Madison Avenue - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson Chords

Tempo:
112.85 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

F#m

F#

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Madison Avenue - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson chords
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[F#m]
[C#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [F#]
[B] [D]
[F#m] [Bm]
[D] [F#] [F#m]
[Bm] is all it [C#] says to you.
And [F#m] if it's so,
then you can [D] believe [C#] it's true.
[Bm] That's what [F#] I do.
[A] Take it off the [F#m] glove.
Well, [D] there ain't nothing for free.
Buy new [F#] fuel, fire [F#m] up.
The [Bm] monster's a freak.
The past is [F#] more than [F#m] gadgets
than batteries to [Bm] make them run
and [F#] get you shake [F#m] up.
At the first of every month,
[D] and don't wake up [F#m] to the uselessness
[Bm] till your whole life [C#] is overdue.
If [F#m] it's so,
incredible [D] that you can't [C#] believe it's
[Bm] about to [F#] happen.
[F#m] They can sell sand to a man in the desert.
They can sell tuna to a chicken [G#] in the sea.
[C#m] You [F#m] are surrounded [C#] and confounded
[Em] and dumbfounded [D] by the happening.
[C#] Yes, it's true.
[Bm] It's Madison [F#] Avenue.
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] [D] And don't wake up [F#m] to the uselessness
[Bm] till your whole life [C#] is overdue.
If [F#m] it's so,
incredible [D] that you can't [C#] believe it's true.
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
[C]
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
[C] Yeah, [A#] yeah, yeah.
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
Yeah, [C]
yeah, [A#] yeah.
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
Yeah, [C]
yeah, yeah.
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
Yeah, [D]
[C] yeah, yeah.
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
Madison [C]
Avenue.
[C] [Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
[C] [Bm] [F#] [C]
[Bm] [F#] [C]
[A#] [Bm] [F#] [E]
[A] [Bm] [F#m]
[D] [Bm]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
D
1321
C
3211
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
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To learn Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson - Madison Avenue chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F#, C, Bm, F#, A#, Bm, F# and F#m. Kick off your practice at a gentle 56 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 113 BPM. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ is all it [C#] says to you.
And [F#m] if it's so,
then you can _ [D] believe [C#] it's true.
[Bm] That's what [F#] I do. _ _ _
_ [A] Take it off the [F#m] glove.
Well, [D] there ain't nothing for free.
Buy new [F#] fuel, fire [F#m] up.
The [Bm] monster's a freak.
The past is [F#] more than [F#m] gadgets
than batteries to [Bm] make them run
and [F#] get you shake [F#m] up.
At the first of every month,
[D] and don't wake up [F#m] to the _ uselessness
[Bm] till your whole life [C#] is overdue.
If [F#m] it's so,
incredible [D] that you can't [C#] believe it's
_ [Bm] about to [F#] happen. _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ They can sell sand to a man in the desert.
_ They can sell tuna to a chicken [G#] in the sea.
[C#m] You [F#m] are surrounded [C#] and confounded
[Em] and dumbfounded [D] by the happening.
[C#] Yes, it's true. _
[Bm] It's Madison [F#] Avenue. _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ And don't wake up [F#m] to the _ uselessness
[Bm] till your whole life [C#] is _ overdue.
If [F#m] it's so,
incredible [D] that you can't [C#] believe it's true.
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
[C] _
_ _ _ [Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
[C] Yeah, [A#] yeah, yeah.
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
Yeah, [C]
yeah, [A#] yeah.
_ [Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
Yeah, [C]
yeah, yeah.
_ [Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
Yeah, [D] _
[C] yeah, yeah.
[Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
Madison [C]
Avenue.
[C] _ _ [Bm] Madison [F#] Avenue.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _
_ [A#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _

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