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Staffan Carlén – I Wish That I Was A Mad Man on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
B   D   G   E  x3

[Verse 1]
B                    D
I used to be kind of sane
F#                    E
I used to act kind of normal
               B
I couldn't complain
                  D
Now it's never the same
F#                    E
I find myself picking pieces
                B
Of my scattered brain
                 D
Look what you've done to me
    E
And my insanity
Oh, baby, hey

[Chorus]
B                   D
I wish that I was a mad man
G             E
So that maybe I wouldn't
 fall for you
B                     D
Because you make me a mad man
G             E
And I lose it all when
I'm with you

[Interlude]
B   D   G   E  x2

[Verse 2]
B               D
If I was only a fool
F#            E
Or if I was a man
                      B
Who could act kind of cool
                D
Maybe I could erase
F#                    E
The moment you walked in
                    B
And when I saw your face
                 D
'Cause look what you
              E
have done to me
I'm losing it completely

[Chorus]
B                   D
I wish that I was a mad man
G             E
So that maybe I wouldn't
fall for you
B                     D
Because you make me a mad man
G             E
And I lose it all when
 I'm with you

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[Interlude]
B   D   G   E  x2

[Verse 3]
B
Hey, I don't know
what you're doing
A
I don't know how
            E
you pull it off
I feel the world
             B
 stop moving
And when I look at
you I'm lost
                    Bm
I wish that I was a mad man
G             E
So that maybe I wouldn't
fall for you
B                     Bm
Because you make me a mad man
G             E
And I lose it all when
 I'm with you

[Chorus]
B                   D
I wish that I was a mad man
G             E
So that maybe I wouldn't
 fall for you
B                     D
Because you make me a mad man
G             E
And I lose it all when
I'm with you

[Outro]
B   D   G   E  x2
B

How to play I Wish That I Was A Mad Man: key, chords and progression

These are I Wish That I Was A Mad Man chords by Staffan Carlén on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

I Wish That I Was A Mad Man by Staffan Carlén is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 7 chords: B, D, G, E, F#, A and Bm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – D – G – E (II – IV – ♭VII – V in A major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, C, F, D, E, G, Am (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

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I Wish That I Was A Mad Man chords: questions

What key is I Wish That I Was A Mad Man in?

I Wish That I Was A Mad Man by Staffan Carlén is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in I Wish That I Was A Mad Man?

I Wish That I Was A Mad Man uses 7 chords: B, D, G, E, F#, A, Bm.

What is the chord progression of I Wish That I Was A Mad Man?

The main progression is B – D – G – E (II – IV – ♭VII – V).

Is I Wish That I Was A Mad Man easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, C, F, D, E, G, Am (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

How to play I Wish That I Was A Mad Man: key, chords and progression

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