This is my transcription of Elton John's Madman Across the Water from the
Tumbleweed Connection album - this version has a lot of guitar solos.
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Elton John - Madman Across the Water
Chords: C[O32010] D/F#[20023X] E7[020100] D[X00232] D5[X0023X] F[133211] G[320033]
G(bar)[355433] A(bar)[577655]
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[Intro-1] 4X
A5(X02XXX) Am(X02210) G(320XXX) Em11(12th-FRET HARMONICS) Bm11(7TH-FRET HARMONICS)
STOP ARPEGGIATE (12/12/12/12/12/12) (7/7/7/7/7/7)
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[Verse-1]
Am G F(bar) C D/F#
I can see very well, there's a boat on the reef with a broken back
And I can see [F]it ver[G]y wel[Am]l
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[INTRO-1] 2X
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[Verse-2]
There's a [Am]joke and I [G]know it very [F]well,
It's [C]one of those that I told you[D/F#] long ago
Take my [F]word I'm a [G]madman d[Am]on't you know
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[INTRO-1] 2X
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[Verse-3]
Once a[Am] fool had a[G] good part in the[F] play
If it's[C] so would I still be[D/F#] here today
It's quite[F] peculiar in a[G] funny sort of[Am] way
They think it's[F] very funny[G] everything I[Am] say
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[Pre-Chorus]
[C]. . . Get a load of[G] him he's so[E7] insane
Am C D5 F(bar)G(bar) A(bar)
Better get your coat dear it looks-like--rain
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[Chorus]
[C] We'll come [D]again next Th[F]ursday a[G]fternoon[Am]
[C] The inlaws[D] hope they'll [F]see you v[G]ery soon[Am]
[F] But is it in your conscience that you're[E7] after
Am C D5 F(bar) G Am(1st-position for Intro)
Another glimpse of the madman across the water
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[Intro-2] Substitute [G-lick] for the harmonics: Arpeggiate the G(320XXX) as
normal, then play an E-note on the 2nd-fret D-string, then the open D-string.
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[SOLO] over Intro-2 - gradually fade back to Intro-1
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[Verse-1]
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[Verse-2]
The [F]ground's a long way d[G]own but I n[Am]eed more
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[C] Is the nightmare[G] black or are the window[E7]s painted
Am C D/F# F(bar) Am
Will they come again next week can my mind really take it
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[Chorus] ----> [Intro-2] ----> [Intro-1] . . . fade
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Tumbleweed Connection album - this version has a lot of guitar solos.
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Elton John - Madman Across the Water
Chords: C[O32010] D/F#[20023X] E7[020100] D[X00232] D5[X0023X] F[133211] G[320033]
G(bar)[355433] A(bar)[577655]
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[Intro-1] 4X
A5(X02XXX) Am(X02210) G(320XXX) Em11(12th-FRET HARMONICS) Bm11(7TH-FRET HARMONICS)
STOP ARPEGGIATE (12/12/12/12/12/12) (7/7/7/7/7/7)
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[Verse-1]
Am G F(bar) C D/F#
I can see very well, there's a boat on the reef with a broken back
And I can see [F]it ver[G]y wel[Am]l
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[INTRO-1] 2X
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[Verse-2]
There's a [Am]joke and I [G]know it very [F]well,
It's [C]one of those that I told you[D/F#] long ago
Take my [F]word I'm a [G]madman d[Am]on't you know
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[INTRO-1] 2X
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[Verse-3]
Once a[Am] fool had a[G] good part in the[F] play
If it's[C] so would I still be[D/F#] here today
It's quite[F] peculiar in a[G] funny sort of[Am] way
They think it's[F] very funny[G] everything I[Am] say
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[Pre-Chorus]
[C]. . . Get a load of[G] him he's so[E7] insane
Am C D5 F(bar)G(bar) A(bar)
Better get your coat dear it looks-like--rain
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[Chorus]
[C] We'll come [D]again next Th[F]ursday a[G]fternoon[Am]
[C] The inlaws[D] hope they'll [F]see you v[G]ery soon[Am]
[F] But is it in your conscience that you're[E7] after
Am C D5 F(bar) G Am(1st-position for Intro)
Another glimpse of the madman across the water
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[Intro-2] Substitute [G-lick] for the harmonics: Arpeggiate the G(320XXX) as
normal, then play an E-note on the 2nd-fret D-string, then the open D-string.
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[SOLO] over Intro-2 - gradually fade back to Intro-1
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[Verse-1]
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[Verse-2]
The [F]ground's a long way d[G]own but I n[Am]eed more
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[C] Is the nightmare[G] black or are the window[E7]s painted
Am C D/F# F(bar) Am
Will they come again next week can my mind really take it
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[Chorus] ----> [Intro-2] ----> [Intro-1] . . . fade
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