Chord Madman Acros The Water by Elton John

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 . questions/Comments . . . ianvomsaal@yahoo . com transcribed by : ian C . t . vom saal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - elton john - madman across the water chords : C o32010 D/F# 20023x E7 020100 D x00232 D5 x0023x F 133211 G 320033 G bar 355433 A bar 577655 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - intro - 1 4 xa5 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 2 x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 2 x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -