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All The Madmen by David Bowie
All The Madmen
Dm7-XX0211
C#m-X46654
Intro
G-E-G-E-A-G-E
verse 1:
E D E
DAY AFTER DAY, THEY SEND MY FRIENDS AWAY
D E
TO MANSIONS COLD AND GREY
F
TO THE FAR SIDE OF TOWN
Dm7 E
WHERE THE THIN MEN STALKS THE STREET
F E
WHILE THE SANE STAY UNDERGROUND
E D E
DAY AFTER DAY, THEY TELL ME I CAN GO
D E
THEY TELL ME I CAN BLOW
F
TO THE FAR SIDE OF TOWN
Dm7 E
WHERE IT'S POINTLESS TO BE HIGH
F E
'CAUSE IT'S SUCH A LONG WAY DOWN
E
SO I TELL THEM THAT
chorus:
E
I CAN FLY, I WILL SCREAM,
F
I WILL BREAK MY ARM
E
I WILL DO ME HARM
E
HERE I STAND, FOOT IN HAND,
F
TALKING TO MY WALL
E
I'M NOT QUITE RIGHT AT ALL (AM I?)
F
DON'T SET ME FREE
G
I'M AS HAPPY AS CAN BE
F
JUST MY LIBRIUM AND ME
E E7
AND MY E.S.T MAKE THREE
A A9-A
FOR I'D RATHER STAY HERE
E
WITH ALL THE MADMEN
F#m A C#m
THAN PERISH WITH THE SADMEN ROAMING FREE
A
YES I'D RATHER PLAY HERE
E
WITH ALL THE MADMEN
F#m A Bm
FOR I'M QUITE CONTENT THEY'RE ALL AS SANE AS ME.
Bm-G-A-F#m-Bm-G
silence while verse is read out
verse 3
DAY AFTER DAY, THEY TAKE SOME BRAIN AWAY
AND TURN MY FACE AROUND
TO THE FAR SIDE OF TOWN
AND TELL ME THAT IT'S REAL
THEN ASK ME HOW I FEEL
chorus
finally:
A F#m
ZANE ZANE ZANE, OUVRE LA CHIEN
Bm G
ZANE ZANE ZANE, OUVRE LA CHIEN
Keep repeating and fade out
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version 2
INTRO: See tab at end...
E5 E7sus4 E
Day after day they send my friends away
E7sus4 E F
To mansions cold and grey to the far side of town
Dm Em F E5
Where the thin men stalk the streets while the sane stay underground
E7sus4 E E7sus4 E
Day after day they tell me I can go they tell me I can blow
F Dm Em
To the far side of town where it's pointless to be high
F E
For it's such a long way down, so I tell them that
Dm Em
I can fly I will scream I will break my arm
Dm E
I will do me harm
Dm Em
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
CHORUS 1:
A E
'Cause I'd rather stay here with all the madmen
F#m A C#
Than perish with the sad men roaming free
A E
And I'd rather play here with all the madmen
F#m A Bm E
For I'm quite content they're all as sane as me
SOLO: A F#m Bm G
SPOKEN: Where can the horizon lie when a nation hides its organic minds
In a cellar dark and grim they must be very dim
E E7sus4 E
Day after day they take some brain away
E7sus4 E F
Then turn my face around to the far side of town
Dm Em F E
And tell me that it's real then ask me how I feel
SOLO 2: E F Dm E
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
CHORUS 2
A F#m
Zane zane zane ouvre le chien
Bm G
Zane zane zane ouvre le chien
A F#m
Zane zane zane ouvre le chien
Bm G
Zane zane zane ouvre le chien
Repeat until fade...
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INTRO: This whole intro is played with lots of open strings ringing. I've just
mentioned the fingered notes.
Em7 Em Em7 G E5
E---------------------------------------------3-0-|
B---------------------------------------------3-0-|
G---------------------------------------------0-4-|
D-9/12-12-12-12-12-7/9--9/12-12-12-12-12-7/9--0-2-|
A-7/10-12P10-12P10-5/7--7/10-12P10-12P10-5/7--2-2-|
E---------------------------------------------3-0-|
SOLO: Two guitars playing a harmony together. This is the same for the outro,
just repeated many times.
Bm E A F#m Bm G
E-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
B----23B5B3P2----2B3B2--+Repeat+-----2B3B2-----2B3B2----23B5B3P2----2B3B2--|
G-4-4--------4-24-----4-+ From +-2-24-----42-24-----44-4--------4-24-----4-|
D-----------------------+ Here +-------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
Bm E A F#m Bm G
E-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
B----57B9B7P5----5B7B5--+Repeat+-----5B7B5-----5B7B5----57B9B7P5----5B7B5--|
G-7-7--------7-67-----7-+ From +-6-67-----76-67-----77-7--------7-67-----7-|
D-----------------------+ Here +-------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
SOLO 2: Two guitars in harmony again. The sequence repeats with vocals over it the
second time:
E F Dm E
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-9-10-B12--9-10-B12B10--9-10-12B13B12-10--10-9-10-B12B10-9-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E F Dm E
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-9-11-B13--9-11-B13B11--9-11-13B14B13-10--10-9-10-B12B10-9-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
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version 3
Intro: G E G E A G E
Verse:
E
Day after day
E7 E
They send my friends away
E7 E
To mansions cold and grey
F
To the far side of town
Dm7 E
Where the thin men stalk the streets
F E
While the sane stay underground
E
Day after day
E7 E
They tell me I can go
E7 E
They tell me I can blow
F
To the far side of town
Dm7 E
Where it's pointless to be high
F E
'Cause it's such a long way down
So I tell them that
Break:
E
I can fly
E
I will scream
E F
I will break my arm
Dm7 E
I will do me harm
E
Here I stand
E
foot in hand
E F
talking to my wall
Dm7 E
I'm not quite right at all...am I?
Pre Chorus:
F
Don't set me free
G
I'm as heavy as can be
F
Just my librium and me
E
And my E.S.T. make three
Chorus:
A
'Cause I'd rather stay here
E
With all the madmen
F#m A C#
Than perish with the sadmen roaming free
A
And I'd rather play here
E
With all the madmen
F#m A Bm
For I'm quite content they're all as sane as me
E A F#m Bm G
(Silence 12 beats or so)
Where can the horizon lie
When a nation hides
Its organic minds
In a cellar...
dark and grim
They must be very dim
Verse:
E
Day after day
E7 E
They take some brain away
E7 E
Then turn my face around
F
To the far side of town
Dm7 E
And tell me that it's real
F E
Then ask me how I feel
Break:
E E E F Dm7 E E
E
Here I stand
E
foot in hand
E F
talking to my wall
Dm7 E
I'm not quite right at all
Pre Chorus:
F
Don't set me free
G
I'm as helpless as can be
F
My libido's split on me
E
Gimme some good 'ol lobotomy
Chorus:
A
'Cause I'd rather stay here
E
With all the madmen
F#m A C#
Than perish with the sadmen roaming free
A
And I'd rather play here
E
With all the madmen
F#m A Bm
For I'm quite content they're all as sane as me
E
A
Zane, Zane, Zane
F#m
Ouvre le Chien
Bm
Zane, Zane, Zane
G
Ouvre le Chien
x10 and fade
END.
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