{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":934018,"song":"Madman Across The Water","artist":"Elton John","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/934018-madman-across-the-water-chords-by-elton-john/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/934018?type=chord","rating":4.89424,"votes":350,"content":"This is my transcription of Elton John's Madman Across the Water from album Madman across the Water - this version has a lot of guitar solos.\r\nQuestions/Comments . . . ianvomsaal@yahoo.com\r\nTranscribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nElton John - Madman Across the Water\r\nChords: C[O32010] D/F#[20023X] E7[020100] D[X00232] D5[X0023X] F[133211] G[320033]\r\n        G(bar)[355433] A(bar)[577655]\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n[Intro 1] (x4)\r\nA5(X02XXX) Am(X02210) G(320XXX) Em11(12th-FRET HARMONICS) Bm11(7TH-FRET HARMONICS)\r\n              STOP    ARPEGGIATE     (12/12/12/12/12/12)       (7/7/7/7/7/7)\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n[Verse-1]  \r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     F(bar)        [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI can see    very well, there's a boat on the reef with a broken back[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I can see it very well[/tab]\r\n--------------------------------------------\r\n[INTRO-1] 2X\r\n--------------------------------------------\r\n[Verse-2] \r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                                                   \r\nThere's a joke and I know it very well,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nIt's one of those that I told you long ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTake my word I'm a madman don't you know[/tab]\r\n----------------------------------------------------\r\n[INTRO-1] 2X\r\n----------------------------------------------------- \r\n[Verse-3] \r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOnce a fool had a good part in the play[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D/F#[/ch] \r\nIf it's so would I still be here today[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt's quite peculiar in a funny sort of way                                      [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey think it's very funny everything I say[/tab]\r\n-------------------------------------------- \r\n[Pre-Chorus]                    \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n. . . Get a load of him he's so insane  [/tab]\r\n                  Am   C  D5    F(bar)G(bar) A(bar) \r\nBetter get your coat dear  it looks-like--rain \r\n--------------------------------------------------- \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]  \r\n  We'll come again next Thursday afternoon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n  The inlaws hope they'll see you very soon [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n   But is it in your conscience that you're after[/tab]\r\nAm                      C       D5    F(bar) G  Am(1st-position for Intro)\r\n  Another glimpse of the madman across the   water\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n[Intro-2] Substitute [G-lick] for the harmonics: Arpeggiate the G(320XXX) as\r\nnormal, then play an E-note on the 2nd-fret D-string, then the open D-string.\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n[SOLO] over Intro-2 - gradually fade back to Intro-1\r\n----------------------------------------------------\r\n[Verse-1]\r\n------------------------------------------------\r\n[Verse-2]       \r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe ground's a long way down but I need more[/tab]\r\n-------------------------------------------------- \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]         F(bar)       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWill they come again next week  can my mind  really take it[/tab]\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------\r\n[Chorus] ----> [Intro-2] ----> [Intro-1] . . . fade\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------\r\nTranscribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------","plain_text":"This is my transcription of Elton John's Madman Across the Water from album Madman across the Water - this version has a lot of guitar solos.\nQuestions/Comments . . . ianvomsaal@yahoo.com\nTranscribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nElton John - Madman Across the Water\nChords: C[O32010] D/F#[20023X] E7[020100] D[X00232] D5[X0023X] F[133211] G[320033]\n        G(bar)[355433] A(bar)[577655]\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[Intro 1] (x4)\nA5(X02XXX) Am(X02210) G(320XXX) Em11(12th-FRET HARMONICS) Bm11(7TH-FRET HARMONICS)\n              STOP    ARPEGGIATE     (12/12/12/12/12/12)       (7/7/7/7/7/7)\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[Verse-1]  \n\n\n--------------------------------------------\n[INTRO-1] 2X\n--------------------------------------------\n[Verse-2] \n\n\n\n----------------------------------------------------\n[INTRO-1] 2X\n----------------------------------------------------- \n[Verse-3] \n\n\n\n\n-------------------------------------------- \n[Pre-Chorus]                    \n\n                  Am   C  D5    F(bar)G(bar) A(bar) \nBetter get your coat dear  it looks-like--rain \n--------------------------------------------------- \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\nAm                      C       D5    F(bar) G  Am(1st-position for Intro)\n  Another glimpse of the madman across the   water\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[Intro-2] Substitute [G-lick] for the harmonics: Arpeggiate the G(320XXX) as\nnormal, then play an E-note on the 2nd-fret D-string, then the open D-string.\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[SOLO] over Intro-2 - gradually fade back to Intro-1\n----------------------------------------------------\n[Verse-1]\n------------------------------------------------\n[Verse-2]       \n\n-------------------------------------------------- \n\n\n-----------------------------------------------------------\n[Chorus] ----> [Intro-2] ----> [Intro-1] . . . fade\n-----------------------------------------------------------\nTranscribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal\n-----------------------------------------------------------","chords":["C","D/F","E7","D","F","G","A","Am","D/F#","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}