Madman Across The Water Chords by Bruce Hornsby
Tempo:
125.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
G
Bb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N]
[D] [G] [F]
[G] [F]
[G] [F]
[C] [F]
[Gm] [C] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] I can see [F]
very [Eb] well.
[Bb] There's a boat on the [C] reef with a broken back.
And I can see it [Gm] very well.
[F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] There's a joke, [F] and I know it [Eb] very well.
[Bb] It's one of those that I taught [C] you long ago.
Take [Bb] my word [F] on that, but [G] don't you know,
[F]
[G] [F]
[Gm] Once a fool [F] had a good part [Eb] in the play.
[Bb] If it's so, would I [C] still be here today?
It's [Eb] quite peculiar [F] in a funny [Gm] sort of way.
[Bb]
They think it's very [F] funny, [Gm] everything I say.
[Bb] Yet [F] a lot of them, he's [D] so insane.
You better [Bb] get your coat, [C] dear.
Looks [G] like the rain [Bb] will come again [Eb] next [F] Thursday [Gm] afternoon.
[Bb] The [C] end of something [Eb] I'll see you [F] very [Gm] soon.
[Eb] Is it in your conscience that [D] you'd rather
[Gm] Never [Bb] glance at the [Eb] madman across the [F] [Gm] water?
[C]
[Gm] [F] [G]
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I can [G] see
[F] very [Eb] well.
[Bb] There's a boat on the reef [C] with a broken back.
I can [G] see it very well.
[F]
[G]
[F] [Gm] There's a joke, [F] and I know [Bb] it very [Eb] well.
It's [Bb] one of those that I [C] taught you long ago.
[Bb] Take my word on that, [Gm] but don't you know,
[Bb] The ground's [F] a long way [Gm] down, but I'll read more.
[Bb]
Is the [F] nightmare black or are the windows [G] painted?
[C] [D] Will they [Gm] come again [Bb] next [C] week?
[F] If I might really [G] take it,
[Bb] Will it come [C] again next [Eb] [F] Thursday [Gm] afternoon?
[Bb] The [C] end of something [Bb] I'll see you very [Gm] soon.
[Eb] But is it in your conscience that you're after
[D]
[G] Never glance [Bb] at the madman across the [F] water?
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[Gm] [C] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] I can see [F]
very [Eb] well.
[Bb] There's a boat on the [C] reef with a broken back.
And I can see it [Gm] very well.
[F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] There's a joke, [F] and I know it [Eb] very well.
[Bb] It's one of those that I taught [C] you long ago.
Take [Bb] my word [F] on that, but [G] don't you know,
[F]
[G] [F]
[Gm] Once a fool [F] had a good part [Eb] in the play.
[Bb] If it's so, would I [C] still be here today?
It's [Eb] quite peculiar [F] in a funny [Gm] sort of way.
[Bb]
They think it's very [F] funny, [Gm] everything I say.
[Bb] Yet [F] a lot of them, he's [D] so insane.
You better [Bb] get your coat, [C] dear.
Looks [G] like the rain [Bb] will come again [Eb] next [F] Thursday [Gm] afternoon.
[Bb] The [C] end of something [Eb] I'll see you [F] very [Gm] soon.
[Eb] Is it in your conscience that [D] you'd rather
[Gm] Never [Bb] glance at the [Eb] madman across the [F] [Gm] water?
[C]
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I can [G] see
[F] very [Eb] well.
[Bb] There's a boat on the reef [C] with a broken back.
I can [G] see it very well.
[F]
[G]
[F] [Gm] There's a joke, [F] and I know [Bb] it very [Eb] well.
It's [Bb] one of those that I [C] taught you long ago.
[Bb] Take my word on that, [Gm] but don't you know,
[Bb] The ground's [F] a long way [Gm] down, but I'll read more.
[Bb]
Is the [F] nightmare black or are the windows [G] painted?
[C] [D] Will they [Gm] come again [Bb] next [C] week?
[F] If I might really [G] take it,
[Bb] Will it come [C] again next [Eb] [F] Thursday [Gm] afternoon?
[Bb] The [C] end of something [Bb] I'll see you very [Gm] soon.
[Eb] But is it in your conscience that you're after
[D]
[G] Never glance [Bb] at the madman across the [F] water?
