Ricky Nelson - Mad Mad World Chords & Tabs

Mad Mad World:Ricky Nelson.
#27 in 1962.

INTRO: C F G (x2)

#1.
C                        F        C
Everybody's runnin' in a mad, mad world.
C        G       C         
nobody's goin' nowhere. (La, la, la, la.)
C                      F             C
Everybody's gotta have more than the others..
C          G               C
gotta have more than their share.

CHORUS:
G                            C
Ever since the devil tempted woman with an apple..
   F                   C
we all had a burden to bear.
C                               F                  C
Now the world keeps turnin' and things are gettin' faster..
C        G        C
nobody's goin' nowhere. (Nowhere.)

#2.
C                             F            C
They say the grass is greener on the other side..
C               G         C    
when they cross over they find..(La, la, la, la.)
C                          F       C
everybody's searchin' like you and me,
C              G        C
tryin' to find peace of mind.
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CHORUS:
G                   C
See that little boy fishin' on the river..
   F                    C
if I could just be like him. (Like him.)
C                             F            C
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
C               G       C
if only I could be like him. (Like him.)

(INTERLUDE:)
C                        F               C
Dum dee dum dee dum dum..dum dee dum dee dum.
C              G7      C
Dum de dum dee dum dum dum.
C                        F               C
Dum dee dum dee dum dum..dum dee dum dee dum.
C              G7      C
Dum de dum dee dum dum dum.

CHORUS:
G                   C
See that little boy fishin' on the river..
   F                    C
if I could just be like him. (Like him.)
C                             F            C
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
C               G       C
if only I could be like him. (Like him.)

OUTRO:
C                             F            C
I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
C               G       C
if only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
C               G       C
If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
C               G       C
If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
C               G       C
If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)(Fade.)


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