Year: 1983 - Album: Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
Written by Roland Orzabal
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 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!)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...