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Mad Mad World:Ricky Nelson.
#27 in 1962.
INTRO:  C   F   G(x2)
#1.
CEverybody's runnin' in a Fmad, mad Cworld.
Cnobody's Ggoin' noCwhere. (La, la, la, la.)
CEverybody's gotta have Fmore than the Cothers..
Cgotta have Gmore than their Cshare.
CHORUS:
GEver since the devil tempted Cwoman with an apple..
we Fall had a burden to Cbear.
CNow the world keeps turnin' and Fthings are gettin' Cfaster..
Cnobody's Ggoin' nowChere. (Nowhere.)
#2.
CThey say the grass is greener Fon the other Cside..
Cwhen they cross Gover they Cfind..(La, la, la, la.)
Ceverybody's searchin' like Fyou and Cme,
Ctryin' to find Gpeace of Cmind.
CHORUS:
GSee that little boy Cfishin' on the river..
if FI could just be like Chim. (Like him.)
CI'd close my eyes and let the Fmad world go Cby..
Cif only I could Gbe like Chim. (Like him.)
(INTERLUDE:)
CDum dee dum dee dum dum..Fdum dee dum dee Cdum.
CDum de dum dee G7dum dum Cdum.
CDum dee dum dee dum dum..Fdum dee dum dee Cdum.
CDum de dum dee G7dum dum Cdum.
CHORUS:
GSee that little boy Cfishin' on the river..
if FI could just be like Chim. (Like him.)
CI'd close my eyes and let the Fmad world go Cby..
Cif only I could Gbe like Chim. (Like him.)
OUTRO:
CI'd close my eyes and let the Fmad world go Cby..
Cif only I could Gbe like Chim. (Mad world.)
CIf only I could Gbe like Chim. (Mad world.)
CIf only I could Gbe like Chim. (Mad world.)
CIf only I could Gbe like Chim. (Mad world.)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Mad Mad World

by Ricky Nelson

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Mad Mad World:Ricky Nelson.

#27 in 1962.

C F G

INTRO: (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.

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