Madman Across the Water

This is my transcription of Elton John's Madman Across the Water from the Tumbleweed Connection album - this version has a lot of guitar solos. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elton John - Madman Across the Water O320120002X00X013320033 Chords: C D/F# E7 D D5 F G 355433 577655 G(bar) A(bar) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro-1 4X 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 -------------------------------------------- Pre-Chorus 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 G-lick Substitute 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 -------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------