From: rmeec@hcsd.hac.com (Roger Meech)

This song has a lot of choir/violin passages, but I think I managed
to pick out more or less all of the guitar.


Diary of a Madman -- Ozzy Osbourne off the album Diary of a Madman (1981)
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[Intro]

eb|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------5-------|---------5-------|
Bb|-------4---4-----|-------4---4-----|-------4---4-----|-------3---3-----|
Gb|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----5-------5---|-----4-------4---|
Db|---7-----------7-|---5-----------5-|---4-----------4-|---3-----------3-|
Ab|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

eb|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
Bb|-------2---2-----|-------1---1-----|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|
Gb|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|---4---4-----4---|---2---2-----2---|
Db|---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|

eb|-----------------------0-----|
Bb|-----------------0---0-0-0-3-|
Gb|-----------1---1---1-------4-|
Db|-----4---4---4---------------|
Ab|---2---2---------------------|
Eb|-0---------------------------|


[RIFF A]

eb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-----5---4-------2---4---5---4---2---|-----5---4---2---4---5---4-------|
Db|-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------------------|-0-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

Play RIFF A twice w/acoustic then once with electric)


[Still heavy]

eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-----5---4-------2---4---5---4---2---|-----5---4---2---4---5---|
Db|-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2-----|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|

eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-------------5-\-4--|
Db|-2---3---4---5-\-4--|
Ab|-2---3---2---3-\-2--|
Eb|-0---1---2----------|


[RIFF B]

eb|-----0-------------------5------5--|-----0-----------------5------0--|
Bb|-------4-------4---4--------3------|-------4-------4--4-------3------|
Gb|---------6---6-----5--------4------|---------6---6----5-------4------|
Db|-----------5-------4--------3------|-----------5------4-------3------|
Ab|-0---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


[Verse 1] with [RIFF B]

Screaming at the window
Watch me die another day
Hopeless situation
Endless price I have to pay

     Am       G        F       G        F       G
     Sanity now is beyond      me       There's no  choice
eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----1-----------1-------1--3--1---|-----3-----0--1--|
Gb|--------4-----4--------2---------2-|---2-----2-------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
Ab|--0--------------------------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------3--------1-------3------|-1-------3-------|

[RIFF B] once

[Verse 2] with [RIFF B]

Diary of a madman
Walk the line again today
Entries of confusion
Dear diary, I'm here to stay


     Am       G        F       G        F       G      Am     F   G
     Manic depression befriends me      Hear his voice
eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----1-----------1-------1--3--1---|-----3-----0--1---1----1---0-------|
Gb|--------4-----4--------2---------2-|---2-----2----------4--2---0-------|
Db|-----------------------------------|---------------------------0-------|
Ab|--0--------------------------------|----------------0------------------|
Eb|-----------3--------1-------3------|-1-------3-------------1---3-------|

     Am       G        F       G        F       G
     Sanity now is beyond      me       There's no  choice
eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----1-----------1-------1--3--1---|-----3-----0--1--|
Gb|--------4-----4--------2---------2-|---2-----2-------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
Ab|--0--------------------------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------3--------1-------3------|-1-------3-------|


[RIFF A] once

eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-----5---4-------2---4---5---4---2---|-----5---4---2---4---5---|
Db|-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2---2-----|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|

eb|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|----------------------------3----------3------|
Gb|-----------------------|-------------------------------0----------0---|
Db|-----------------------|-----5---4-------2---4---5----------4---------|
Ab|-3--3h5p3p0------------|---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------------|
Eb|------------2---2h3p2--|-0-----------0--------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------0------------0-|
Db|-----5---4-------2---4--------2------------2-----|
Ab|---2---2---2---2---2---2---1-----------0---------|
Eb|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------5------|
Bb|-----------------------------3---------------3--|
Gb|--------------------------------0---------------|
Db|-----5---4-------2---4---5-----------4----------|
Ab|---2---2---2---2---2---2------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0----------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------0------------0-|
Db|-----5---4-------2---4--------2------------2-----|
Ab|---2---2---2---2---2---2---1-----------0---------|
Eb|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|


[Interlude]

eb|-----------------0----|-----------------0----|-----------------0----|
Bb|------8----8-------8--|------8----8-------8--|------8----8-------8--|
Gb|--------11---11-------|--------11---11-------|--------11---11-------|
Db|----9-----------------|----9-----------------|----9-----------------|
Ab|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Eb|--0-------------------|--0-------------------|--0-------------------|

eb|------------------0----|--------------0----|----0-----------0-----|
Bb|--------8----8------8--|------8---8-----8--|------0----0----------|
Gb|-----11---11---11------|----7---7---7------|-11-----11---11---11--|
Db|--10-------------------|--9----------------|----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|

eb|-----------0---------|------------------0----|----------0-------|
Bb|--8------8---8----8--|--------8----8------8--|------8-----8---8-|
Gb|------11-------11----|-----11---11---11------|----7---7-----7---|
Db|----9----------------|--10-------------------|--9---------------|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------|

