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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 20:24:23 EST
From: ThinknOfU3
Subject: Tab corrections 'Madeline' by Hanson


Madeline
(I. Hanson/T. Hanson/Z. Hanson/C. Magness)
From the Album "Middle of Nowhere"
Transcribed by Colleen Plein (ThinknOfU3@aol.com)

Chords:
G Bm C D Abm7 Am7 Bm7 F Em
E 3 2 3 2 4 5 7 1 0
B 3 3 5 3 4 5 7 1 0
G 4 4 5 2 4 5 7 2 0
D 5 4 5 0 4 5 7 3 2
A 5 2 3 X 6 7 9 3 2
E 3 X X X 4 5 7 1 0

X - means don't strum that string

The chord names stay different throughout thew song, but the
way they are played varies. See the hints at the bottom if
you want to perfect playing this wonderful song.


Repeat this chord progression throughout every verse:

G Bm C D
Out my window A memory
G Bm C D
I'm dyin' inside I know the way it should be
G Bm C Abm7
Though it was right In front of me
Am7 D
It's something I just couldn't see

Your lonely face, your lonely eyes
This is something you can't disguise
It's not just me, you feel it too
'Cause you know I belong with you

Prechorus

D Bm7 Am G
Look at where we're going tell me what can I say
C D
We're tracing our footsteps, we're going the same way

Chorus

G Em C D
Madeline, here we go around again
G Em C D
You know it, I know it, don't try to pretend
G F Em D
You know it could be so much better than it's been
C D
Aoooooooooooooh, here we go around again

Verse

I was empty inside, but I just didn't know
You were my ten thousand roses and I let you go
Before I make the same mistake just hold me in your arms
We belong you know it in your heart

Prechorus

Look at where we're going, no doubt in my mind
Can't you see It's meant to be ooohooohoooooh my

Repeat Chorus

(Now there's this funky bridge part with no words, and I
Don't hear any guitar, so I don't play anything)

Prechorus

Look at where we're going, tell me what can I say
We're tracing our footsteps, we're going the same way, oh my

Repeat Chorus 2x and fade out.

Some hints:
1) when you go to the chorus, it's a lot easier if you play
the C chord as X32010

2) At the beginning of the prechorus, play the D chord
as (10)(10)(11)(12)(12)(10) (I used parenthesis because
there are double digit fret numbers)

3) In the acoustic version, the Bm chord is played as 799777

4) Also in the acoustic version, instead of going into the funky
bridge part the go "here we go around again..." and hold it out.
For those of you wondering, just hold the C chord.

There it is! Hope you enjoy playing my favorite song!!!
-Colleen Plein (ThinknOfU3@aol.com)

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Rahil
Wanna Be
#1 by Rahil Somebody at Apr 2, 1972 at 10:34 PM EST
I love this song, so. It's about an arguement in a relationship that reoccurs and isnt resolved. But it's put in the cutest (I mean in a good way) way's possible.
 
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Richie
Professional
#2 by Richie Richards at May 31, 1972 at 3:20 AM EST
This is my favorite hanson song! It makes me happy when i feel sad! I miss my poppy childhood days!! :D
 
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jeremy
Average
#3 by jeremy fenech at Dec 23, 1978 at 10:23 PM EST
This is brilliance!! It is an introspective number about fantasizing about the star of the children's book series, Madeline (remember....In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines lived 12 little girls in two straight lines....no? ah). Anyways, Hanson is ruminating on their infatuation with the charming redhead child, and realizing that they can't "try to pretend". She is lonely ("You were lonely inside...") because she has to live at a boarding school with a bunch of girls. How agonizing. Hanson created something remarkable and original with this song, and we should all give them kudos.
 
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MOTLEY CRUE!
Lead Player
#4 by MOTLEY CRUE! ROCKS! at Aug 9, 1980 at 7:35 AM EST
in the show/book madeline, her name is not madeline:"madda-lynn," it's madeline:"mad-uh-line" 1
 
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Nick
Average
#5 by Nick Vanderstelt at Jul 22, 1982 at 8:58 AM EST
agh!! why can't more music today be GOOD? they should ban half the stuff of today... but that's just me. Hanson never dies, they just lie dormant for a while and come back better than ever.
 
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Jon
Average
#6 by Jon Turner at Jan 31, 1989 at 11:55 AM EST
One of their best songs ever....so fun and feel good.
 
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Jess
Average
#7 by Jess Allen at Jul 29, 1989 at 11:20 AM EST
Ahh, Madeline. :) To one of my friends, this was *her* song. I have a great memory of this song, from April 2002, when I was in France.. we were going around the roundabouts/traffic circles and the song just happened to be 'Madeline' in the CD player.. so everyone in the car that knew the song (at least 4 people) started singing it at the top of our lungs as we kept going around the circle. *laughs* 'Here we go 'round again, Here we go, here we go, Here we go 'round again' Etc. This one guy gave us a dirty look.. guess he didn't appreciate us having so much fun. ;) For the song itself.. very upbeat and fun. I really like the line 'I was empty inside, but I just didn't know/You are my ten thousand roses, and I let you go/ Before I make the same mistake, just hold me in your arms/We belong we know it in your heart'. Yep, yep.
 
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KELSO
Wanna Be
#8 by KELSO Is a COOL kid at Aug 31, 2001 at 5:23 PM EST
tihs is hansons best song ever