The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen piano leadsheet with chords
Kids and planes and runway strikes,
flashy pimps and fam'ly fights,
spotted dogs and bloodshot eyes,
our space captain laughs and tries
to understand the scheme of things.
And just in time the scene has changed.
The bus is here;
bring the beer.
Sherman's reading Shakespeare.
Movie makers, booby shakers,
and sexy airplane ticket takers,
union members, Leo Fender's pride and joy,
electric toy.
Teachers and learners and incense burners,
religious leaders and chronic bleeders,
thieves and pirates
on a ride;
it's a hippie commune,
bona fide.
My life and time,
the war death dealers,
rockpop correspondence feelers.
But Okies and Limeys,
curtain climbers, Stones and future Dominoes,
I know which way the wind blows,
stolen cola no one knows,
but it's still a shady crew.
'Cause I love her and she
loves you.
Just myself and forty friends in the name of Cocker Power
out here on
the road again
with mad dogs and Englishmen.
Take it off the screen
The Song Kit has everything for practicing away from here:
- Full sheet, both hands
- Right hand melody sheet
- Leadsheet
- Practice Pack
- MP3, and MP3 with click
- MIDI file
- Lyrics and chords
Song info
The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen by Leon Russell is a level 4 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of C at 60 BPM. A leadsheet puts the words, the melody and the chord names together, so you can play the tune with your right hand and the chords with your left.
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- C
- Tempo
- 60 BPM
- Chords
- A7 Am Am7 Am9 Bb Bb9 Bbsus2 Bm7
- Artist
- Leon Russell
- Genre
- Pop
- Style
- Jazz standard
- Mood
- Dramatic