Elton John – Madman Across The Water (Guitar)

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This is my transcription of Elton John's Madman Across the Water from album Madman across the Water - this version has a lot of guitar solos. Questions/Comments . . . [email protected] Transcribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords: C[O32010] D/F#[20023X] E7[020100] D[X00232] D5[X0023X] F[133211] G[320033] G(bar)[355433] A(bar)[577655] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro 1] (x4) A5(X02XXX) Am(X02210) G(320XXX) Em11(12th-FRET HARMONICS) Bm11(7TH-FRET HARMONICS) STOP ARPEGGIATE (12/12/12/12/12/12) (7/7/7/7/7/7) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse-1]
         Am   G     F(bar)        C                       D/F#
I can see    very well, there's a boat on the reef with a broken back

              F     G    Am
And I can see it very well
-------------------------------------------- [INTRO-1] 2X -------------------------------------------- [Verse-2]
          Am         G            F                                                   
There's a joke and I know it very well,

     C                           D/F#
It's one of those that I told you long ago

        F          G       Am
Take my word I'm a madman don't you know
---------------------------------------------------- [INTRO-1] 2X ----------------------------------------------------- [Verse-3]
      Am         G                F
Once a fool had a good part in the play

       C                   D/F# 
If it's so would I still be here today

          F             G             Am
It's quite peculiar in a funny sort of way                                      

               F          G            Am
They think it's very funny everything I say
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C                  G           E7
. . . Get a load of him he's so insane
Am C D5 F(bar)G(bar) A(bar) Better get your coat dear it looks-like--rain --------------------------------------------------- [Chorus]
C            D            F       G       Am  
  We'll come again next Thursday afternoon

C           D             F        G       Am
  The inlaws hope they'll see you very soon 

 F                                         E7
   But is it in your conscience that you're after
Am C D5 F(bar) G Am(1st-position for Intro) Another glimpse of the madman across the water --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro-2] Substitute [G-lick] for the harmonics: Arpeggiate the G(320XXX) as normal, then play an E-note on the 2nd-fret D-string, then the open D-string. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [SOLO] over Intro-2 - gradually fade back to Intro-1 ---------------------------------------------------- [Verse-1] ------------------------------------------------ [Verse-2]
    F                    G          Am
The ground's a long way down but I need more
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C                G                       E7
 Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted

               Am    C    D/F#         F(bar)       Am
Will they come again next week  can my mind  really take it
----------------------------------------------------------- [Chorus] ----> [Intro-2] ----> [Intro-1] . . . fade ----------------------------------------------------------- Transcribed by: Ian C.T. vom Saal -----------------------------------------------------------