All The Madmen Chords & Tabs
ALL THE MADMEN from The Man Who Sold The World
INTRO: See tab at end...
E5 E7sus4 E
Day after day they send my friends away
E7sus4 E F
To mansions cold and grey to the far side of town
Dm Em F E5
Where the thin men stalk the streets while the sane stay underground
E7sus4 E E7sus4 E
Day after day they tell me I can go they tell me I can blow
F Dm Em
To the far side of town where it's pointless to be high
F E
For it's such a long way down, so I tell them that
Dm Em
I can fly I will scream I will break my arm
Dm E
I will do me harm
Dm Em
Here I stand foot in hand talking to my wall
Dm E
I'm not quite right at all am I?
F G
Don't set me free I'm as heavy as can be
F E
Just my librium and me and my EST makes three
CHORUS 1:
A E
'Cause I'd rather stay here with all the madmen
F#m A C#
Than perish with the sad men roaming free
A E
And I'd rather play here with all the madmen
F#m A Bm E
For I'm quite content they're all as sane as me
SOLO: A F#m Bm G
SPOKEN: Where can the horizon lie when a nation hides its organic minds
In a cellar dark and grim they must be very dim
E E7sus4 E
Day after day they take some brain away
E7sus4 E F
Then turn my face around to the far side of town
Dm Em F E
And tell me that it's real then ask me how I feel
SOLO 2: E F Dm E
F
Here I stand foot in hand talking to my wall
Dm E
I'm not quite right at all
F G
Don't set me free I'm as helpless as can be
F E
My libido's split on me gimme some good ole lobotomy
CHORUS 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_bowie/all_the_madmen_tab.html ]
A F#m
Zane zane zane ouvre le chien
Bm G
Zane zane zane ouvre le chien
A F#m
Zane zane zane ouvre le chien
Bm G
Zane zane zane ouvre le chien
Repeat until fade...
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INTRO: This whole intro is played with lots of open strings ringing. I've just
mentioned the fingered notes.
Em7 Em Em7 G E5
E---------------------------------------------3-0-|
B---------------------------------------------3-0-|
G---------------------------------------------0-4-|
D-9/12-12-12-12-12-7/9--9/12-12-12-12-12-7/9--0-2-|
A-7/10-12P10-12P10-5/7--7/10-12P10-12P10-5/7--2-2-|
E---------------------------------------------3-0-|
SOLO: Two guitars playing a harmony together. This is the same for the outro,
just repeated many times.
Bm E A F#m Bm G
E-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
B----23B5B3P2----2B3B2--+Repeat+-----2B3B2-----2B3B2----23B5B3P2----2B3B2--|
G-4-4--------4-24-----4-+ From +-2-24-----42-24-----44-4--------4-24-----4-|
D-----------------------+ Here +-------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
Bm E A F#m Bm G
E-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
B----57B9B7P5----5B7B5--+Repeat+-----5B7B5-----5B7B5----57B9B7P5----5B7B5--|
G-7-7--------7-67-----7-+ From +-6-67-----76-67-----77-7--------7-67-----7-|
D-----------------------+ Here +-------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------+ +-------------------------------------------|
SOLO 2: Two guitars in harmony again. The sequence repeats with vocals over it the
second time:
E F Dm E
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-9-10-B12--9-10-B12B10--9-10-12B13B12-10--10-9-10-B12B10-9-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E F Dm E
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-9-11-B13--9-11-B13B11--9-11-13B14B13-10--10-9-10-B12B10-9-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
