Cage the Elephant – Black Madonna (Guitar)

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Chords

Note: Each bar/measure is separated by the symbol | ; Barre chords are preferred but not necessary to play this song. [Intro] | Bm | G | Em | A F#m | 2x [Verse 1]
Bm                   G
  Soft glow on the city

                   Em                  A         F#m
She said, "There's no one here who can touch you now"

Bm                              G
  Caught the last flight out of LAX

          Em              A        F#m
With your one-way ticket, New York-bound
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm             G
Climb so high, don't make a sound

Em                            A         F#m
Don't you forget what goes up must come down

Bm             G              Em     A
Climb so high, tell me how it feels
[Chorus]
                    Bm          G
Call me when you're ready to be real

        Em          A
Black Madonna, hallelujah

F#m                 Bm                G
Makes no difference here, so let's be real

        Em              A
Black Madonna, my black flower

F#m             Bm                   Em
Nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide

A                 Bm                           Em
You're not havin' fun, I think that you should ride

A                   Bm          G
Call me when you're ready to be real

        Em             A     F#m
Black Madonna, my hallelujah
[Verse 2]
Bm                       G
  On the phone you sound shifty

                       Em     A          F#m
You say that you're at home, alone right now

Bm                              G
But in the background there's a muffled laugh

       Em                 A       F#m
As you spin that wool and pull it down
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm             G
Climb so high, don't hear a sound

Em                          A             F#m
Don't you forget what goes around, comes around

Bm             G              Em     A
Climb so high, tell me how to feel
[Chorus]
                    Bm          G
Call me when you're ready to be real

        Em          A
Black Madonna, hallelujah

F#m                 Bm                G
Makes no difference here, so let's be real

        Em              A
Black Madonna, my black flower

F#m             Bm                   Em
Nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide

A                 Bm                         Em
Says it should be gone, at least it was this time

A                   Bm          G
Call me when you're ready to be real

        Em             A     F#m
Black Madonna, my hallelujah
[Interlude] | Bm | G | Em | A F#m | | Bm | G | Em | A [Chorus]
F#m                 Bm          G
Call me when you're ready to be real

        Em          A
Black Madonna, hallelujah

F#m                 Bm                G
Makes no difference here, so let's be real

        Em              A
Black Madonna, my black flower

F#m             Bm                   Em
Nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide

A                 Bm                           Em
You're not havin' fun, I think that you should ride

A                   Bm          G
Call me when you're ready to be real

        Em             A     F#m   Bm
Black Madonna, my hallelujah