Can I Play With Madness Chords
by Iron Maiden
Can I Play With Madness by Iron Maiden is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C9, G, D4, D9, D5, A5, B5, G5 and E5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D C9 G D4 D D4 D D9 D
Part 1: D C9 G D4 D D4 D D9 D D5 A5 D5 A5 D5 A5
D C9 G D4 D D4 D D9
Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if Im free
D C9 G D4 D D4 D D9
Give me a sense of wonder To know I can believe
D C9
Give me the strength to hold my head up
G D4 D D4 D D9
Spit back in their face
D C9
Dont need no key to unlock this door
G C9 G D4 D D4 D D9 D D5 A5 D5 A5 D5 A5
Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------6h7p6-4---------------------------|
D|-4-5-7-7----------7-4---4-5-----------------|
A|-2-5-5-7----------------2-5--2--------0-2-0-|
E|---3---5------------------3--0--0-2-3-------|
B5 G5 D5 A5
Can I play with madness The prophet stared at his crystal ball
B5 G5 E5
Can I play with madness Theres no vision there at all
B5 G5 D5 A5
Can I play with madness The prophet looked and he laughed at me
B5 G5 D5 A5 D5 A5
Can I play with madness He said youre blind too blind to see
Riff pre-solo:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7-5----5-/7--7-7-7-5----5-7-|
E| ----------7--3-------------7--3-5-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|/5--5-5-5p3----3--/5-5-5-5p3----3--5--|
A|------------5--1-------------5--1--3--|
E|--------------------------------------|
Solo:
e|------12------15-------15-----------------15b17-15b17~~-|
B|-12h15---15b17---15b17----(17)~~-17r15-12---------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------15b17~~--|
G|-2b4-2b4-2-0----------12-14-14b16-14-12-14-12----------|
D|-------------2-2-2/14----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------15-17b19r17p15--17-15-------3-----------|
D|-5-5--17------------------------5-5--3---5--5----|
A|-5-5----------------------------5-5------5--5--\-|
E|-3-3----------------------------3-3------3--3--\-|
D C9
I screamed aloud to the old man
G D4 D D4 D D9
I said dont lie dont say you dont know
D C9 G D4 D D4 D D9
I say you pay for your mischief In this world or the next
D C9
Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance
G D4 D D4 D D9
And the hellfires raged in his eyes
D C9
He said do you wanna know the truth son
G D4 D D4 D D9 D
Ill tell you the truth Your souls gonna burn in a lake of fire
D5 A5 D5 A5 D5 A5
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------6h7p6-4---------------------------|
D|-4-5-7-7----------7-4---4-5-----------------|
A|-2-5-5-7----------------2-5--2--------0-2-0-|
E|---3---5------------------3--0--0-2-3-------|
B5 G5 D5 A5
Can I play with madness The prophet stared at his crystal ball
B5 G5 E5
Can I play with madness Theres no vision there at all
B5 G5 D5 A5
Can I play with madness The prophet looked and he laughed at me
B5 G5 D5 A5 D5 A5
Can I play with madness He said youre blind too blind to see (2x)