[Gm] [F] [G]
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[Gm] [Fm] [G]
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[A] [G]
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[F] [G] [Bb]
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Key:
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Bb
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[Gm] I can see _ _ [F] _
very _ [Eb] well. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] There's a boat on the [C] reef with a broken back.
_ And I can see it [Gm] very well.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] There's a joke, _ [F] and I know it [Eb] very well.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] It's one of those that I taught [C] you long ago.
_ _ Take [Bb] my word [F] on that, but [G] don't you know,
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] Once a fool _ [F] had a good part [Eb] in the play. _ _ _ _
[Bb] If it's so, would I [C] still be here today?
_ _ It's [Eb] quite peculiar [F] in a funny [Gm] sort of way.
_ _ _ _ [Bb]
They think it's very [F] funny, [Gm] everything I say.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Yet [F] a lot of them, he's [D] so _ insane.
_ You better [Bb] get your coat, _ [C] dear.
_ Looks [G] like the _ _ rain _ _ _ [Bb] will come again [Eb] next [F] Thursday _ [Gm] afternoon. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] The [C] end of something [Eb] I'll see you [F] very _ [Gm] soon. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Is it in your conscience that [D] you'd rather _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Never [Bb] glance at the [Eb] madman across the [F] _ [Gm] water? _
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_ _ I can [G] see _ _
[F] _ very _ [Eb] well. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] There's a boat on the reef [C] with a broken back. _ _
I can [G] see it very well.
[F] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] There's a joke, _ [F] and I know [Bb] it very [Eb] well. _ _ _ _
It's [Bb] one of those that I [C] taught you long ago.
_ _ _ [Bb] Take my word on that, [Gm] but don't you know, _ _
_ [Bb] The ground's [F] a long way [Gm] down, but I'll read _ more.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
Is the [F] nightmare black or are the windows [G] painted?
[C] _ _ [D] _ Will they [Gm] come again [Bb] next [C] week?
[F] If I might really [G] take it,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Will it come [C] again next [Eb] [F] Thursday [Gm] afternoon? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] The [C] end of something [Bb] I'll see you very [Gm] _ soon.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ But is it in your conscience that you're after
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Never glance [Bb] at the madman across the [F] water? _
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[Gm] I can see _ _ [F] _
very _ [Eb] well. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] There's a boat on the [C] reef with a broken back.
_ And I can see it [Gm] very well.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] There's a joke, _ [F] and I know it [Eb] very well.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] It's one of those that I taught [C] you long ago.
_ _ Take [Bb] my word [F] on that, but [G] don't you know,
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] Once a fool _ [F] had a good part [Eb] in the play. _ _ _ _
[Bb] If it's so, would I [C] still be here today?
_ _ It's [Eb] quite peculiar [F] in a funny [Gm] sort of way.
_ _ _ _ [Bb]
They think it's very [F] funny, [Gm] everything I say.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Yet [F] a lot of them, he's [D] so _ insane.
_ You better [Bb] get your coat, _ [C] dear.
_ Looks [G] like the _ _ rain _ _ _ [Bb] will come again [Eb] next [F] Thursday _ [Gm] afternoon. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] The [C] end of something [Eb] I'll see you [F] very _ [Gm] soon. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Is it in your conscience that [D] you'd rather _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Never [Bb] glance at the [Eb] madman across the [F] _ [Gm] water? _
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_ _ I can [G] see _ _
[F] _ very _ [Eb] well. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] There's a boat on the reef [C] with a broken back. _ _
I can [G] see it very well.
[F] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] There's a joke, _ [F] and I know [Bb] it very [Eb] well. _ _ _ _
It's [Bb] one of those that I [C] taught you long ago.
_ _ _ [Bb] Take my word on that, [Gm] but don't you know, _ _
_ [Bb] The ground's [F] a long way [Gm] down, but I'll read _ more.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
Is the [F] nightmare black or are the windows [G] painted?
[C] _ _ [D] _ Will they [Gm] come again [Bb] next [C] week?
[F] If I might really [G] take it,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Will it come [C] again next [Eb] [F] Thursday [Gm] afternoon? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] The [C] end of something [Bb] I'll see you very [Gm] _ soon.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ But is it in your conscience that you're after
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Never glance [Bb] at the madman across the [F] water? _
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