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(Piano transcribed for guitar tab)

Fig 1: Play once for intro.

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Fig 2: Play four times.

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Fig. 3: play three times for beginning of prechorus.

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Fig 4. Play once for end of pre chorus.

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Play Fig 1. once for chorus.

Play Fig. 2 four times for second verse.

Play Fig. 3 three times for beginning of second pre-chorus.

Play Fig. 4 once for end of pre-chorus.

Play Fig. 1 twice for final chorus.

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places
Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going no where
Going no where

Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression
No expression
Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow
No tomorrow
No tomorrow

And I find I kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve 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
Mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday
Happy birthday
And I 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 new me
Hello teacher tell me what’s my lesson
Look right through me
Look right through me

And I find I kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve 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
Mad world
Enlarging your world
Mad world