Great tune, this is how I play it
Tuning: Standard
Chords used:
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Am: |---2---| C: |---0---| E: |---1---| F: |---2---| Dm: |---2---|
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[Intro]
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B|---3v----3-5/6v---5v---3-3/1v--------1-3/5v---3v---------------------------------1----|
G|--------------------------------------------------5-5p4v-------4-5/7--5\4\2p0----0h2--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am
Well It's a silent shriek without a sound
C E Am
He's coming' soon to your small town, yeah
Am
He's searching for something he won't find
C E Am
Well he's a mad, mad man with a mad, mad mind yeah
Am
Half a fifth of Jack Daniels
C E Am
He wipes his nose and takes a pull
Am
Well he ain't young he ain't old
C E Am
He's a troubled man with a morbid soul, yeah
C(hold) E(hold) Am
Oh, the mad man cometh, yeah
Am
He don't answer to no one
C E Am
Well he's no ones papa he's no ones son, yeah
Am
He won't sleep till' they're dead
C E Am
He's got a swazi on the top of his head, yeah
Am
Down from the heavens from which he fell
C E Am
Well he's a demon child sent straight from hell
Am
Throws one more shot of bourbon back
C E Am
Well he's a mean motherfucker; he's a man in black, yeah
C(hold) E(hold) Am
Oh, the mad man cometh, yeah
F Dm
And the pigs are on his heels
C E Am
Guns are drawn he's in their sights
F Dm
And they think they've got their leads
C E Am
But he's a friend of the night
Am
Like the ravage of a holy flood
C E Am
Three lay dead in a pool of blood, yeah
Am
Above broken bodies madness stands
C E Am
Blood on his beard and blood on his hands
Am
Hides in the shadows of the still of the night
C E Am
And you won't see him coming no, no!
Am
Done the dead and flees the scene
C E Am
Out of the corner of your eye you see the mad man running
C(hold) E(hold) Am
Oh, the mad man cometh
F Dm
Oh the pigs are on his heels
C E Am
Guns are drawn he's in their sights
F Dm
And they think they've got their leads
C E Am
But he's a friend of the night
F Dm
And as they follow the trail of blood
C E Am
And they know they've got their mark
F Dm
But the madman can't be found
C E Am
He disappears into the dark
Am
Well it's a silent shriek without a sound
C E Am
Well he's coming soon to your small town, yeah
Am
And he's searching for something he won't find
C E Am
Well he's a mad, mad man with a mad, mad mind, yeah
Am
Like an animal out of his den
C E Am
You better hide your money better hide your children
Am
You can't keep your fear at bay
C E Am
Cause the madman roams these streets today
C(hold) E(hold) Am
Oh, the madman cometh, yeah
C(hold) E(hold) Am
Oh, the madman cometh, yeah
C(hold) E(hold) Am
Oh, the madman cometh
C(hold) E(hold) Am
OH, THE MADMAN COMETH, YEAH
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| v Vibrato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| p Pull off
| h hammer on
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