Elton John – Madness (Guitar)

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[Intro] Dm Bb/D C/D C#dim/D Dm [Verse 1]
    Dm      Bb/D    C/D     C#dim/D  Dm         Dm     Bb/D   C/D  C#dim/D  Dm
The fuse is set and checked once    more.  Then left beside a back street  door.
Bb /Bb-/F-/Bb-/Bb /F C/Bb /Bb-/F-/Bb-/Bb /F F/A /A-/F-/A-/A /F And in the cold grey light -
Eb/Bb  Bb   F/Bb  Bb  Eb/Bb  Bb   F/Bb  Bb      F/Bb  Bb        C/Bb   F/A
Some - one  sees  a    sha - dow  run  through  the  night, and out of sight
[Verse 2]
  Dm     Bb/D   C/D   C#dim/D  Dm      Dm      Bb/D     C/D  C#dim/D   Dm
They hide inside a smoke filled  room, to hear at last the blast  of    doom.
Bb /Bb-/F-/Bb-/Bb /F C/Bb /Bb-/F-/Bb-/Bb /F F/A /A-/F-/A-/A /F And so the deed is done -
     Eb/Bb Bb  F/Bb  Bb  Eb/Bb  Bb  F/Bb  Bb   F/Bb  Bb   C/Bb   F/A  A7
They lis - ten  to   the   fi - nal count-down  be - gun, three, two, one.
[Chorus]
Gm7                     Bb/C  C               F    Cm6/Eb  Dsus
Madness, it's a kind of mad - ness that turns good  men    bad.

D         Gm7                       Bb/C  C         Dm    Bbmaj7  A
And we're helpless caught up in the mad - ness of a world gone    mad.
[Verse 3]
    Dm      Bb/D       C/D  C#dim/D  Dm     Dm           Bb/D   C/D  C#dim/D Dm
The roar of fire rings out    on     high & flames light up the black night  sky
Bb /Bb-/F-/Bb-/Bb /F C/Bb /Bb-/F-/Bb-/Bb /F F/A /A-/F-/A-/A /F A child screams out in fear -
  Eb/Bb Bb  F/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb  Bb  F/Bb  Bb   F/Bb  Bb   C/Bb     F/A
A hope-less cry  for help   but  no   one   is  near enough to hear
[Interlude] A Dm/A B7/A Em/G B7/F# Em B7 C F/A B7 [Verse 4]
   Em       C/E     D/E D#dim/E  Em         Em       C/E         D/E D#dim/E Em
As walls collapse & tim-bers    flare - the smell of death hangs in   the    air
C /C-/G-/C-/C /G D/C /C-/G-/C-/C /G G/B /B-/G-/B-/B /G When help at last ar-rives -
     F/C C  G/C   C   F/C   C   G/C  C     G/C  C       D/C       G/B     B7
They try to fight the flame but no - thing sur-vives of all those lives
[Interlude] Em C/E D/E D#dim/E Em x2 [Chorus]
         Em       C/E          D/E   D#dim/E  Em
And it's madness, every time a vic -   tim    dies.

         Em       C/E               D/E    D#dim/E  Em   D   C   D
There is madness, burning in a      blind  man's   eyes.

         Em       C/E               D/E    D#dim/E  Em   D   C   D
And it's madness, hidden in the     hate   and     pain.

         Em       C/E               D/E    D#dim/E  Em   D   C   D
There is madness, burning in a      wild   man's   brain.

         Em       C/E               D/E    D#dim/E  Em   D   C   D
And it's madness, every time the    bul -  lets    start.

         Em       C/E               D/E    D#dim/E  Em   D   C   D
There is madness, burning in a      poor   man's   heart.

         Em       C/E               D/E    D#dim/E  Em   D   C   D
And it's madness, something that we can't  con  -  troll.

         Em       C/E               D/E    D#dim/E  Em   D   C   D
There is madness, burning in a      mad -  man's   soul.    Madness.
[Outro]
Em       C/E               D/E    D#dim/E  Em   D   C   D
Madness.                   Ma____________dness.
(Repeat and fade)