Midas Man

Guitar Chords

(Michael Dunford/Betty Thatcher)
© 1977 Novella Music Inc.
From the Sire Records LP Novella

Transcribed by Uwe Hoppe
HTML by Joe Lynn
Introduction:

play twice

F#m    F#m7(add4)      F#m        Emaj7                 F#m7(add4)

E------I---5-4---------I---------------I------I-----------I
B--7---I-5-----5-------I---5-4---------I------I-----------I
G------I---------4-4h6-I-4-----4-------I------I-------6---I
D------I---------------I---------4-4h6-I------I-6-7-9-----I
A------I---------------I---------------I------I---------9-I
E------I---------------I---------------I------I-----------I

F#m7(add4)                F#m
Gold -said the man to the many


F#m7(add4)                    F#m
I want money and I'll make it grow

Bm
I will count my worth in gold -wealth untold


Adim7               F#m7(add4) F#m 
I'll sell my soul - Midas      Man



F#m7(add4)                 F#m
Sold - said the man to the many


F#m7(add4)                        F#m
work for me, I'll only steal your time


Bm
I will count my money out, there's no doubt


Adim7               F#m7(add4) F#m
I'll sell my soul - Midas      Man




C#                 F#m
I'll take from the blind and I'll get up


E                       A
ahead and I'll sneak up behind and I'll steal


Bm                         D 
I'll take all you have and then


                 F#m7(add4)
all you've concealed


C#                       F#m
I'll take anything I can get - I'll make you


E                       A
I'll break you and I'll make you sweat


Bm
nothing is worth nothing unless

     D        F#m7(add4) F#m
it's made for Midas      Man


instrumental break:
  F#m

E----I------------I------I----I------------I------I
B----I------------I------I----I------------I------I
G----I------------I------I----I------------I------I
D----I------------I------I----I------------I------I
A----I------------I------I----I------------I------I
E--2-I-5--4--2--0-I-4--2-I-2--I-5--4--2--0-I-4--2-I

   A      E

E---------0-I-0--0--0--0--0--0-I-------------------I
B---------0-I-0--0--0--0--0--0-I-------------------I
G---------1-I-1--1--1--1--1--1-I-------------------I
D---------2-I-2--2--2--2--2--2-I-------------------I
A--0------2-I-2--2--2--2--2--2-I-2--4--2-----------I
E-----4---0-I-0--0--0--0--0--0-I---------0-0h2-----I


repeat introduction



F#m7(add4)                F#m
Gold -said the man to the many

F#m7(add4)                           F#m
pots of gold, that's all I want from you

Bm
quarter time for treble days the only way

Adim7            F#m7(add4) F#m
sell your soul - Midas      Man


chords:
             E  A  D  G  B  E
F#m7(add4)   2  4  4  2  0  0
or:          0  4  4  2  0  0
Emaj7        0  6  6  4  0  0
F#m          2  4  4  2  2  2
Bm           x  2  4  4  3  2
Adim7        x  0  3  4  3  4
D            x  x  0  2  3  2
C#           x  4  6  6  6  x
E            0  2  2  1  0  0
A            x  0  2  2  2  x