab is actually Fm) So basically, in playing this tab, pretend your capo isnt there. Put a capo on 1st (2nd if you want to play the Tears for Fears version) Tuning: EADGBE (standard) Intro Em A | | | | | | | | |-3---7---2---3---0---2-------------------0---------------0---3-- |---------0---------------3-p-2-----------2---------------2------ |---------------------------------2------------------------------ |-----------------2---------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------0---------------0-------------- |-0-------------------------------------------------------------- Em A | | | | | | | | -----7---2---3---0---2---3---5----------------------------------| ---------0-------------------------------5---------------5------| -----------------------------------------6---------------6------| -----------------2----------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------0---------------0--------------| -0--------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (simple) Em G | | | | | | | | |---------0---0---3---3---0---0---7---7-------7-------3---------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------2---------------2---------------5---------------5------ |---------------------------------------------------------------- |-0---------------0---------------3---------------3-------------- D A | | | | | | | | -5---5-------5-------------------5---5-------5-------3-p-2---0--| ---------------------7------------------------------------------| ---------7---------------7---------------2----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| -5---------------5---------------0---------------0--------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (more complex) Em G | | | | | | | | |---------0---0---3---3---0---0---7---7-------7-------3---------- |---------0---------------0-------------------------------------- |---------0------------------------------------------------------ |-2---------------------------------------5---------------5------ |-----------------------------------------5---------------5------ |-0---------------0---------------3---------------3-------------- D A | | | | | | | | -5---5-------5-------------------5---5-------5-------3---2---0--| ---------------------7------------------------------------------| ---------7-------------------------------2----------------------| ---------7---------------7---------------2----------------------| -5---------------5---------------0---------------0--------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Em A | | | | | | | | |---------0---0---3---3---7---7---9-------5---5---9---9---5---5-- |-----------------0---------------------------------------------- |-----------------0---------------------------------------------- |---------2-------------------------------7---------------7------ |-------------------------7---------------7---------------7------ |-0---------------0---------------5---------------5-------------- Em A | | | | | | | | -0-----------0---3---3---7---7---9---5---5---5---9---9---5---5-- -0-------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------0---------------------------------------------- ---------2-------------------------------7---------------7------ -------------------------7---------------7---------------7------ -0---------------0---------------5---------------5-------------- Em A | | | | | | | | -0-----------0---3---3---7---7---9-------5---5---9---9---5---5-- -0-------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------0---------------------------------------------- ---------2-------------------------------7---------------7------ -------------------------7---------------7---------------7------ -0---------------0---------------5---------------5-------------- Em A | | | | | | | | -0-----------0---3---3---7---7---9---5---5---5---9---9---5---5-- -----------------0---------------------------------------------- -----------------0---------------------------------------------- ---------2------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------7-------0------------------------------ -0---------------0---------------------------------------------- Em A | | | | | | | | -----------------3---------------0------------------------------ -----0-----------0---------------------------------------------- -0-----------0---0-----------------------2---------------2---0-- ---------4-------2---4---0-------2-------2---------------2------ -----------------------------4---0---------------0-------------- -0-------------------------------------------------------------- Mad World Em A | | | | | | | | -----------------3---------------0------------------------------| -----0-----------0----------------------------------------------| -------------0---0-------0---2-----------2---------------2------| ---------4-------2---4-----------2-------2---------------2------| ---------------------------------0---------------0--------------| -0--------------------------------------------------------------| For all those who have yet to own a capo, here are the lyrics, with the actual chord names for you to strum. Fm G# All around me are familiar faces D# A# Worn out places  worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere  going nowhere Their tears are filling up their glasses No expression  no expression Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow No tomorrow  no tomorrow Fm A# Fm And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad A# Fm The dreams in which Im dying are the best Ive ever had I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take When people run in circles its a very very Fm A# Fm A# 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 whats 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 Im dying are the best Ive ever had I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take When people run in circles its a very very Mad world . . . world Enlarge your world Mad world