Tears for Fears - Mad World: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Mad World" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#m                    A
All around me are familiar faces
 E                B
Worn out places, worn out faces
F#m                         A
Bright and early for their daily races
 E              B
Going nowhere, going nowhere
F#m                         A
And their tears are filling up their glasses
 E              B
No expression, no expression
F#m                       A
Hide my head; I want to drown my sorrow
 E            B
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

Chorus:
F#m                    B
And I find it kind of funny
                  F#m
I find it kind of sad
                         B
The dreams in which I'm dying
                       F#m
Are the best I've ever had
                   B
I find it hard to tell you,
                         F#m
'cause I find it hard to take
                    B
When people run in circles it's a very, very.
F#m A   B
   Mad world
F#m A   B
   Mad world
F#m A   B
   Mad world
F#m A   B
   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 what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mad World" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mad World" by Tears for Fears.