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Mad World Tab

by Gary Jules


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:

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:

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

Verse:

    Fm               G#
e|-------------------------------------|
b|--------C-------C-------D#------D#---|
G|--------G#------G#------C-------C----|
D|----F-------F-------G#------G#-------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
  "All around me are familiar faces..."

    D#                A#
e|-------------------------------------|
b|--------D#------D#-------F------F----|
G|--------A#------A#-------D------D----|
D|----D#------D#-------A#------A#------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
   "Worn out places – worn out faces..."

             Repeat verse chords x4
Bridge:

    Fm             A#
e|-------------------------------------|
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             A#
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------C-----C----------F-------F----|
G|-------G#----G#---------D-------D----|
D|---F------F---------A#------A#-------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|  x2
         "Maaad Wooorld..."
Verse:

    Fm               G#
e|-------------------------------------|
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#                A#
e|-------------------------------------|
b|--------D#------D#-------F------F----|
G|--------A#------A#-------D------D----|
D|----D#------D#-------A#------A#------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
  "Happy birthday – happy birthday.."

              Repeat verse chords x4
Bridge:

    Fm             A#
e|-------------------------------------|
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             A#
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------C-----C----------F-------F----|
G|-------G#----G#---------D-------D----|
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