Key: C
Introduction:
Am
Well It's a silent shriek without a sound
C E Am
He's coming' soon to your small town, yeah
Am
He's searching for something he won't find
C E Am
Well he's a mad, mad man with a mad, mad mind yeah
Am
Half a fifth of Jack Daniels
C E Am
He wipes his nose and takes a pull
Am
Well he ain't young he ain't old
C E Am
He's a troubled man with a morbid soul, yeah
Am
Oh, the mad man cometh, yeah
Am
He don't answer to no one
C E Am
Well he's no ones papa he's no ones son, yeah
Am
He won't sleep till' they're dead
C E Am
He's got a swazi on the top of his head, yeah
Am
Down from the heavens from which he fell
C E Am
Well he's a demon child sent straight from hell
Am
Throws one more shot of bourbon back
C E Am
Well he's a mean motherfucker he's a man in black, yeah
Am
Oh, the mad man cometh, yeah
F Dm
And the pigs are on his heels
C E Am
Guns are drawn he's in their sights
F Dm
And they think they've got their leads
C E Am
But he's a friend of the night
Am
Like the ravage of a holy flood
C E Am
Three lay dead in a pool of blood, yeah
Am
Above broken bodies madness stands
C E Am
Blood on his beard and blood on his hands
Am
Hides in the shadows of the still of the night
C E Am
And you won't see him coming no, no!
Am
Done the dead and flees the scene
C E Am
Out of the corner of your eye you see the mad man running
Am
Oh, the mad man cometh
F Dm
Oh the pigs are on his heels
C E Am
Guns are drawn he's in their sights
F Dm
And they think they've got their leads
C E Am
But he's a friend of the night
F Dm
And as they follow the trail of blood
C E Am
And they know they've got their mark
F Dm
But the madman can't be found
C E Am
He disappears into the dark
Am
Well it's a silent shriek without a sound
C E Am
Well he's coming soon to your small town, yeah
Am
And he's searching for something he won't find
C E Am
Well he's a mad, mad man with a mad, mad mind, yeah
Am
Like an animal out of his den
C E Am
You better hide your money better hide your children
Am
You can't keep your fear at bay
C E Am
Cause the madman roams these streets today
Am
Oh, the madman cometh, yeah
Am
Oh, the madman cometh, yeah
Am
Oh, the madman cometh
Am
OH, THE MADMAN COMETH, YEAH