Chords for Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Martha's Madman
Tempo:
78.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
C
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Martha has a madman [C] standing hidden in the shadows.
[G] He's got a long curved turkey stagger [C] with a bejeweled handle.
[Em]
[A] [B] [Em]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] He's telling her the world is [A] full of freaks and [C] geeks and sibbles [Em] and he's hiding [E] like
a [A] leprechaun under stones and [C] in the ripples.
[Em] In the pool of [E] time she thought she [A] knew it but someone [C] threw a stone into [Em] it which breaks
up the surface and it's making [C] her nervous [E] and it's true.
What can't you do?
What can't you do?
[G] Martha [F#m] yes I guess you'll [Em] have to wait around [C] another [G] thousand years.
[Cm] [D] [F]
[G] Martha's [F#m] getting nervous [Em] as she wanders [C] through his valley [G] where the shadows [Bm] always frightening
[E] and the whispers [C] tell the [Em] stories.
[B] [C] [Em]
[B] [C] [Em] She's [E] telling her the world is full [A] of freaks and [C] geeks and sibbles and [Em] he's hiding [E] like
a leprechaun [A] under stones and [C] in the ripples.
[Em] In the pool of [E] time she thought she knew [A] it but someone threw [C] a stone into [Em] it which breaks
up the surface and it's making [C] her nervous and [Em] it's true.
[A] What [E] can't you do?
Yes it's true.
[A] What [E] can't you do?
[D] [G] Martha [D] yes I guess you'll [Em] have to wait around [C] another [E] thousand years.
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[D] [Em]
[A] [C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[E] [C] [E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [Em] [A]
[Em] [D] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Em] [D] [E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [E] [A]
[E] [D] [G] Martha yes [F#] I guess you'll have [E] to wait around [C] another [E] thousand years.
[G] He's got a long curved turkey stagger [C] with a bejeweled handle.
[Em]
[A] [B] [Em]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] He's telling her the world is [A] full of freaks and [C] geeks and sibbles [Em] and he's hiding [E] like
a [A] leprechaun under stones and [C] in the ripples.
[Em] In the pool of [E] time she thought she [A] knew it but someone [C] threw a stone into [Em] it which breaks
up the surface and it's making [C] her nervous [E] and it's true.
What can't you do?
What can't you do?
[G] Martha [F#m] yes I guess you'll [Em] have to wait around [C] another [G] thousand years.
[Cm] [D] [F]
[G] Martha's [F#m] getting nervous [Em] as she wanders [C] through his valley [G] where the shadows [Bm] always frightening
[E] and the whispers [C] tell the [Em] stories.
[B] [C] [Em]
[B] [C] [Em] She's [E] telling her the world is full [A] of freaks and [C] geeks and sibbles and [Em] he's hiding [E] like
a leprechaun [A] under stones and [C] in the ripples.
[Em] In the pool of [E] time she thought she knew [A] it but someone threw [C] a stone into [Em] it which breaks
up the surface and it's making [C] her nervous and [Em] it's true.
[A] What [E] can't you do?
Yes it's true.
[A] What [E] can't you do?
[D] [G] Martha [D] yes I guess you'll [Em] have to wait around [C] another [E] thousand years.
[Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
[D] [Em]
[A] [C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[E] [C] [E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [Em] [A]
[Em] [D] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Em] [D] [E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[E] [Bm] [E] [A]
[E] [D] [G] Martha yes [F#] I guess you'll have [E] to wait around [C] another [E] thousand years.
Key:
E
Em
C
A
D
E
Em
C
_ _ _ _ _ Martha has a madman [C] standing hidden in the shadows.
[G] He's got a long curved turkey stagger [C] with a bejeweled handle.
[Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] He's telling her the world is [A] full of freaks and [C] geeks and sibbles [Em] and he's hiding [E] like
a [A] leprechaun under stones and [C] in the ripples.
[Em] In the pool of [E] time she thought she [A] knew it but someone [C] threw a stone into [Em] it which breaks
up the surface and it's making [C] her nervous [E] and it's true.
What can't you do? _ _ _ _
What can't you do?
_ _ [G] Martha [F#m] yes I guess you'll [Em] have to wait around [C] another [G] thousand years.
_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Martha's [F#m] getting nervous [Em] as she wanders [C] through his valley [G] where the shadows [Bm] always frightening
[E] and the whispers [C] tell the [Em] stories. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] She's [E] telling her the world is full [A] of freaks and [C] geeks and sibbles and [Em] he's hiding [E] like
a leprechaun [A] under stones and [C] in the ripples.
[Em] In the pool of [E] time she thought she knew [A] it but someone threw [C] a stone into [Em] it which breaks
up the surface and it's making [C] her nervous and [Em] it's true. _
[A] What [E] can't you do?
Yes it's true.
[A] What [E] can't you do?
[D] _ _ [G] Martha [D] yes I guess you'll [Em] have to wait around [C] another [E] thousand years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [G] Martha yes [F#] I guess you'll have [E] to wait around [C] another [E] thousand years. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] He's got a long curved turkey stagger [C] with a bejeweled handle.
[Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] He's telling her the world is [A] full of freaks and [C] geeks and sibbles [Em] and he's hiding [E] like
a [A] leprechaun under stones and [C] in the ripples.
[Em] In the pool of [E] time she thought she [A] knew it but someone [C] threw a stone into [Em] it which breaks
up the surface and it's making [C] her nervous [E] and it's true.
What can't you do? _ _ _ _
What can't you do?
_ _ [G] Martha [F#m] yes I guess you'll [Em] have to wait around [C] another [G] thousand years.
_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Martha's [F#m] getting nervous [Em] as she wanders [C] through his valley [G] where the shadows [Bm] always frightening
[E] and the whispers [C] tell the [Em] stories. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] She's [E] telling her the world is full [A] of freaks and [C] geeks and sibbles and [Em] he's hiding [E] like
a leprechaun [A] under stones and [C] in the ripples.
[Em] In the pool of [E] time she thought she knew [A] it but someone threw [C] a stone into [Em] it which breaks
up the surface and it's making [C] her nervous and [Em] it's true. _
[A] What [E] can't you do?
Yes it's true.
[A] What [E] can't you do?
[D] _ _ [G] Martha [D] yes I guess you'll [Em] have to wait around [C] another [E] thousand years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
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[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [G] Martha yes [F#] I guess you'll have [E] to wait around [C] another [E] thousand years. _
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