The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen Chords by Leon Russell
Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Am
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Let me see here.
[Gm]
[A] [Eb]
[Em] Kids, [Am]
planes, [F] runway strikes,
[Em] flashy [C] pimps and family [D] fights,
[Em]
spotted [Am] dogs [D] and bloodshot eyes.
[F] Our space captain [G] laughs and tries
[C]
[Bb] [F]
to [Dm] understand [C]
the scheme of things.
[Dm] Just in [B] time the [E] scene has
[Am] changed.
[Bb] The bus is here,
[F] bring the beer.
[C] [A] Sherman's reading [D] Shakespeare.
[F]
[Am] Movie makers, [F]
boobie shakers, [Am] [Em]
[Am] and sexy airplane ticket [Ab]
takers,
[C] [F]
union [Em] members, [Dm] the offenders, [C] pride and [Bb] joy, [F] electric toys,
[Am]
teachers and learners,
[F] incense burners, [Am] religious leaders,
[F] chronic leaders, [Dm] [Em] thieves and [F] pirates on [Am] a ride,
[Bb] it's a [F] hippie commune [C] bonafide.
A [A] [Am] life on time, [F] you won't have dealers,
[A] rock pop correspondence [F] feelers,
[C] but Hokies, [Dm] Limeys, [C] curtain [F] climbers,
[Em]
stones and future [A] dominoes,
[D]
[F] to know which way the [A] wind blows,
[C] stolen coal and no [A] one knows,
[D] the shadow dude, [F]
but it's [Bb] still a [G] shady crew,
[Am]
[F] because [Gb] I love her [C] and she loves you,
[A] [F]
just [Eb] myself and 40 friends [C] in the name of [A] cockle power,
[F]
I'll give [N] all my
[Gm]
[A] [Eb]
[Em] Kids, [Am]
planes, [F] runway strikes,
[Em] flashy [C] pimps and family [D] fights,
[Em]
spotted [Am] dogs [D] and bloodshot eyes.
[F] Our space captain [G] laughs and tries
[C]
[Bb] [F]
to [Dm] understand [C]
the scheme of things.
[Dm] Just in [B] time the [E] scene has
[Am] changed.
[Bb] The bus is here,
[F] bring the beer.
[C] [A] Sherman's reading [D] Shakespeare.
[F]
[Am] Movie makers, [F]
boobie shakers, [Am] [Em]
[Am] and sexy airplane ticket [Ab]
takers,
[C] [F]
union [Em] members, [Dm] the offenders, [C] pride and [Bb] joy, [F] electric toys,
[Am]
teachers and learners,
[F] incense burners, [Am] religious leaders,
[F] chronic leaders, [Dm] [Em] thieves and [F] pirates on [Am] a ride,
[Bb] it's a [F] hippie commune [C] bonafide.
A [A] [Am] life on time, [F] you won't have dealers,
[A] rock pop correspondence [F] feelers,
[C] but Hokies, [Dm] Limeys, [C] curtain [F] climbers,
[Em]
stones and future [A] dominoes,
[D]
[F] to know which way the [A] wind blows,
[C] stolen coal and no [A] one knows,
[D] the shadow dude, [F]
but it's [Bb] still a [G] shady crew,
[Am]
[F] because [Gb] I love her [C] and she loves you,
[A] [F]
just [Eb] myself and 40 friends [C] in the name of [A] cockle power,
[F]
I'll give [N] all my
Key:
F
C
Am
A
Em
F
C
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_ _ Let me see here. _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Kids, _ [Am] _ _
planes, _ [F] runway _ strikes, _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ flashy [C] pimps and family _ [D] fights, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
spotted [Am] _ dogs [D] and _ bloodshot _ eyes.
_ [F] _ Our space captain [G] laughs and tries
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
to [Dm] _ understand _ _ [C]
the _ scheme of things. _
[Dm] _ Just in [B] time the [E] scene has _
[Am] changed. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ The bus is here, _
_ _ _ [F] bring the beer. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] Sherman's reading _ [D] _ _ _ Shakespeare.
[F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ Movie _ makers, _ [F] _ _ _ _
boobie _ shakers, [Am] _ _ [Em] _
[Am] and sexy airplane ticket _ [Ab] _
takers,
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
union [Em] _ members, _ [Dm] _ the offenders, [C] pride and [Bb] joy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] electric toys,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ teachers and learners, _
[F] _ _ _ incense _ burners, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ religious leaders,
[F] _ _ _ chronic leaders, _ [Dm] _ [Em] thieves and [F] pirates on _ _ [Am] _ _ a ride,
_ _ [Bb] _ it's a [F] hippie commune _ [C] _ bonafide. _ _ _
A _ [A] _ _ [Am] life on time, _ [F] you won't have dealers,
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ rock pop correspondence _ [F] _ feelers, _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] but Hokies, [Dm] _ Limeys, _ [C] _ curtain _ [F] climbers,
_ _ _ [Em] _
stones and future [A] _ _ dominoes,
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] to know which way the [A] wind blows, _ _
[C] _ stolen coal and no [A] one knows,
_ [D] the shadow dude, [F] _ _
but it's [Bb] still a [G] shady crew,
[Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ because [Gb] I love her [C] and she _ loves you,
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
just [Eb] myself and 40 friends [C] in the name of [A] cockle power,
_ _ [F]
I'll give [N] all my_ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Kids, _ [Am] _ _
planes, _ [F] runway _ strikes, _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ flashy [C] pimps and family _ [D] fights, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
spotted [Am] _ dogs [D] and _ bloodshot _ eyes.
_ [F] _ Our space captain [G] laughs and tries
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
to [Dm] _ understand _ _ [C]
the _ scheme of things. _
[Dm] _ Just in [B] time the [E] scene has _
[Am] changed. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ The bus is here, _
_ _ _ [F] bring the beer. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] Sherman's reading _ [D] _ _ _ Shakespeare.
[F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ Movie _ makers, _ [F] _ _ _ _
boobie _ shakers, [Am] _ _ [Em] _
[Am] and sexy airplane ticket _ [Ab] _
takers,
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
union [Em] _ members, _ [Dm] _ the offenders, [C] pride and [Bb] joy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] electric toys,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ teachers and learners, _
[F] _ _ _ incense _ burners, _ [Am] _ _ _ _ religious leaders,
[F] _ _ _ chronic leaders, _ [Dm] _ [Em] thieves and [F] pirates on _ _ [Am] _ _ a ride,
_ _ [Bb] _ it's a [F] hippie commune _ [C] _ bonafide. _ _ _
A _ [A] _ _ [Am] life on time, _ [F] you won't have dealers,
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ rock pop correspondence _ [F] _ feelers, _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] but Hokies, [Dm] _ Limeys, _ [C] _ curtain _ [F] climbers,
_ _ _ [Em] _
stones and future [A] _ _ dominoes,
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] to know which way the [A] wind blows, _ _
[C] _ stolen coal and no [A] one knows,
_ [D] the shadow dude, [F] _ _
but it's [Bb] still a [G] shady crew,
[Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ because [Gb] I love her [C] and she _ loves you,
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
just [Eb] myself and 40 friends [C] in the name of [A] cockle power,
_ _ [F]
I'll give [N] all my_ _ _ _
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