Madness - Cardiac Arrest Chords

...CARDIAC ARREST... by Madness
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Intro: 

Am  G  F  F/E  Dm  E  Am

Verse 1: 

Am      Em     F
 Papers in the morning
F       Em     Am
 Bowler hat on head
Am       Em     F
 Walking to the bus stop
     F       Em      Am
He's longing for his bed,
Am       Em       F
 Waiting with his neighbours
F       Em        Am       
 In the rush hour queue
Am      Em      F  
 Got to get the first bus
   F        Em     Am
So much for him to do.

Bridge 1:

Em           G
 He's got to hurry
F#m             A
 Got to get his seat
Em              G
 Can't miss his place
F#m              A
 Got to rest his feet.

Verse 2: 

Am        Em              F
 Ten more minutes till he gets there
    F           Em     Am
The crossword's nearly done.
Am         Em      F
 It's been so hard these days
    F      Em      Am
Not nearly so much fun.
    Am           Em     F
His mind wanders to the office
    F          Em       Am
His telephone, desk and chair
Am         Em             F
 He's been happy with the company
        F       Em       Am
They've treated him real fair.

Bridge 2: 

Em              G
 Think of seven letters
   F#m             A
Be-gin and end in 'C'
Em            G
 Like a big A-merican car
    F#m              A
But misspelt with a 'D'.

Pre Chorus 1:

G            Bb     
 I wish this bus'd get a move on,
Am7
 Driver's taking his time.
G                   Bb
 I just don't know, I'll be late
   Am7
Oh dear what will the boss say?
G
 Pull yourself together now
Don't get in a state

Chorus 1:

Am         Dm
 Don't you worry
G           C
 There's no hurry
Am             Dm
 It's a lovely day
G                        C
 Could all be going your way
Am                 Dm
 Take the doc's ad-vice
G                  C
 Let up enjoy your life
Am                   Dm
 Listen to what they say
G                     C    B  Gdim
 It's not a game they play.

Am  G  F  F/E  Dm  E  Am

Verse 3:

Am         Em       F
 Never get there at this rate
     F         Em   Am
He's caught up in a jam.
Am         Em           F
 There's a meeting this morning
     F        Em      Am
It's just his luck oh damn!
    Am         Em     F
His hand dives in his pocket
F        Em      Am
 For his handker-chief.
Am         Em           F
 Pearls of sweat on his collar
    F          Em       Am
His pulse-beat seems so brief.

Bridge 3:

Em                G
 Eyes fall on his wristwatch
    F#m               A
The seconds pass real slow
Em               G
 Gasping for the hot air
        F#m                  A
But the chest pain it won't go.

Pre Chorus 2:

G                 Bb     
 Tried to ask for help
          Am7
But can't seem to speak a word,
G                    Bb     
 Words are whispered frantically
    Am7
But don't seem to be heard.
G
 What about the wife and kids? 
They all depend on me!

Chorus 2:

Am        Dm
 We're so sorry
   G               C
We told you not to hurry.
Am                 Dm
 Now it's just too late
G                     C
 You've got a certain date
   Am                 Dm
We thought we made it clear
   G                    C
We all voiced our inner fears
   Am            Dm
We left it up to you 
G                       C   B Gdim
 There's nothing we can do.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am      G       F      F/E      Dm      E       Em      F#m            

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  
 x02210  320003  133211  xx2010  xx0231  022100  022000  244222  

   A       Bb     Am7      C       B      Gdim

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE 
 x02220  x13331  x02013  x3201x  x24442  xx2323

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)