Diary of a Madman Ozzy Osbourne
This song has a lot of choir/violin passages, but I think I managed
to pick out more or less all of the guitar.
Diary of a Madman -- Ozzy Osbourne off the album Diary of a Madman (1981)
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Intro:
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RIFF A:
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End RIFF A
Play RIFF A twice w/acoustic then once with electric)
Still heavy:
e--------------------------------------|------------------------| B--------------------------------------|------------------------| G------5---4-------2---4---5---4---2---|-----5---4---2---4---5--| D----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2----| A--0-----------0-----------------------|-0----------------------| E--------------------------------------|------------------------| e---------------------| B---------------------| G--------------5-\-4--| D--2---3---4---5-\-4--| A--2---3---2---3-\-2--| E--0---1---2----------|
RIFF B:
e------0-------------------5------5--|-----0-----------------5------0--| B--------4-------4---4--------3------|-------4-------4--4-------3------| G----------6---6-----5--------4------|---------6---6----5-------4------| D------------5-------4--------3------|-----------5------4-------3------| A--0---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| E------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
End RIFF B
Verse 1 with RIFF B:
Screaming at the window
Watch me die another day
Hopeless situation
Endless price I have to pay
[Am]Sanity no[G]w is beyo[F]nd [G]me [F]There's [G]no choice
e-----------------------------------|-----------------| B-----1-----------1-------1--3--1---|-----3-----0--1--| G--------4-----4--------2---------2-|---2-----2-------| D-----------------------------------|-----------------| A--0--------------------------------|-----------------| E-----------3--------1-------3------|-1-------3-------|
RIFF B once
Verse 2 with RIFF B:
Diary of a madman
Walk the line again today
Entries of confusion
Dear diary, I'm here to stay
[Am]Manic dep[G]ression b[F]efriends[G] me [F]Hear his[G] voice [Am] [F] [G]
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[Am]Sanity no[G]w is beyo[F]nd [G]me [F]There's [G]no choice
e-----------------------------------|-----------------| B-----1-----------1-------1--3--1---|-----3-----0--1--| G--------4-----4--------2---------2-|---2-----2-------| D-----------------------------------|-----------------| A--0--------------------------------|-----------------| E-----------3--------1-------3------|-1-------3-------|
RIFF A once
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Interlude:
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A sickened mind and spirit
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The mirror tells me lies Could I mistake myself
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for someone Who lives behind my eyes
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Will he escape my soul Or will he live in
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me Is he trying to get out
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or trying to enter me
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Heavy:
e----------------------------| B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D----------------------------| A--3--3h5p3p0----------------| E--------------2---2h3p2--0--|
Play three times:
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Solo over RIFF B
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Verse 3 with RIFF B
Voices in the darkness
Scream away my mental health
Can I ask a question
To help me save me from myself
[Am]Enemies f[G]ill up th[F]e pages [G] [F]Are th[G]ey m[Am]e [F] [G]
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[Am]Monday ti[G]ll Sunday[F] in stag[G]es [F]Set me f[G]ree
e-----------------------------------|-----------------| B-----1-----------1-------1--3--1---|-----3-----0--1--| G--------4-----4--------2---------2-|---2-----2-------| D-----------------------------------|-----------------| A--0--------------------------------|-----------------| E-----------3--------1-------3------|-1-------3-------|
Repeat RIFF A till end
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| Roger Meech | rmeec@hcsd.hac.com | meech@sfu.ca |
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