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Madame Genevas by Mark Knopfler
Madame Genevas
Tuning: E A D G B E
Special chords
D/A x04232
A/G 3x2222
F#* 244022
[Intro]
Bm G Em A
Bm G Em A
Bm G Em A
Bm G Em A
Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm A Bm
I’m a maker of ballads right pretty
Bm A Bm
I write them right here in the street
D/A A G
You can buy them all over the city
G F#m Bm
yours for a penny a sheet
[Verse 2]
Bm A Bm
I’m a word pecker out of the printers
Bm A Bm
out of the dens of Gin Lane
D/A A G
I’ll write up a scene on a counter
G F#m Bm A
confessions and sins in the main, boys
G A Bm
confessions and sins in the main
[Chorus]
D/A G A D
Then you’ll find me in Madame Geneva’s
G D/A A
keeping the demons at bay
A/G F#m7 Bm Em
There’s nothing like gin for drowning them in
A F#*
but they’ll always be back
Bm G Em A
on a hanging day
Bm G Em A
on a hanging day
Bm G Em A
Bm G Em A
Bm G Em A
Bm
[Verse 3]
Bm A Bm
They come rattling over the cobbles
Bm A Bm
they sit on their coffins of black
D/A A G
Some are struck dumb, some gabble
G F#m Bm
top-heavy on brandy or sec
[Verse 4]
Bm A Bm
The pews are all full of fine fellows
Bm A Bm
and the hawker has set up her shop
D/A A G
As they’re turning them off at the gallows
G F#m Bm A
She’ll be selling right under the drop, boys
G A Bm
selling right under the drop
[Chorus]
D/A G A D
Then you’ll find me in Madame Geneva’s
G D/A A
keeping the demons at bay
A/G F#m7 Bm Em
There’s nothing like gin for drowning them in
A F#*
but they’ll always be back
Bm G Em A
on a hanging day
Bm G Em A
on a hanging day
[Outro]
Bm G Em A
Bm G Em A
Bm G Em A
Bm G Em A
Bm
F#*
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version 2
Capo 2
Intro. | Am F F G | x 4 | Am Am |
Vers. | Am G Am | Am G Am | C G F | F E Am | Am | x 2
I’m a maker of ballads right pretty
I write them right here in the street
You can buy them all over the city
yours for a penny a sheet
I’m a word pecker out of the printers
out of the dens of Gin Lane
I’ll write up a scene on a counter
- confessions and sins in the main, boys
confessions and sins in the main
Chorus. | C F G C | F C G | G C C F | G E Am |
Then you’ll find me in Madame Geneva’s
keeping the demons at bay
There’s nothing like gin for
drowning them in
but they’ll always be back on a hanging day
Intermezzo. | Am F F G | x 4 | Am Am |
Vers. | Am G Am | Am G Am | C G F | F E Am | x 2 | G F G Am |
They come rattling over the cobbles
they sit on their coffins of black
Some are struck dumb, some gabble
top-heavy on brandy or sack
The pews are all full of fine fellows
and the hawker has set up her shop
As they’re turning them off at the gallows
she’ll be selling right under the drop, boys
selling right under the drop
Chorus. | C F G C | F C G | G C C F | G E Am |
Then you’ll find me in Madame Geneva’s
keeping the demons at bay
There’s nothing like gin for drowning them in
but they’ll always be back on a hanging day
Solo. | Am F F G | x 7 | Am Am |
Outro. | E E E | (picked)
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