Madman Acros The Water

this is my transcription of elton john’s madman across the water from the tumbleweed connection album - this version has a lot of guitar solos . questions/Comments . . . ianvomsaal@yahoo . com transcribed by : ian C . t . vom saal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - elton john - madman across the water chords : C [ o32010 ] D/F# [ 20023x ] E7 [ 020100 ] D [ x00232 ] D5 [ x0023x ] F [ 133211 ] G [ 320033 ] G ( bar ) [ 355433 ] A ( bar ) [ 577655 ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Intro - 1 ] 4 xa5 ( x02xxx ) Am ( x02210 ) G ( 320xxx ) Em11 ( 12th - fret harmonics ) Bm11 ( 7th - fret harmonics ) stop arpeggiate ( 12/12/12/12/12/12 ) ( 7/7/7/7/7/7 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Verse - 1 ] Am G F ( bar ) C D/F# i can see very well , there’s a boat on the reef with a broken back F G Am and i can see it very well - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Intro - 1 ] 2 x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Verse - 2 ] Am G F there’s a joke and i know it very well , C D/F# it’s one of those that i told you long ago F G Am take my word i’m a madman don’t you know - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Intro - 1 ] 2 x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Verse - 3 ] Am G F once a fool had a good part in the play C D/F# if it’s so would i still be here today F G Am it’s quite peculiar in a funny sort of way F G Am they think it’s very funny everything i say - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ pre - Chorus ] C G E7 . . . get a load of him he’s so insane Am C D5 F ( bar ) G ( bar ) A ( bar ) better get your coat dear it looks - like - - rain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Chorus ] C D F G Am we’ll come again next thursday afternoon C D F G Am the inlaws hope they’ll see you very soon F E7 but is it in your conscience that you’re after Am C D5 F ( bar ) G Am ( 1st - position for Intro ) another glimpse of the madman across the water - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Intro - 2 ] substitute [ G - lick ] for the harmonics : arpeggiate the G ( 320xxx ) as normal , then play an E - note on the 2nd - fret D - string , then the open D - string . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Solo ] over Intro - 2 - gradually fade back to Intro - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Verse - 1 ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Verse - 2 ] F G Am the ground’s a long way down but i need more - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C G E7 is the nightmare black or are the windows painted Am C D/F# F ( bar ) Am will they come again next week can my mind really take it - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ Chorus ] - - - - > [ Intro - 2 ] - - - - > [ Intro - 1 ] . . . fade - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - transcribed by : ian C . t . vom saal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -