Misc Musicals – The Mad Ones - The Mad Ones (Guitar)

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When N.C. all instuments are silent [Intro] [KELLY] N.C. Tell me the part about the candles [SAM] N.C. Uh... [KELLY] N.C. Do not pretend you don't have it memorized [SAM, spoken] N.C. The only ones for me are the mad ones.
G
Mad to talk, mad to be saved

G
Desirous of everything at the same time
[KELLY]
G
If we’re gonna go, we gotta go tonight...
[SAM, spoken]
G
The ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing

G
But burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles

G
Exploding like spiders across the stars...
[Chorus] [KELLY]
C
Oh...  If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight

C                  C
Go tonight - Go tonight - I'm in!
[SAM, spoken]
     D
For what?
[Verse 1] [KELLY]
                  Em   C
We’re taking the risk

           D             Em           C
We're the fools who will never learn

 D            Em                C
Pushed to the edge, out on the ledge

                    Em                 N.C.
Will you die out or burn, burn, burn?

                 Em    C
Don't ask if you can

                 F          D
No, that's a mistake girls make

              D   Em   C
'Cause those good old boys

                D   Em   F
They had their good old days

D                  Em
- But now they're gone

               G
And now their world

            F
Is ours to take...

       D     Em
We're mad to go

 D      Em
Mad to drive

 D          Em
Mad to be alive

       D       Em
We're chasing stars

   D        Em
A thousand suns

     C      D
The mad... mad ones

     G
Whoa-oh-oh
[SAM]
     G
Whoa-oh-oh
[KELLY]
     D
Whoa-oh-oh
[SAM]
     D
Whoa-oh-oh
[KELLY]
         G
We break - the lock

        G            D
We kick - the door - Mad...
[SAM]
D
Mad...
[KELLY & SAM]
    D
To reach for more
[KELLY]
        Em
We make -- the rules

          Em          D
We make - a vow to be mad
N.C. Girl, we’re what matter now
A
Okay, first thing’s first:

     A
You have to go tell that TA I'm not coming back
[SAM, spoken] N.C. What? [Chorus] [KELLY]
E
If we’re gonna go, we gotta go tonight

E
Screw it, he'll figure it out

E
If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight
[Interlude] [KELLY, spoken] N.C. Where are my keys? [SAM, spoken] N.C. Just calm down, there's planning involved. N.C. What are we living on? N.C. Who’s paying our cell phone bills? [KELLY, spoken] N.C. Well, A... [SAM, spoken] N.C. Kelly! [KELLY] N.C. And two, Sam: [Chorus]
E
If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight

E            E
Go tonight - go tonight
[SAM]
E
You're drunk!
[KELLY]
E
You're drunk!

E
If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight

E            E
Go tonight - go tonight
[SAM, spoken]
E
I am drunk, and I only have a permit! We can't
[KELLY, spoken]
 E
Stop saying 'can't'
[SAM, spoken]
 E
Stop telling me what to do!
[KELLY]
E
If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight

E
If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight
[SAM]
E
If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight
[KELLY & SAM]
E            E
Go tonight - go tonight...
[Verse 2] [SAM]
            Gbm    D
Without any plan

                   E  Gbm
Just the keys and the radio
[KELLY]
        D
Yea-ea-eah!
[KELLY & SAM]
        E  Gbm
Living for us

                D
Kicking up dust
[SAM]
                 E  Gbm
We just pick up and go, go, go
[KELLY, screaming]
 E
YEAH!
[SAM]
E               Gbm
- It's never or now
[KELLY]
Gbm
Never or now, yes!
[KELLY & SAM]
 D                     G        E
Time to take your foot off the brake...
[SAM]
             D   Em   C
Yeah, those good old boys

                D   Em   F
They had their good old days
[KELLY & SAM]
E                 Am
- But now they're gone

               A
And now their world
[KELLY]
            G
Is ours to take
[SAM]
              E
It's ours to take
[KELLY & SAM]
         A
We're ma-ad to go

   A
Ma-ad to drive
[KELLY]
   E
Ma-ad
[SAM]
   E
Ma-ad
[KELLY & SAM]
   E
To be alive

          Gbm
We're cha-asing stars

       Gbm
A thou-ousand suns
[SAM]
     D
The mad
[KELLY]
 D
Mad
[KELLY & SAM]
 E
Mad ones
[SAM]
   A
Whoa-oh-oh
[KELLY]
   A
Whoa-oh-oh
[SAM]
   E
Whoa-oh-oh
[KELLY]
   E
Whoa-oh-oh
[Chorus] [KELLY]
Gbm
- If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight

      D          A
Go tonight, go-o-o tonight

Gbm                                 D
- If we're gonna go, we gotta go tonight

      E
Go tonight
[Bridge] [SAM]
       Gbm               A
But we didn't go, didn't go

     D
Go-o-o that night - Did we?
[KELLY]
       Gbm               A
No, we didn't go, didn't go

     D
Go-o-o that night
[SAM]
E
I mean, obviously

    Gbm    D         Gbm
The whole thing went south

Gbm        Db                    Gbm
Per usual, Kelly's only plan was running her mouth
[KELLY]
         D   E        D
Oh, but who let down who?
[SAM]
 D   E        D
Who let down who?
[KELLY]
 D   E        D
Who let down who?
[SAM]
 D   E       Dbm
Who let down who?
[KELLY]
Dbm
You were the one who put on the brakes
[SAM]
             Gm
I wanted to graduate first
[KELLY]
           Bb
You didn't have what it takes
[SAM]
    B   Db       Ebm
Oh, who let down who?
[KELLY]
Ebm Db       Gb
Who let down who?
[SAM]
         Gb                       Bb
Like you ever follow through on a single word you say
[KELLY]
        Ebm
If we'd only go that night
N.C. Then I wouldn't be dead [KELLY & SAM]
Ebm  Db
Tell me...
[SAM]
B   Db       Ebm
Who let down who?
[KELLY]
Ebm Db       Ebm
Who let down who?
[SAM]
Ebm
Who let down who?
[KELLY]
Db
Who let down who?
[SAM]
Db
You!
[KELLY]
Ebm
You!
[SAM]
Ebm
You!
[KELLY & SAM]
E    E    E
YOU! YOU! YOU!

[KELLY]
G    C
- Whoa-oh-oh

[SAM]
G    C
- Whoa-oh-oh
[Interlude] | Ab | E | E | B | B | | Dbm | Dbm | D | D | | E | E | [Bridge] [KELLY & SAM]
 F
Who- aah...
[SAM, simultaneously]
 F
Mad...
[KELLY, simultaneously]
Ab          Ab
Mad to go - Mad to drive

Eb
Mad
[SAM]
Eb
Mad
[KELLY & SAM]
   Eb
To be alive

       Fm
We're chasing stars

   Fm
A thousand suns
[SAM]
    Db
The mad
[KELLY]
Db
Mad
[KELLY & SAM]
Eb
Mad ones
[SAM]
   Ab
Whoa-oh-oh
[KELLY]
   Ab
Whoa-oh-oh
[SAM]
   Eb
Whoa-oh-oh
[KELLY]
   Eb
Whoa-oh-oh
[KELLY & SAM]
    Ab
We break the lock

   Ab
We kick the door
[SAM]
Eb
Mad
[KELLY]
Eb
Mad
[Outro] [KELLY & SAM]
    Eb
To reach for more

    Fm
We make the rules

    Fm
We make a vow

      Gb
To be mad

Eb                        Ab      Eb
- Girl, we're what matter -- now

   Ab
Whoa-oh-oh