Madagascar
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
B7(b13) = x21203
[Intro]
B7 G E B7
B7 G E B7
B7 G E B7 B7(b13)
[Verse 1]
B7 G E B7
A sad poet with a historical mustache
B7 G E B7
Reading thrift store novelettes, very white trash
B7 G E B7
His conscience, is losing consciousness
[Chorus]
A E
And she lets fall, the fabled stocking
A E
He thinks he's making love, but he's just talking
E D C Bb
And she doesn't know what all she's after
E B7
Wishes she could send her troubles to Madagascar
[Verse 2]
B7 G E B7
Sunday dinners with a Christian Scientist
B7 G E B7
God and pretty women listed on his hit list
B7 G E B7
Grinding out conversations at the gin mills
B7 G E B7
Feels like the hero of a B-movie thrill
[Chorus]
A E
And she lets fall, the fabled stocking
A E
He thinks he's making love, but he's just talking
E D C Bb
And she doesn't know what all she's after
E B7
Wishes she could send her troubles to Madagascar
[Instrumental]
B7 G E B7
B7 G E B7
E A C D
[Bridge]
D
In the middle of his middle-aged crisis
E A N.C.
The tears come down from Capricorn to Pisces
[Verse 3]
B7 G E B7
Woman listen to your confessions
B7 G E B7
Your pain is now a national obsession
B7 G E B7
Dropping casualties like flies
B7 G E B7
This generation is sensually paralyzed
[Instrumental]
A E
A E
E D C Bb
E B7
[Verse 4]
B7 G E B7
In the back room someone's lit a clove cigarette
B7 G E B7
A poker-faced boy trying so hard to forget
B7 G E B7
The walls are white washed, his mouth is dry as death
B7 G E B7
And his conscience is losing consciousness
[Chorus]
A E
And she lets fall, the fabled stocking
A E
He thinks he's making love, but he's just talking
E D C Bb
And she doesn't know what all she's after
E B7
Wishes she could send her troubles to Madagascar
[Outro]
B7 G E B7
B7 G E B7
E A C D
B7
How to play Madagascar
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.