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.
