Madman Across The Water

Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Madman Across The Water
  
Am    Dsus4    D
Am    Dsus4    D

        Am G        F
I can see    very well
              C/E                               D7/F#
There's a boat on the reef with a broken back
               F       G     Am    D   Am
And I can see it very well
D            Am            G                 F
There's a joke and I know it very well
                C/E                          D7/F#       
It's one of those that I told you long ago
              F                G                            Am      D    Am
Take my word I'm a madman don't you know

D        Am            G                        F
Once a fool had a good part in the play
        C/E                         D7/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    D   
They think it's very funny everything I say
C                   G/B                E7 
Get a load of him, he's so insane
                               Am   C     Dm 
You better get your coat dear
   F       G     A      D    A    D    A
It looks like rain

C                 D                 F            G            Am
We'll come again next Thursday afternoon
C                D                  F         G         Am7    
The In-laws hope they'll see you very soon
F                                                          Dm E7
But is it in your conscience that you're after
Am                               C              Dm   F   G  Am             
Another glimpse of the madman across the water

I can see very well
There's a boat on the reef with a broken back
And I can see it very well
There's a joke and I know it very well
It's one of those that I told you long ago
Take my word I'm a madman don't you know

      F                          G                            Am    G
The ground's a long way down but I need more
C                                G/B                              E7      
Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted
                           Am C     Dm                F       G          A    
Will they come again next week can my mind really take it