Ricky Nelson - 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 .