                              A sickened mind and spirit
eb|-----0-----------0----|----------0--------|--0--------0----------|
Bb|-------0----0---------|-8------8---8----8-|-10-----10---10----10-|
Gb|--11-----11---11---11-|-----11-------11---|-----11---------12----|
Db|----------------------|---9---------------|----------------------|
Ab|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|

      The mirror tells me lies                  Could I mistake myself
eb|-----------0---------|--0-------------------|--0--------0--------|
Bb|--8------8---8----8--|-10-----10-12-10-8-7--|--8------8---8----8-|
Gb|------11-------11----|-----11----12-11-9-7--|------11-------11---|
Db|----9----------------|----------------------|----9---------------|
Ab|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
Eb|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

    for someone             Who lives behind my eyes
eb|--0--------0----------|-----------0---------|--0-------0----------|
Bb|-10-----10---10----10-|--8------8---8----8--|-10----10---10-------|
Gb|-----11---------12-11-|------11-------11----|----11---------12-11-|
Db|----------------------|----9----------------|---------------------|
Ab|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

     Will he escape my soul                         Or will he live in
eb|-----------0---------|--0-------------------|--0--------0--------|
Bb|--8------8---8----8--|-10-----10-12-10-8-7--|--8------8---8----8-|
Gb|------11-------11----|-----11----12-11-9-7--|------11-------11---|
Db|----9----------------|----------------------|----9---------------|
Ab|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
Eb|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

    me                      Is he trying to get out
eb|--0-------0----------|-----------0---------|--0-------0----------|
Bb|-10----10---10----10-|--8------8---8----8--|-10----10---10----10-|
Gb|----11---------12----|------11-------11----|----11---------12-11-|
Db|---------------------|----9----------------|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

      or trying to enter me
eb|-----------0---------|--0-------------------|--0--------0--------|
Bb|--8------8---8----8--|-10-----10-12-10-8-7--|--8------8---8----8-|
Gb|------11-------11----|-----11----12-11-9-7--|------11-------11---|
Db|----9----------------|----------------------|----9---------------|
Ab|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
Eb|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

eb|--0--------0----------|-----------0--------|--0-------0----------|
Bb|-10-----10---10-------|--8------8---8----8-|-10----10---10----10-|
Gb|-----11---------12-11-|------11-------11---|----11---------12----|
Db|----------------------|----9---------------|---------------------|
Ab|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Eb|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

eb|-----------0--------|--0-------------------|
Bb|--8------8---8----8-|-10-----10-12-10-8-7--|
Gb|------11-------11---|-----11----12-11-9-7--|
Db|----9---------------|----------------------|
Ab|--------------------|----------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------|


[Heavy]

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-3--3h5p3p0----------------|
Eb|-------------2---2h3p2--0--|

Play three times:
eb|------------------------|---------5----------------------|
Bb|------------------------|---------5----------------------|
Gb|-----9\7/9------9\8/-9--|--------------------------------|
Db|-----9\7/9--------------|---------------------0-5p4-2----|
Ab|-----7\5/7-----10\9/10--|---------------3p2-3---------5--|
Eb|-0-0-------0-0----------|--0h2-2-----2-------------------|


[Solo] over [RIFF B]

eb|--3b5--3b5b3-1-0-1-0---0--------------------|
Bb|---------------------4---4p1----------------|
Gb|-----------------------------2-4------------|
Db|----------------------------------3-2-1-2---|
Ab|------------------------------------------0-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------14h16------------17h18p17-|
Gb|-------------------------------------16----------|
Db|-13-14-15-14-13-15/17-------------17-------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-12-13-16-13-12----------------------------------20-19-16b17~ ---|
Bb|----------------16-13-12-------------16-17-20-17-----------------|
Gb|-------------------------14-13-14/17-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------17----17-20-17-20--|
Gb|----------------------------17----17-19-17-19----19--------------|
Db|----------17----17-19-17-19----19--------------------------------|
Ab|-19-17-19----19--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-17----17--20b22-20b22-20-20b22b20~------------------------------|
Bb|----20-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 3] with [RIFF B]

Voices in the darkness
Scream away my mental health
Can I ask a question
To help me save me from myself

     Am       G        F       G        F       G      Am     F   G
     Enemies fill up the pages          Are   they    me
eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----1-----------1-------1--3--1---|-----3-----0--1---1----1---0-------|
Gb|--------4-----4--------2---------2-|---2-----2----------4--2---0-------|
Db|-----------------------------------|---------------------------0-------|
Ab|--0--------------------------------|----------------0------------------|
Eb|-----------3--------1-------3------|-1-------3-------------1---3-------|

     Am       G        F       G        F       G
     Monday till Sunday in stages       Set me free
eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----1-----------1-------1--3--1---|-----3-----0--1--|
Gb|--------4-----4--------2---------2-|---2-----2-------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
Ab|--0--------------------------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------3--------1-------3------|-1-------3-------|


Repeat [RIFF A] till end

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b - Bend
~ - Vibrato
h - Hammer on
p - Pull off
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down

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