Me And The Mad Girl
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Bm F#
I learned in school
F#m
That I was mad if they were sane, you see
G D
They had to beat me black and blue
Am F#
They said it hurt them more than me
Bm F#
But I learned who were my enemies
F#m G
And I learned who were my friends
D
I learned to read between the lines
Gm
When I was 10
[Instrumental]
G D A
G D G
I'd do anything to get out of school
D G
Away from the teacher's stick
D
To shoot streetlamps with my slingshot
Em G
Smoke cigarettes and get sick
D G
Steal apples in September
D G
Fight shadows in green June
D
Or just sit and smell the burning leaves
Em G
Of an autumn's afternoon
D
An autumn's afternoon
[Verse 2]
Bm F#
Once I met a mad girl
F#m Am
As she came hopping through the furze
G D
Her clothes all stuck with fluff and stuff
Am F#
Bearded barley and bristly burrs
Bm F#
And I was high among the branches green
F#m G
And she hadn't seen me there
D
As she went shuffling with her shadow
Gm
And snatching at the air
[Instrumental]
G D A
G D G
Wild weeds, wilting
D G
Were twined all in her curls
D A
And I could tell by her mad blue eyes
Em G
She was a mad girl
D G
She was thin as any sparrow
D G
Her song it had no tune
D G
Just scuffling through the piney glades
Em G
Of a summer's afternoon
D
Of a summer's afternoon
[Verse 3]
Bm F#
I came dropping through the branches down
F#m Am
She started round in surprise and fear
G D
I don't know what I had to say to her
Am F#
But something I knew she had to hear
Bm F#
She picked up a piece of flint
F#m Am
Drew back her arm and she flung it high
G D
Not a bad throw that cut my cheek
Gm
Just below the eye
[Instrumental]
G D A
[Outro]
D G
Mad girl, mad girl
D G
Before you ran away
D
I knew you were as mad as me
Em G
And as sane as a summer's day
D G
Mad girl
D G
We both were wrong again
D G
You took me for an enemy
Em G
And I took you for a friend
D
I took you for a friend
D
How to play Me And The Mad Girl
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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.