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Madness

The Rasmus
Tab

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Song

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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\0-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

sadness

Chorous

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------5-----3-----------------------------------|

It's madness Don't ask me to explain

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7------4-------------5------7-----------------------------7---------------|
A|-5------4-------------5------5-----------------------------7---------------|
E|--------2-------------3-------------------------000-222-33-5---------------|

Don't take away the pain, It's impossible to save me, So come on

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

Verse 2

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 cheap and too scary Too creepy, too marry

e|-- _Palm Muted______-------------------------------------------------------|
B|- /-----------------\------------------------------------------------------|
G|-|---------7------4--|--------------------2--------------------------------|
D|-|-5-------7---4--4--|------------2-------2---------------7----------------|
A|-|-5-------5---4--2--|------------2-------0---------------7----------------|
E|-|-3-----------2-----|------------0------------000-222-33-5----------------|

Too serious, too mysterious And way too, way too deep

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

Cry, cry when there's something to cry about

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4555------------------4555-----------------------------------------------|
A|--4555------------------4555-----------------------------------------------|
E|--2333------------------2333-----------------------------------------------|

[cry, cry when there's something to cry about]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-------------7-----------------------------55555555-8888-----------------|
A|-2-------------5-----------------------------55555555-8888-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------33333333-6666\0---------------|

Cry, cry baby but don't drown in the sadness#

Chorous

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------5-----3-----------------------------------|

It's madness Don't ask me to explain

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7------4-------------5------7-----------------------------7---------------|
A|-5------4-------------5------5-----------------------------7---------------|
E|--------2-------------3-------------------------000-222-33-5---------------|

Don't take away the pain, It's impossible to save me

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------5-----3-----------------------------------|

It's madness So easy to complain

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7------4-------------5------7-----------------------------7---------------|
A|-5------4-------------5------5-----------------------------7---------------|
E|--------2-------------3-------------------------000-222-33-5---------------|

Nobody left to blame It's impossible to save me

(non guitar part)

Crack in the shield, feels so unreal

No one to blame for losing the flame

Crack in the shield

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|

Lost in the fields of sadness

Chorous

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------5-----3-----------------------------------|

It's madness [madness], oh yeah

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7------4-------------5------7-----------------------------7---------------|
A|-5------4-------------5------5-----------------------------7---------------|
E|--------2-------------3-------------------------000-222-33-5---------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
A|-5---------------5---------------7-----5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------5-----3-----------------------------------|

It's madness Don't ask me to explain

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7------4-------------5------7-----------------------------7---------------|
A|-5------4-------------5------5-----------------------------7---------------|
E|--------2-------------3-------------------------000-222-33-5---------------|

Don't take away the pain, It's impossible to save me

Outro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------4---6-----7------------------7---------------------------------------|
D|-7----4---6-----7-------5----------7-------5-------------------------------|
A|-7----2---4-----5-------5----------5-------5-------------------------------|
E|-5----------------------3------------------3-------------------------------|

Save me from madness Oh It's madness

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------3------------------|
D|-5----4---------2--2--222------7-77-7777------5---------3---------7--------|
A|-5----4---------2--2--222------7-77-7777------5---------1---------7--------|
E|-3----2---------0--0--000------5-55-5555------3-------------------5--------|

Know that it's madness Wake up it's madness

| # hold strings

| - continuous strumming

|p.m palm mute

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

I've recently got into The Rasmus 'cause there playin a gig in Manchester on

October 29th an im goin to see em :p, i love this song, i know its an older

one from the album "into" but i still love it, anyway i noticed there wasnt

a tab for it, so here ya go :p (hey nyell, luke :p, lauryn, adam, lisa, tom,

paul, rach, heather, hollie, carly, graeme, and of course, my darling

princess, louise xxx, i love you) ---look guys! ur names are online!! lol

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