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Mad World (chromatic)

by Gary Jules · posted by mmolino54

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How to read this tab — notation key
+
Blow note
−
Draw note
b or '
Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
bbb or '''
Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *
Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Gary Jules version here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

There's also an excellent diatonic version of this song by Pagan here on HarpTabs!

-2 -2  <+3 <+3 -2  -2 +4  +4  +4 <+3
All a-round me are fa-mil-iar fac-es
 <-3 <-3 <-3 +3   <-3  <-3 <-3 <+3 +3 -2
Worn out plac-es, worn out fac-es
  -2    -2 <+3 <+3 -2  -2    +4 +4  +4 <+3
Bright and ear-ly for their dai-ly rac-es
<-3 <-3 <-3 +3    <-3 <-3 <-3 <+3 +3 -2
Go-ing  no-where, go-ing  no-where
 -2    <+3  <+3 -2   -2  +4  +4    +4  <+3
Their tears are fill-ing up their glass-es
<-3 <-3 <-3  +3  <-3 <-3 <-3  <+3 +3 -2
No  ex-press-ion, no ex-press-ion
 -2  -2 <+3 <+3 -2 -2  +4   +4  +4  <+3
Hide my head I want to drown my sor-row
<-3 <-3 <-3 +3  <-3 <-3 <-3 <+3 +3 -2
No   to-mor-row, no  to-mor-row

-2 -2 <+3 <+3  +4 +4 -5  <-3
And I find it kind-a fun-ny
<-3 -5 -5 <-3 <-3 -2
I find it kind-a  sad
-2   <+3  <+3  +4   +4  -5 <-3
The dreams in which I'm dy-ing
<-3 <-3  -5   -5  <-3 <-3  -2
Are the best I've ev--er  had
-2 <+3 <+3  +4  +4 -5   <-3
 I find it hard to tell you
<-3 <-3 -5  -5  <-3 <-3
 I find it hard to take
 -2  <+3 <+3  +4 +4  -5 <-3
When peop-le run in circ-les
<-3 <-3 -5 -5 <-3 <-3  -6   -5  -6   -5
It's a  ver-y, ver-y  mad world mad world

 -2   -2  <+3  <+3 -2  -2  +4   +4  +4   <+3
Chil-dren wait-ing for the day they feel good
<-3 <-3 <-3  +3   <-3 <-3 <-3  <+3 +3 -2
Hap-py Birth-day, Hap-py Birth-day
 -2  -2 <+3  <+3  -2  -2  +4  +4   +4   <+3
Made to feel the way that ev-’ry child should
<-3 <-3  <-3 +3  <-3 <-3  <-3 <+3 +3 -2
Sit and list-en, sit and list-en
-2   -2  <+3   <+3 -2 -2  +4 +4 +4  <+3
Went to school and  I was ver-y ner-vous
<-3 <-3 <-3  +3 <-3 <-3  <-3 <+3 +3 -2
 No one knew me, no one knew me
-2  -2  <+3 <+3  -2  -2  +4    +4 +4  <+3
Hel-lo teach-er tell me what's my les-son
 <-3  <-3   <-3    +3  <-3  <-3     <-3  <+3 +3 -2
Look right through me, look right through me

-2 -2  <+3 <+3 +4 +4 -5 <-3
And I find it kind-a fun-ny
<-3 -5  -5 <-3 <-3 -2
 I find it kind-a  sad
 -2   <+3 <+3  +4   +4  -5 <-3
The dreams in which I'm dy-ing
<-3 <-3  -5   -5  <-3 <-3 -2
Are the best I've  ev-er  had
-2 <+3 <+3  +4  +4  -5  <-3
 I find it hard to tell you
<-3 <-3 -5  -5 <-3  <-3
 I find it hard to take
 -2   <+3 <+3 +4 +4  -5 <-3
When peop-le run in circ-les
<-3 <-3 -5 -5 <-3 <-3  -6  -5   -6   -5
It's a  ver-y, ver-y  mad world ... world
-6   -5   -6   -5
En-large your world
-6    -5
Mad world 
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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