INTRO: C F G (x2)
#1. 
CFC Everybody's runnin' in a mad, mad world.
CGC nobody's goin' nowhere. (La, la, la, la.)
CFC Everybody's gotta have more than the others..
CGC gotta have more than their share.
 CHORUS: 
GC Ever since the devil tempted woman with an apple..
FC we all had a burden to bear.
CFC Now the world keeps turnin' and things are gettin' faster..
CGC nobody's goin' nowhere. (Nowhere.)
 #2. 
CFC They say the grass is greener on the other side..
CGC when they cross over they find..(La, la, la, la.)
CFC everybody's searchin' like you and me,
CGC tryin' to find peace of mind.
 CHORUS: 
GC See that little boy fishin' on the river..
FC if I could just be like him. (Like him.)
CFC I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
CGC if only I could be like him. (Like him.)
 (INTERLUDE:) 
CFC Dum dee dum dee dum dum..dum dee dum dee dum.
CG7C Dum de dum dee dum dum dum.
CFC Dum dee dum dee dum dum..dum dee dum dee dum.
CG7C Dum de dum dee dum dum dum.
 CHORUS: 
GC See that little boy fishin' on the river..
FC if I could just be like him. (Like him.)
CFC I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
CGC if only I could be like him. (Like him.)
 OUTRO: 
CFC I'd close my eyes and let the mad world go by..
CGC if only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
CGC If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
CGC If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)
CGC If only I could be like him. (Mad world.)(Fade.)