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.
Questions/Comments . . . ianvomsaal@yahoo.com
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]
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F(bar) C (x32010@1) D/F#I (200232@1)can see very well, there's a boat on the reef with a broken back
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I can see it very well
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[INTRO-1] 2X
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[Verse-2]
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1)
There's a joke and I know it very well,
C (x32010@1) D/F#It's (200232@1)one of those that I told you long ago
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmTake (x02210@1)my word I'm a madman don't you know
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[INTRO-1] 2X
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[Verse-3]
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) FOnce (133211@1)a fool had a good part in the play
C (x32010@1) D/F# (200232@1)If it's so would I still be here today
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmIt's (x02210@1)quite peculiar in afunny (x02210@1)sort of way
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmThey (x02210@1)think it's very funny everything I say
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[Pre-Chorus]
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E7. (020130@1). . Get a load of him he's so insane
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)D5 (xx023x@1) F(bar)G(bar) A(bar)
Better get your coat dear it looks-like--rain
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[Chorus]
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)
We'll come again next Thursday afternoon
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) The inlaws hope they'll see you very soon
F (133211@1) E7 (020130@1) But is it in your conscience that you're after
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) F(bar) G (320003@1)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]
F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmThe (x02210@1)ground's a long way down but I need more
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C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E7 (020130@1)Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D/F# (200232@1) F(bar) AmWill (x02210@1)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
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