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All The Madmen

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this song really sounded mostly wrong, so I decided to tab it properly. The only weird chord is E5, which
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/  Em7/  Em/  Em7/
/  Em   G/  E5/  E5/ 
E5Day after day 
E7They send my friends awEay 
To mE7ansions cold and grEey 
To the fFar side of town 
Where the tDmhin men stalk the strEmeets 
While the sFane stay undergrE5ound 
E5Day after day 
E7They tell me I can gEo 
They tE7ell me I can blEow 
To the fFar side of town 
Where it's pDmointless to be Emhigh 
'Cause it's sFuch a long way dEown 
ESo I tell them that 
I can fly, I will scream, I Dmwill break my Farm
DmI will do me hEarm 
Here I stand, foot in hand, Dmtalking to my Fwall 
I'm Dmnot quite right at Eall, am I? 
FDon't set me free, I'm as hGeavy as can be
Just my lFibrium and me and my EEST makes three 
E'Cause I'd rAather stay here with Eall the madmen 
Than F#mperish with the sAadmen roaming frC#ee 
And I'd rAather play here with Eall the madmen 
For I'm qF#muite content they're Aall as sane as Bmme 
/  Bm/  E/  A/
/  F#m/  Bm/  G/
E5Day after day 
They E7take some brain awEay 
Then tE7urn my face aroEund 
To the fFar side of town 
And Dmtell me that it's rEeal 
Then Fask me how I fEeel 
/  E/  E/  E/D/  F/
/  Dm/  E/  E/
EHere I stand, foot in hand, E/Dtalking to my Fwall 
I'm Dmnot quite right at Eall 
FDon't set me free, I'm as hGelpless as can be
My libFido's split on me, gimme some gEood 'ole lobotomy 
E'Cause I'd rAather stay here with Eall the madmen 
Than F#mperish with the sAadmen roaming frC#ee 
And I'd rAather play here with Eall the madmen 
For I'm qF#muite content they're Aall as sane as Bmme 
/  Bm/  Bm/  E/  E/
AZane, zane, zane, F#mouvre le chien
BmZane, zane, zane Gouvre le chien

All chords in this song (13)

The story behind the song

"All The Madmen" appears on David Bowie's album The Man Who Sold the World. Bowie was known for his frequent reinvention and visual presentation, often referred to as the "chameleon of rock," with his music, stagecraft, and fashion significantly impacting popular culture. Playing this song, you tap into the world of an artist constantly exploring new artistic directions and personas. It plays like a dive into a distinctive part of his early career.

AI-written from these sources:David Bowie — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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All The Madmen

by David Bowie

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

F#m

E/D

this song really sounded mostly wrong, so I decided to tab it properly. The only weird chord is E5, which

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Em7 Em Em7

/ / / /

Em G E5 E5

/ / / /

Day after day

E7 E

They send my friends away

E7 E

To mansions cold and grey

To the far side of town

Dm Em

Where the thin men stalk the streets

F E5

While the sane stay underground

Day after day

E7 E

They tell me I can go

E7 E

They tell me I can blow

To the far side of town

Dm Em

Where it's pointless to be high

F E

'Cause it's such a long way down

So I tell them that

Dm F

I can fly, I will scream, I will break my arm

Dm E

I will do me harm

Dm F

Here I stand, foot in hand, talking to my wall

Dm E

I'm not quite right at all, am I?

F G

Don't set me free, I'm as heavy as can be

F E

Just my librium and me and my EST makes three

E A E

'Cause I'd rather stay here with all the madmen

F#m A C#

Than perish with the sadmen roaming free

A E

And I'd rather play here with all the madmen

F#m A Bm

For I'm quite content they're all as sane as me

Bm E A

/ / / /

F#m Bm G

/ / / /

Day after day

E7 E

They take some brain away

E7 E

Then turn my face around

To the far side of town

Dm E

And tell me that it's real

F E

Then ask me how I feel

E E E/D F

/ / / / /

Dm E E

/ / / /

E E/D F

Here I stand, foot in hand, talking to my wall

Dm E

I'm not quite right at all

F G

Don't set me free, I'm as helpless as can be

F E

My libido's split on me, gimme some good 'ole lobotomy

E A E

'Cause I'd rather stay here with all the madmen

F#m A C#

Than perish with the sadmen roaming free

A E

And I'd rather play here with all the madmen

F#m A Bm

For I'm quite content they're all as sane as me

Bm Bm E E

/ / / / /

A F#m

Zane, zane, zane, ouvre le chien

Bm G

Zane, zane, zane ouvre le chien

About All The Madmen Chords by David Bowie

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