Black Madonna Chords
Black Madonna by Cage The Elephant is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro 2 measures of drums with an accelerando, start on the 3rd measure of the song, play this intro 2x
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4--|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse "Soft glow on the city..."
Play this 3x
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"Climb so high, tell me how it feels..." Last time, let the last A note ring
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2---------------|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus "Call me when you're ready..."
Play this 2x
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"Nowhere left to run..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-2----2-------------------0-2----2-------|
A|---2----2-2----2--------0---0-2----2-2----2--------0----0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"...ready, to be real..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
verse 2 "On the phone..."
Play this 3x
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"Climb so high, tell me how to feel..." Last time, let the last A note ring
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2---------------|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus "Call me when you're ready..."
Play this 2x
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"Nowhere left to run..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-2----2-------------------0-2----2-------|
A|---2----2-2----2--------0---0-2----2-2----2--------0----0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"...ready, to be real..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Play 2x
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Outro Chorus
Play this 2x
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"Nowhere left to run..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-2----2-------------------0-2----2-------|
A|---2----2-2----2--------0---0-2----2-2----2--------0----0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"...ready, to be real..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-5----5-2----2-2----2------4----4---|
A|---2----2-2----2---------------------------0----0---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Let B ring as song fades out
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|