Cardiac Arrest Madness
...CARDIAC ARREST... by Madness
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*from 'Seven' (1981)*
Intro:
Em,
Am G F F/E, Dm E Am (x2)
Verse 1:
[Am] Papers [Em]in the [F]morning, [F]Bowler [Em]Hat on [Am]head.
[Am] Walking [Em]to the [F]bus stop; he's [F]longing [Em]for his [Am]bed.
[Am] Waiting [Em]with his [F]neighbours, [F]in the [Em]rush hour [Am]queue.
[Am] Got to [Em]get the [F]first bus; so [F]much for [Em]him to [Am]do.
Bridge 1:
[Em] He's got to [G]hurry, [F#m]got to get his [A]seat.
[Em] Can't miss his [G]place; [F#m]got to rest his [A]feet.
Verse 2:
[Am] Ten more [Em]minutes 'till he [F]gets there;
The [F]crossword's [Em]nearly [Am]done.
[Am] It's been [Em]so hard [F]these days; not [F]nearly [Em]so much [Am]fun.
His [Am]mind wanders [Em]to the [F]office, his [F]telephone, [Em]desk and [Am]chair.
[Am] He's been [Em]happy with the [F]company; they've [F]treated [Em]him real [Am]fair.
Bridge 2:
[Em] Think of seven [G]letters, be-[F#m]gin and end in '[A]C'.
[Em] Like a big A-[G]merican car, but [F#m]mis-spelt with a '[A]D'.
Break:
[G] I wish this [Bb]bus'd get a move on; [Am7]driver's taking his time.
[G] I just don't know, [Bb]I'll be late; oh [Am7]dear, what will the boss say?
[G] Pull yourself together now, don't get in a state.
Chorus 1:
[Am] Don't you [Dm]worry; [G]there's no [C]hurry.
[Am] It's a lovely [Dm]day; it [G]could all be going your [C]way.
[Am] Take the doc's ad-[Dm]vice; [G]let up, enjoy your [C]life.
Am Dm G C B, Gdim
Listen to what they say; it's not a game they play.
Interlude:
Am G F F/E, Dm E Am (x4)
Verse 3:
[Am] Never get [Em]there at [F]this rate; he's [F]caught up [Em]in a [Am]jam.
[Am] There's a [Em]meeting this [F]morning; it's [F]just his [Em]luck, oh [Am]damn!
His [Am]hand dives [Em]in his [F]pocket, [F]for his [Em]handker-[Am]chief.
[Am] Pearls of [Em]sweat on his [F]collar; his [F]pulse-beat [Em]seems so [Am]brief.
Bridge 3:
[Em] Eyes fall on his [G]wristwatch; the [F#m]seconds pass real [A]slow.
[Em] Gasping for the [G]hot air, but the [F#m]chest pain; it won't [A]go.
Break:
[G] Tried to ask for [Bb]help, but can't [Am7]seem to speak a word.
[G] Words are whispered [Bb]frantically, but [Am7]don't seem to be heard.
[G] What about the wife and kids? They all depend on me!
Chorus 2:
[Am] We're so [Dm]sorry; we [G]told you not to [C]hurry.
[Am] Now it's just too [Dm]late; [G]you've got a certain [C]date.
We [Am]thought we made it [Dm]clear? We [G]all voiced our inner [C]fears.
We [Am]left it up to [Dm]you; [G]there's nothing we can [C]do.[B]
Chorus 3:
[Am] Don't you [Dm]worry; [G]there's no [C]hurry.
[Am] It's a lovely [Dm]day; it [G]could all be going your [C]way.
[Am] Take the doc's ad-[Dm]vice; [G]let up, enjoy your [C]life.
[Am] Listen to what they [Dm]say; [G]it's not a game they [C]play.[B]
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[Em] [Am] [G] [F] [F/E] [Dm] [E]
[EADGBE]022000 [EADGBE]x02210 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx2010 [EADGBE]xx0231 [EADGBE]022100
[F#m] [A] [Bb] [Am7] [C] [B] [Gdim]
[EADGBE]244222 [EADGBE]x02220 [EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]x02013 [EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]x24442 [EADGBE]xx2323
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