Madman Acros The Water chords by Elton John

Chords with lyrics

Tumbleweed Connection album - this version has a lot of guitar solos.
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Transcribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal
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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]
	 A minorAm  G+G   F(bar)    C majorC            D/F#D/F#
I can see  very well, there's a boat on the reef with a broken back
	   FF   G+G  A minorAm
And I can see it very well
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[INTRO-1] 2X
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[Verse-2]
     A minorAm     G+G      FF
There's a joke and I know it very well,
   C majorC              D/F#D/F#
It's one of those that I told you long ago
    FF     G+G    A minorAm
Take my word I'm a madman don't you know
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[INTRO-1] 2X
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[Verse-3]
   A minorAm     G+G        FF
Once a fool had a good part in the play
    C majorC          D/F#D/F#
If it's so would I still be here today
     FF       G+G       A minorAm
It's quite peculiar in a funny sort of way
        FF     G+G      A minorAm
They think it's very funny everything I say
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[Pre-Chorus]
C majorC         G+G      E7E7
. . . Get a load of him he's so insane
	     A minorAm  C majorC D5D5  F(bar)G(bar) A(bar)
Better get your coat dear it looks-like--rain
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[Chorus]
C majorC      D MajorD      FF    G+G    A minorAm
 We'll come again next Thursday afternoon
C majorC      D MajorD       FF    G+G    A minorAm
 The inlaws hope they'll see you very soon
 FF                     E7E7
  But is it in your conscience that you're after
A minorAm           C majorC    D5D5  F(bar) G+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]
  FF          G+G     A minorAm
The ground's a long way down but I need more
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C majorC        G+G            E7E7
 Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted
        A minorAm  C majorC  D/F#D/F#     F(bar)    A minorAm
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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Transcribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal