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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Umbilical Town - Gary Jules
Capo 4
Useful Chords
Em* 020000
Dsus2/F# 200230
A# 113331
Intro (can be tabbed on demand if you can't figure by ear)
C [032013] is used for the intro.
C Em* Am
I hear you've got a pocket full of words
Dsus2/F#
That you keep in the garage
F
Together with the feather and the fireworks
C Em* Am
A surftown hero who's got one foot in the garden
Dsus2/F# F
Where the neon-lighted cocktail glasses bloom
C Em* Am
And they built you a model airplane
Dsus2/F# F
Like the one that brought you back to Lindbergh field
C Em* Am
Now you're counting your change by the streetlights on India
Dsus2/F# F
"Hey, it's me again, I'm faded...could I please come over?"
F C G
G
You can do what you want
F C G
G
In umbilical town
F C G
G
In a waterfront bar
C (strum gently)
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Verse 2
C Em* Am
Old gap-toothed Annie was a friend of mine
Dsus2/F# F
The third time around she was born again
C Em* Am
She must have burned at least a half-a-million dollars
Dsus2/F# F
In the little rooms next door to wash-and-fold
C Em* Am
And there ain't no consolation prize
Dsus2/F# F
There is no backdoor to innocence
C Em* Am
Just the wild-eyed faces and names that you've forgotten
Dsus2/F# F
"Hey, the money's gone, I'm broken, could I please come over?"
F C G
G
You can do what you want
F C G
G
In umbilical town
F C G
G
In a waterfront bar
C (strum gently)
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A|—————————————3——|
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Bridge
C A# C A#
I've been dreaming we were born together
C A# C A#
I've been thinking about it
C A# C A#
'Been lurking backstreets-kicking down alleyways
C A# F
I've been thinking about it
F
How it's always worse than it appears
E E7
Raskolnikov's out on the stairs
Am Am7 Dsus2/F#
Howling at the man in the moon
F
They said he lost control
E E7
Between the suburbs and the barrio
Am Am7 Dsus2/F#
Tired from too much too soon
F E E7
Now the air is thick with compromises
Am Am7 Dsus2/F#
We're always on the way
F E E7 F C G
So I take comfort in the only life I know
G
Well you can do what you want
F C G
G
In umbilical town
F C G
G
In a waterfront bar
F C G
G
In umbilical town
F C G
G
You can do what you want
F C G
G
You can do what you want
F C G
G
You can do what you want
C
e|—5—3—1—3—1—0———3—|
B|——————————————0——|
G|—————————————0———|
D|—————————————————|
A|—————————————————|
E|—————————————————|
Capo 4
Useful Chords
Em* 020000
Dsus2/F# 200230
A# 113331
Intro (can be tabbed on demand if you can't figure by ear)
C [032013] is used for the intro.
C Em* Am
I hear you've got a pocket full of words
Dsus2/F#
That you keep in the garage
F
Together with the feather and the fireworks
C Em* Am
A surftown hero who's got one foot in the garden
Dsus2/F# F
Where the neon-lighted cocktail glasses bloom
C Em* Am
And they built you a model airplane
Dsus2/F# F
Like the one that brought you back to Lindbergh field
C Em* Am
Now you're counting your change by the streetlights on India
Dsus2/F# F
"Hey, it's me again, I'm faded...could I please come over?"
F C G
G
You can do what you want
F C G
G
In umbilical town
F C G
G
In a waterfront bar
C (strum gently)
e|—5—3-1—3—1—0—3——|
B|—————————————1——|
G|————————————————|
D|—————————————2——|
A|—————————————3——|
E|————————————————|
Verse 2
C Em* Am
Old gap-toothed Annie was a friend of mine
Dsus2/F# F
The third time around she was born again
C Em* Am
She must have burned at least a half-a-million dollars
Dsus2/F# F
In the little rooms next door to wash-and-fold
C Em* Am
And there ain't no consolation prize
Dsus2/F# F
There is no backdoor to innocence
C Em* Am
Just the wild-eyed faces and names that you've forgotten
Dsus2/F# F
"Hey, the money's gone, I'm broken, could I please come over?"
F C G
G
You can do what you want
F C G
G
In umbilical town
F C G
G
In a waterfront bar
C (strum gently)
e|—5—3—1—3—1—0—3——|
B|—————————————1——|
G|————————————————|
D|—————————————2——|
A|—————————————3——|
E|————————————————|
Bridge
C A# C A#
I've been dreaming we were born together
C A# C A#
I've been thinking about it
C A# C A#
'Been lurking backstreets-kicking down alleyways
C A# F
I've been thinking about it
F
How it's always worse than it appears
E E7
Raskolnikov's out on the stairs
Am Am7 Dsus2/F#
Howling at the man in the moon
F
They said he lost control
E E7
Between the suburbs and the barrio
Am Am7 Dsus2/F#
Tired from too much too soon
F E E7
Now the air is thick with compromises
Am Am7 Dsus2/F#
We're always on the way
F E E7 F C G
So I take comfort in the only life I know
G
Well you can do what you want
F C G
G
In umbilical town
F C G
G
In a waterfront bar
F C G
G
In umbilical town
F C G
G
You can do what you want
F C G
G
You can do what you want
F C G
G
You can do what you want
C
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B|——————————————0——|
G|—————————————0———|
D|—————————————————|
A|—————————————————|
E|—————————————————|
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