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All the madmen

Day after day
They send my friends away
To mansions cold and grey
To the far side of town
Where the thin men stalk the streets
While the sane stay underground

Day after day
They tell me I can go
They tell me I can blow
To the far side of town
Where it's pointless to be high
'Cause it's such a long way down
So I tell them that

I can fly, I will scream
I will break my arm
I will do me harm
Here I stand
Foot in hand
Talking to my wall
I'm not quite right at all
Am I?

Don't set me free
I'm as heavy as can be
Just my librium and me
And my E.S.T. makes three

'Cause I'd rather stay here
With all the madmen
Than perish with the sad men roaming free
And I'd rather play here
With all the madmen
For I'm quite content they're all as sane as me

(Where can the horizon lie
When a nation hides
Its organic minds
In a cellar
Dark and grim
They must be very dim)

Day after day
They take some brain away
Then turn my face around
To the far side of town
And tell me that it's real
Then ask me how I feel

Here I stand
Foot in hand
Talking to my wall
I'm not quite right at all

Don't set me free
I'm as helpless as can be
My libido's split on me
Gimme some good 'ole lobotomy

'Cause I'd rather stay here
With all the madmen
Than perish with the sad men
Roaming free
And I'd rather play here
With all the madmen
For I'm quite content
They're all as sane as me

Zane, Zane, Zane
Ouvre le Chien
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
Intro
(E slide to G then A slide to E)x2 then E A G E
|---------------------------------------------------0--|
|---------------------------------------------------0--|
|--0--strum-----------0-strum ----------------------1--|
|9/12---x2----------7/9---x2------------9-9-7-7-5-5-2--|
|7/10h12p10---------5/7-----------------7-7-5-5-3-3-2--|
(0)----------------(0)------------------------------0--|

|E |D E |
Day after day..... they send my friends away to
Day after day..... they tell me I can go.... they

|D E |F |
mansions cold and grey.. to the far side of town where the
tell me I can blow..... to the far side of town where its

|Dm7 E |F E |
thin men stalks the streets while the sane stay underground..
pointless to be high...... 'cause its such a long way down...

E
So I tell them that

|E |E7 F |
I can fly, I will scream, I will break my arm...
Here I stand, foot in hand talking to my wall.... I'm

|F E :|(2nd chorus 1st line
I will do me harm :| instrumental below)
not quite right at all am I?

E E7 F
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------1-----------------------|
|1--2--4------1--2--4-----------|1--2--4------4-------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(I can fly)---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|2--1-2--4---1------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

|F |G |
Don't set me free I'm as happy as can be just my

|F |E E7 |
librium and me and my E.S.T make three 'cause I'd

|A (A9) |E |
rather stay here... with all.. the madmen........ than

|F#m A |Db |
perish with the sadmen roaming free And I'd

|A |E |
rather play here with all the madmen for I'm

|F#m A |Bm
quite content they're all as sane as me

Bm E A
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-------2-3-5-3-2---------------2-3-2---2-------------2-3-2--|
|4------4----------1------4-2h4--------4-2-------2-2h4-------4|
|5-----------------2---------------------2--------------------|
|------------------2---------------------0--------------------|
|me----------------0------------------------------------------|

F#m Bm G
|-----------------------------------------3-------------------|
|2-----------2-3-2--3--------2-3/5b-3-2---0-------------------|
|2-----2-2h4------4-4-------4-------------0-------------------|
|4------------------5---------------------0-------------------|
|4----------------------------------------X-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-------------------|

|A7 Dm |
Where can the horizon lie when a nation

|Ab? Em |
hides its organic minds in a cellar dark and

|B |C F |
grim, they must be very dim

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

Outro - Repeat
A F#m
|----------------------|----------------------|
|2-------------2-3-2---|2-------------2-3-2---|
|2-------2-2h4-------4-|2-------2-2h4-------4-|
|2---------------------|2---------------------|
|0---------------------|4---------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
Zane Zane Zane Ouvre la chien (Open the dog?)

Bm G
|----------------------|----------------------|
|3---------2-3/5b-3-2--|3----------2-3/5b-3-2-|
|4-------4-------------|4--------4------------|
|5---------------------|5---------------------|
|----------------------|5---------------------|
|----------------------|3---------------------|
Zane Zane Zane Ouvre la chien
Intro
(E slide to G then A slide to E)x2 then E A G E
|---------------------------------------------------0--|
|---------------------------------------------------0--|
|--0--strum-----------0-strum ----------------------1--|
|9/12---x2----------7/9---x2------------9-9-7-7-5-5-2--|
|7/10h12p10---------5/7-----------------7-7-5-5-3-3-2--|
(0)----------------(0)------------------------------0--|

|E |D E |
Day after day..... they send my friends away to
Day after day..... they tell me I can go.... they

|D E |F |
mansions cold and grey.. to the far side of town where the
tell me I can blow..... to the far side of town where its

|Dm7 E |F E |
thin men stalks the streets while the sane stay underground..
pointless to be high...... 'cause its such a long way down...

E
So I tell them that

|E |E7 F |
I can fly, I will scream, I will break my arm...
Here I stand, foot in hand talking to my wall.... I'm

|F E :|(2nd chorus 1st line
I will do me harm :| instrumental below)
not quite right at all am I?

E E7 F
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------1-----------------------|
|1--2--4------1--2--4-----------|1--2--4------4-------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(I can fly)---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|2--1-2--4---1------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

|F |G |
Don't set me free I'm as happy as can be just my

|F |E E7 |
librium and me and my E.S.T make three 'cause I'd

|A (A9) |E |
rather stay here... with all.. the madmen........ than

|F#m A |Db |
perish with the sadmen roaming free And I'd

|A |E |
rather play here with all the madmen for I'm

|F#m A |Bm
quite content they're all as sane as me

Bm E A
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|3-------2-3-5-3-2---------------2-3-2---2-------------2-3-2--|
|4------4----------1------4-2h4--------4-2-------2-2h4-------4|
|5-----------------2---------------------2--------------------|
|------------------2---------------------0--------------------|
|me----------------0------------------------------------------|

F#m Bm G
|-----------------------------------------3-------------------|
|2-----------2-3-2--3--------2-3/5b-3-2---0-------------------|
|2-----2-2h4------4-4-------4-------------0-------------------|
|4------------------5---------------------0-------------------|
|4----------------------------------------X-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-------------------|

|A7 Dm |
Where can the horizon lie when a nation

|Ab? Em |
hides its organic minds in a cellar dark and

|B |C F |
grim, they must be very dim

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

Outro - Repeat
A F#m
|----------------------|----------------------|
|2-------------2-3-2---|2-------------2-3-2---|
|2-------2-2h4-------4-|2-------2-2h4-------4-|
|2---------------------|2---------------------|
|0---------------------|4---------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
Zane Zane Zane Ouvre la chien (Open the dog?)

Bm G
|----------------------|----------------------|
|3---------2-3/5b-3-2--|3----------2-3/5b-3-2-|
|4-------4-------------|4--------4------------|
|5---------------------|5---------------------|
|----------------------|5---------------------|
|----------------------|3---------------------|
Zane Zane Zane Ouvre la chien

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