The Prince chords by Madness

Chords with lyrics

Madness - The Prince (1979)

In the Key of G+G

Intro:

Buster, he sold the heat
e|-10--9---8~-|
BB|-11--10--9~-|
G+G|-11--10--9~-|
D MajorD|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|
E MajorE|------------|

With a rock-steady beat
e|-8--7--6~---|
BB|-7--6--5~---|
G+G|-7--6--5~---|
D MajorD|------------|
A augmentedA|------------|
E MajorE|------------|

Interlude:
G, G+G

Verse 1:
G+G             G+G
An earthquake is erupting, But not in Orange street
G+G              G+G
A augmentedA ghost-dance is preparing, You got to help us with your feet
C majorC                  C majorC
If you're not in the mood to dance, Step back, grab yourself a seat
G+G                G+G
This may not be uptown Jamaica, But we promise you a treat

Chorus 1:
D MajorD
Buster bowl me over with your bogus dance
C majorC
Shuffle me off my feet
G+G
Even if I kept on runnin'
G+G
I'd never get to Orange street

Verse 2:
G+G               G+G
So I set it up myself to say, For the man who set the beat
G+G                   G+G
So I'll leave it up to you out there, To get him back on his feet

Interlude:
C, C, G, G+G

Chorus 2:
D MajorD
Buster bowl me over with your bogus dance
C majorC
Shuffle me off my feet
G+G
Even though I'll keep on runnin'
G+G
I'll never get to Orange street

Interlude:
G, G, G, G,
C, C, G, G,
D, C, G, G,

Solo:
G, G, G, G, C, C, G, G, D, C, G, G+G

Coda:
G+G
Bring back the
G+G
Who is the
G+G
We want the

(Pause)

Interlude:
G, G, G, G,
C, C, G, G+G
D, C, G, G+G

Solo:
G, G, G, G, C, C, G, G, D, C, G, G+G

The Prince chords

"The Prince" was the first single to be released by British ska-rockers. "The Prince" by Madness was released on August 10, 1979.

"The Prince" was later re-recorded and included on the "One Step Beyond" album.