David Bowie - All The Madmen Acoustic

david bowie – all the madmen

intro : G E G E A G E

verse :

E
day after day
E7 E
they send my friends away
E7 E
to mansions cold and grey
F
to the far side of town
Dm7 E
where the thin men stalk the streets
F E
while the sane stay underground

E
day after day
E7 E
they tell me i can go
E7 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

so i tell them that

break :
E
i can fly
E
i will scream
E F
i will break my arm
Dm7 E
i will do me harm

E
here i stand
E
foot in hand
E F
talking to my wall
Dm7 E
i’m not quite right at all . . . Am i?

pre chorus :
F
don’t set me free
G
i’m as heavy as can be
F
just my librium and me
E
and my E . s . t . make three

chorus :
A
’cause i’d rather stay here
E
with all the madmen
F#m A C#
than perish with the sadmen roaming free

A
and 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

E A F#m Bm G

( silence 12 beats or so )
where can the horizon lie
when a nation hides
its organic minds
in a cellar . . .
dark and grim
they must be very dim

verse :

E
day after day
E7 E
they take some brain away
E7 E
then turn my face around
F
to the far side of town
Dm7 E
and tell me that it’s real
F E
then ask me how i feel

break :

E E E F Dm7 E E

E
here i stand
E
foot in hand
E F
talking to my wall
Dm7 E
i’m not quite right at all

pre chorus :

F
don’t set me free
G
i’m as helpless as can be
F
my libido’s split on me
E
gimme some good ’ol lobotomy

chorus :
A
’cause i’d rather stay here
E
with all the madmen
F#m A C#
than perish with the sadmen roaming free

A
and 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

E

A
zane , zane , zane
F#m
ouvre le chien
Bm
zane , zane , zane
G
ouvre le chien

x10 and fade

end .