Mad Mad World

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 . 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 . ) a sixties smash from kraziekhat .