Madness Guitar Tab

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			    Madness - The Rasmus
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Tabbed by:Jay Lee 
Email:Jay_LvZ_Louise@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard E


                                   Intro 


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7-7-----------------4-4-4-4-------------7-7------------------|
D|--4-5-5-----5-7-7-----3-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4---5-5-----5-7-7----3-4-4---------|
A|--4-5-5-----5-5-5-----3-4-4-----4-2-2-2-2---5-5-----5-5-5----3-4-4---------|
E|--2-3-3-----3---------1-2-2-----2-----------3-3-----3--------1-2-2---------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4--------------7-7----------------4-4-4-4----------------------------|
D|--4-4-4---4-5-5----5-7-7----3-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4----------------------------|
A|--4-2-2---4-5-5----5-5-5----3-4-4-----4-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
E|--2-------2-3-3----3--------1-2-2-----2------------------------------------|



                                   verse 1



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7-7-----------4-4---------------7-7---------------------4-4----|
D|--5-5-------7-7---4-4-----4-4------5-5------7-7-----------4-4-------4-4----|
A|--5-5-------5-5---4-4-----2-2------5-5------5-5-----------4-4-------2-2----|
E|--3-3-------------2-2--------------3-3--------------------2-2--------------|
        Too much,     too fast maybe, I don't know where my destiny's taking me

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------7-7----------4-2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-----7-7---4-4----4-2-2-4-5-7-----------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-----5-5---4-4----2-0-2-4-5-7-----------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-----------2-2--------0-2-3-5-----------------------------------------|
     So I'll go            wherever it leads me

e|------------------________double stroke on last strum_________-------------|
B|-----------------/--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----7>---------4>---------------------7>----------------------4>----------|  Palm
D|-5>--7>----4>---4>-----------5>--------7>------------4>--------4>----------|  Muted
A|-5>--5>----4>---2>-----------5>--------5>------------4>--------2>----------| /
E|-3>--------2>----------------3>----------------------2>--------------------|/
   Too high, too low baby,       I wanna know where my destiny's taking me

e|-- _Palm Muted______-------------------------------------------------------|
B|- /-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-|---------7>-----4>-|-------------2---------------------------------------|
D|-|-5>------7>--4>-4>-|-----2-------2---------------------------------------|
A|-|-5>------5>--4>-2>-|-----2-------0---------------------------------------|
E|-|-3>----------2>----|-----0-----------------------------------------------|
      So I'll go to make you believe me, yeah


Bm                    D
Cry, cry when there's something to cry about
G
[cry, cry when there's something to cry about]
Bm            D   
Cry, cry baby but don't drown in the 


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/r/rasmus,_the/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture health risk Rhythm Player	#1 by health risk at Mar 29, 1977 at 2:21 PM EST
	I can't believe nobody's commented on this song! I think some of the lyrics are missing, though... The chorus is awesome! The chorus and verses seem so different, though. I think the verses are talking about trying to find who or what is right for you...and then you get sad when you can't find that person. So they say cry when there's something to cry about, but this isn't it. The line "don't take away the pain" is really powerful because it makes you realize that you have to live through the pain to be stronger. And I don't think the "it's impossible to save me" is depressing...instead, I think it means "nothing's wrong with me...so don't try to fix me!"

No Picture robert Average	#2 by robert liedberg at Jul 29, 1986 at 10:05 PM EST
	i love this song!!!! it makes me happy!!!! ^^

No Picture Chris Badass	#3 by Chris Phillips at Jul 27, 2007 at 4:57 AM EST
	I think its about trying to find a balance

No Picture Ulti` Average	#4 by Ulti` 89 at Aug 20, 2007 at 3:17 PM EST
	Ugh! Its those "baby"s in this song that keep throwing me off from the meaning. Everytime he says "baby" it means he's talking to someone. Not about someone, nor is he generally speaking to the audience/readers. That's my input. This is a tough one for me to interpret. It does seem like the stanzas are everywhere. "Too cheap, too scary. Too creepy to marry." Its like he's describing women he finds himself with or describing himself. The meaning could be very simple. I might just be reading far too much into the "baby"s.