01:28 Lesson Intro
01:43 Chords Em G D Asus2
03:04 Intro/Chorus Riff
05:07 Strumming Pattern (Verse/Prechorus)
07:35 Another strumming pattern you can use
09:35 Tip on playing the intro riff
10:45 Lesson Outro
It's not WHAT you strum...
...But HOW you strum it!
Not sure what to strum for these songs?
How do you come up with strumming patterns?
Fed up strumming D DU UDU all the time?
You need to LEVEL UP YOUR STRUMMING!
CAPO 1
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[VERSE 1]
Em G
All around me are familiar faces
D Asus2
Worn out places, worn out faces
Em G
Bright and early for the daily races
D Asus2
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Em G
Their tears are filling up their glasses
D Asus2
No expression, no expression
Em G
Hide my head, I wanna drown my sorrow
D Asus2
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
[PRECHORUS/CHORUS]
Em Asus2 Em
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
Asus2 Em
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
Asus2 Em
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
Asus2
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Em Asus2 Em Asus2
Mad world, mad world
[VERSE 2]
Em G
Children waiting for the day they feel good
D Asus2
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Em G
And I feel the way that every child should
D Asus2
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Em G
Went to school and I was very nervous
D Asus2
No one knew me, no one knew me
Em G
Hello teacher, tell me what's my lesson?
D Asus2
Look right through me, look right through me
[PRECHORUS/CHORUS]
Em Asus2 Em
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
Asus2 Em
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
Asus2 Em
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
Asus2
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Em Asus2 Em Asus2
Mad world, mad world
Em Asus2 Em Asus2
Enlarging your world, mad world