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Mad World - The Red Paintings
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Tabbed by: teenguitargod
Email: bigdog5555@comcast.net
Tuning: standard
Alright...good song, very easy to play and sing along to. The lyrics are at the bottom
the tab below the key.
Chords used:
E A G D
e|----0-----0-----3-----3---------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-----2-----3-----2---------------------------------------------------|
G|----0-----2-----0-----3---------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----2-----0-----0---------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-----0-----2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0-----------3---------------------------------------------------------|
The intro is very sad soundong with the guitar and the violins playing their little bit.
The intro is also the pre-chorus, but slightly modified.
intro:
E A
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------2-----------2------------X4---------------|
D|--------2-----------2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------|
Then comes the verses which are all the same
Verses:
E G D
e|-------0-----------0-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3------|
B|-------0-----------0-----------3-----------3-----------2-----------2------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------3-----------3------|
D|-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------|
A
e|-------0-----------0------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2-----------2------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------X4-----------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the pre-chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_red_paintings/mad_world_tab.html ]
pre-chorus:
E
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----------2-----------2------------------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----------2-----------2-----------X3-----------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
Reapeat the above riff once more, but instead of playing the A riff, play an open A.
chorus is the same thing as the intro
intro
verse
pre-chorus
chorus(intro)
verse
pre-chorus
chorus(intro)
intro riff
end on open A
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
NOTE*** all of the chords with the ~ symbol next to them means that they are just plain
not the riff version.
Lyrics:
E G D A
All around me are familiar faces. Worn out places, worn out faces
E G D A
Bright and early for their daily races. Going nowhere, going nowhere
E G D A
Their tears are filling up their glasses. No expression, no expression
E G D A
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow. No tomorrow, no tomorrow
E A
And I find it kinda funny
E
I find it kinda sad
A
The dreams in which I'm dying
E
Are the best I've ever had
A
I find it hard to tell you
E
I find it hard to take
A ~
When people run in circles
It's a very, very mad world mad world
E G D A
Children waiting for the day they feel good. Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
E G D A
Made to feel the way that every child should. Sit and listen, sit and listen
E G D A
Went to school and I was very nervous. No one knew me, no one knew me
E G D A
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson. Look right through me, look right through you
me
E A
And I find it kinda funny
E
I find it kinda sad
A
The dreams in which I'm dying
EA
Are the best I've ever had
A
I find it hard to tell you
E
I find it hard to take
A ~
When people run in circles
It's a very, very mad world ... mad world
E ~ A ~
Enlarging your world (X4)
A
Mad World
