
All The Madmen
David Bowie
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Tom : D
Intro: G E G E A G E
verse 1:
E D E
DAY AFTER DAY, THEY SEND MY FRIENDS AWAY
D E
TO MANSIONS COLD AND GREY
F
TO THE FAR SIDE OF TOWN
Dm7 E
WHERE THE THIN MEN STALKS THE STREET
F E
WHILE THE SANE STAY UNDERGROUND
E D E
DAY AFTER DAY, THEY TELL ME I CAN GO
D E
THEY TELL ME I CAN BLOW
F
TO THE FAR SIDE OF TOWN
Dm7 E
WHERE IT'S POINTLESS TO BE HIGH
F E
'CAUSE IT'S SUCH A LONG WAY DOWN
E
SO I TELL THEM THAT
chorus:
E
I CAN FLY, I WILL SCREAM,
F
I WILL BREAK MY ARM
E
I WILL DO ME HARM
E
HERE I STAND, FOOT IN HAND,
F
TALKING TO MY WALL
E
I'M NOT QUITE RIGHT AT ALL (AM I?)
F
DON'T SET ME FREE
G
I'M AS HAPPY AS CAN BE
F
JUST MY LIBRIUM AND ME
E E7
AND MY E.S.T MAKE THREE
A A9 A
FOR I'D RATHER STAY HERE
E
WITH ALL THE MADMEN
F#m A C#m
THAN PERISH WITH THE SADMEN ROAMING FREE
A
YES I'D RATHER PLAY HERE
E
WITH ALL THE MADMEN
F#m A Bm
FOR I'M QUITE CONTENT THEY'RE ALL AS SANE AS ME.
Bm G A F#m Bm G
silence while verse is read out
verse 3
DAY AFTER DAY, THEY TAKE SOME BRAIN AWAY
AND TURN MY FACE AROUND
TO THE FAR SIDE OF TOWN
AND TELL ME THAT IT'S REAL
THEN ASK ME HOW I FEEL
chorus
finally:
A F#m
ZANE ZANE ZANE, OUVRE LA CHIEN
Bm G
ZANE ZANE ZANE, OUVRE LA CHIEN
Keep repeating and fade out
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