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Sound Of Madness

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Sound Of Madness - Shinedown
[Intro]
Ab Dm Ab Dm
[Verse 1]
AbYeah, I get it, you're an Dmoutcast
Always under attack, always coming in last
Bringing up the past, no one Abowes you anything
DmI think you need a shotgun blast, a kick in the ass
So paranoid, Abwatch your backDm  Ab  Dm  
[Verse 2]
   Ab   GOh my, here we go
ADmnother loose cannon gone bi-polar
Slipped down, couldn't Abget much lower
DmQuicksand's got no sense of humour
AbI'm still laughing like Ghell
DmYou think that by crying to me
Looking so sorry that I'm Abgonna believe
You've been Dminfected by a social disease
Well then Abtake your medicine
[Chorus]
BbI created the Dmsound of madness, wrote the Fbook on pain
Somehow I'm Cstill here to explain
BbThat the darkest Dmhour never comes in the Fnight
You can sleep with a Cgun
When you gonna wake up and Abfi-i-i-ight   Dm(for yourselfAb)Dm  Ab  
[Verse 3]
I'm so sick of this Dmtombstone mentality
If there's an afterlife then it'll Abset you free
But DmI'm not gonna part the seas
You're a Abself-fulfilling Gprophecy
DmYou think that by crying to me
Looking so sorry that I'm Abgonna believe
You've been Dminfected by a social disease
Well then Abtake your medicine
[Chorus]
BbI created the Dmsound of madness, wrote the Fbook on pain
Somehow I'm Cstill here to explain
 BbThat the darkest Dmhour never comes in the Fnight
You can sleep with a Cgun
When you gonna wake up and Abfi-i-i-ight
[Solo]
   Am  C(for yourself)G  D  
Am C G A
[Bridge]
I created the Dmsound of madness, wrote the Fbook on pain
Somehow I'm Cstill here to explain
 BbThat the darkest Dmhour never comes in the Fnight
You can sleep with a Cgun
When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up and Abfight?
[Chorus]
BbI created the Dmsound of madness, wrote the Fbook on pain
Somehow I'm Cstill here to explain
BbThat the darkest Dmhour never comes in the Fnight
You can sleep with a Cgun            
[Outro]
When you gonna wake up and Bbfight   Dm(for yourself)
FWhen you gonna wake up and Cfight (for yourself)
BbWhen you gonna wake up and Dmfight (for yourself)
FWhen you gonna wake up and Abfi-i-i-ight    Dm    Ab(for yourself)Dm  Ab  Dm  

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Sound Of Madness

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Sound Of Madness - Shinedown

[Intro]

Ab Dm Ab Dm

[Verse 1]

Ab Dm

Yeah, I get it, you're an outcast

Always under attack, always coming in last

Bringing up the past, no one owes you anything

I think you need a shotgun blast, a kick in the ass

Ab Dm Ab Dm

So paranoid, watch your back

[Verse 2]

Ab G

Oh my, here we go

Another loose cannon gone bi-polar

Slipped down, couldn't get much lower

Quicksand's got no sense of humour

Ab G

I'm still laughing like hell

You think that by crying to me

Looking so sorry that I'm gonna believe

You've been infected by a social disease

Well then take your medicine

[Chorus]

Bb Dm F

I created the sound of madness, wrote the book on pain

Somehow I'm still here to explain

Bb Dm F

That the darkest hour never comes in the night

You can sleep with a gun

Ab Dm Ab Dm Ab

When you gonna wake up and fi-i-i-ight (for yourself)

[Verse 3]

I'm so sick of this tombstone mentality

If there's an afterlife then it'll set you free

But I'm not gonna part the seas

Ab G

You're a self-fulfilling prophecy

You think that by crying to me

Looking so sorry that I'm gonna believe

You've been infected by a social disease

Well then take your medicine

[Chorus]

Bb Dm F

I created the sound of madness, wrote the book on pain

Somehow I'm still here to explain

Bb Dm F

That the darkest hour never comes in the night

You can sleep with a gun

When you gonna wake up and fi-i-i-ight

[Solo]

Am C G D

(for yourself)

Am C G A

[Bridge]

Dm F

I created the sound of madness, wrote the book on pain

Somehow I'm still here to explain

Bb Dm F

That the darkest hour never comes in the night

You can sleep with a gun

When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up and fight?

[Chorus]

Bb Dm F

I created the sound of madness, wrote the book on pain

Somehow I'm still here to explain

Bb Dm F

That the darkest hour never comes in the night

You can sleep with a gun

[Outro]

Bb Dm

When you gonna wake up and fight (for yourself)

F C

When you gonna wake up and fight (for yourself)

Bb Dm

When you gonna wake up and fight (for yourself)

F Ab Dm Ab Dm Ab Dm

When you gonna wake up and fi-i-i-ight (for yourself)

About Sound Of Madness Chords by Shinedown

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