Biography:
Gary Jules (born in 1969 in Fresno, California as Gary Jules Aguirre) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his cover of the Tears for Fears song Mad World, which was featured in the film Donnie Darko.
Gary Jules attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California. Some of his early projects/bands were The Ivory Knights, Our Town Pansies, Woodenfish and The Origin.
Jules started off his solo recording career with the debut Greetings from the Side.
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The tuning is Drop D and there is a capo on the 2nd fret. These are chords for the entire song. I'm
referencing the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Vk6HOoU44. Listen for yourself for the
strumming pattern.
Please comment with any corrections!
[Chords]
Bm Em C* C/B G* D Bbm7 F* C D# Bb
e|-----------------------------------2------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------3-----3--------1------1-----3------1-------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------2-----0--------0------0-----3------3-------------------|
D|----4-----2-----------------4------0-----4--------3------2-----5------3-------------------|
A|----2-----------3-----2-----5------0-----1--------3------3-----6------1-------------------|
D|----2-----------------------5------0--------------3---------------------------------------|
[Riff]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0--4--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0h2----2-----3--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There are also a few licks thrown in after the D chord in the verses.
Lick 1 Lick 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0h2---------------------------2p0 0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
[Riff]
e|-------------------------|
B|---------3--3--3--3------|
G|---------0--0--0--0------|
D|------0--4--2------------|
A|--0h2----2-----3--2------|
D|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
D
oh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about a war he's winning
G*
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
D
Every star is a sun
Every son is in the shadow of the father now [Lick 1]
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about a war he's winning
G* D D Bm Em
Ooh ooh everybody is a star. Doo Doo [Lick 2]
[Verse]
D
Sisyphus I feel you boy
Bm
Roll roll rolling that rock all day
G*
No one lends a hand along the way
They just smile and say
D
See you soon, see you soon, see you soon [Lick 1]
D
See you when the war is over
Bm
See you when this gravity stops pulling me around
G*
When I get my feet up off the ground
Finally lay this burden down
D Bm Em C* C/B
I'll come running [Lick 2]
[Chorus]
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about all my sinning
G*
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
D
Every star is a sun
Every son is in the shadow of the father now
[Bridge]
Bm Bbm
But you oh you
F*
Never be lonely
C C#
Never blue
D# Bb F*
Oooooooh never be lonely
C C#
Never blue
[Verse]
D
There's poetry in sickness
Life is beautiful and cruel
Bm
That's just the way it is
G*
And I can sleep but I can't rest
They say the old songs are the best
D Bm Em C* C/B
And I am still a young man
[Chorus]
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about a war he's winning
G*
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
D
Every star is a sun
Every son is in the shadow of the father now [Lick 1]
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bm
[Lick 2] Doo Doo Doo
G*
Doo Doo Doo
D Bm7 Em
Doo Doo Doo
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about a war he's winning
G*
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
D
Everybody is a star, everybody
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bm
[Lick 2] Doo Doo Doo
G*
Doo Doo Doo
D D Bm7 Em
I'll come running [Lick 1]
D
Ooh
Bm
Doo Doo
G*
Doo Doo
D
I'll come running [Lick 2]
N.C.
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
N.C.
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
N.C.
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
N.C.
Thinking about a war he's winning
N.C.
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
Everybody is a star
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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referencing the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Vk6HOoU44. Listen for yourself for the
strumming pattern.
Please comment with any corrections!
[Chords]
Bm Em C* C/B G* D Bbm7 F* C D# Bb
e|-----------------------------------2------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------3-----3--------1------1-----3------1-------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------2-----0--------0------0-----3------3-------------------|
D|----4-----2-----------------4------0-----4--------3------2-----5------3-------------------|
A|----2-----------3-----2-----5------0-----1--------3------3-----6------1-------------------|
D|----2-----------------------5------0--------------3---------------------------------------|
[Riff]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0--4--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0h2----2-----3--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There are also a few licks thrown in after the D chord in the verses.
Lick 1 Lick 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0h2---------------------------2p0 0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------4---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
[Riff]
e|-------------------------|
B|---------3--3--3--3------|
G|---------0--0--0--0------|
D|------0--4--2------------|
A|--0h2----2-----3--2------|
D|-------------------------|
[Chorus]
D
oh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about a war he's winning
G*
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
D
Every star is a sun
Every son is in the shadow of the father now [Lick 1]
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about a war he's winning
G* D D Bm Em
Ooh ooh everybody is a star. Doo Doo [Lick 2]
[Verse]
D
Sisyphus I feel you boy
Bm
Roll roll rolling that rock all day
G*
No one lends a hand along the way
They just smile and say
D
See you soon, see you soon, see you soon [Lick 1]
D
See you when the war is over
Bm
See you when this gravity stops pulling me around
G*
When I get my feet up off the ground
Finally lay this burden down
D Bm Em C* C/B
I'll come running [Lick 2]
[Chorus]
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about all my sinning
G*
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
D
Every star is a sun
Every son is in the shadow of the father now
[Bridge]
Bm Bbm
But you oh you
F*
Never be lonely
C C#
Never blue
D# Bb F*
Oooooooh never be lonely
C C#
Never blue
[Verse]
D
There's poetry in sickness
Life is beautiful and cruel
Bm
That's just the way it is
G*
And I can sleep but I can't rest
They say the old songs are the best
D Bm Em C* C/B
And I am still a young man
[Chorus]
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about a war he's winning
G*
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
D
Every star is a sun
Every son is in the shadow of the father now [Lick 1]
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bm
[Lick 2] Doo Doo Doo
G*
Doo Doo Doo
D Bm7 Em
Doo Doo Doo
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
Bm
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
Thinking about a war he's winning
G*
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
D
Everybody is a star, everybody
D
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
Bm
[Lick 2] Doo Doo Doo
G*
Doo Doo Doo
D D Bm7 Em
I'll come running [Lick 1]
D
Ooh
Bm
Doo Doo
G*
Doo Doo
D
I'll come running [Lick 2]
N.C.
Ooh ooh it's a funny old life
N.C.
Bottle keeps spinning, spinning
N.C.
Devil keeps grinning, grinning
N.C.
Thinking about a war he's winning
N.C.
Ooh ooh everybody is a star
Everybody is a star
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
************************************
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