Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Verse 1:
F Fsus F
Madalena
F Fsus F C Csus C
I've been looking for a place to lay my head down
C C#dim7 Dm Dm Cm7 Bb
I’m tired of always trying to find a way out
Bb Bbm F Eb Bb
Running from this life I know so well
Verse 2:
F Fsus F
Amarillo
F Fsus F C Csus C
Running lights and empty eyes in limbo
C C#dim7 Dm Dm Cm7 Bb
Dreaming with my face against the window
Bb Bbm F Eb Dm
Drifting to the dawn of another day
Bridge:
Bbm7 F
Falling from above
G Bb
Further from the sun
Bb Bb/C
From the light of day
Chorus:
Bb F Dm C
Madalena I don't want to wake up
Bb F Dm C
Just stay a little longer, stay here by my side
Bb F Dm C
We'll hold the sky up until the night dissolves
Bb F Dm C
And we’ll paint the new horizon with our bleeding hearts
Guitar Interlude:
Eb Bb F
Eb Bb F
Guitar Solo over Verse:
F Fsus F
F Fsus F C Csus C
C C#dim7 Dm Dm Cm7 Bb
Bb Bbm F Eb Bb F
Verse 3:
F Fsus F
The El Camino
F Fsus F C Csus C
Another night with the Rays out on the Rio
C C#dim7 Dm Dm Cm7 Bb
The old town doesn't throw down like it used to
Bb Bbm F Eb Bb
But Lazy still knows how to raisе the dead
Verse 4:
Bb F Fsus F
You should have seen him
F Fsus F C Csus C
Up all night dancing in a mausolеum
C C#dim7 Dm Dm Cm7
Drugstore wine, preaching to the season
Bb Bbm F Eb Dm
Those ghosts really know how to listen anyway
Bridge:
Bbm7 F
Fallen from above
G Bb
Whispering in tongues
Bb Bb/C
If I could find a way I'd say
Chorus:
Bb F Dm C
Madalena I don't want to wake up
Bb F Dm C
Just stay a little longer, stay here by my side
Bb F Dm C
We'll hold the sky up until the night dissolves
Bb F Dm C
And we’ll paint the new horizon with our bleeding hearts
Repeat Chorus x2:
Outro:
Eb Bb F
Eb Bb F
Eb Bb F
Eb Bb F
Song History
Published: August 19, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025