Cage The Elephant - Black Madonna: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Black Madonna" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Black Madonna Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Cage The Elephant

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Black Madonna" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm                G
Soft glow on the city
                   Em                   A        F#
She said, There's no one here who can touch you now
Bm                            G
Caught the last flight out of LAX
          Em               A        F#
With your one-way ticket, New York-bound

Bm             G
Climb so high, don't make a sound
Em                             A         F#
Don't you forget what goes up must come down
Bm             G              Em   A
Climb so high, tell me how it feels

Chorus:
                     Bm          G
Call me when you're ready to be real
        Em          A
Black Madonna, hallelujah
F#                   Bm                G
Makes no difference here, so let's be real
         Em               A
Black Madonna, my black flower
F#              Bm                   Em
Nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide
A                  Bm                           Em
You're not havin' fun, I think that you should ride
 A                   Bm          G
Call me when you're ready to be real
         Em             A   F#m
Black Madonna, my hallelujah

On the phone you sound shifty
You say that you're at home, alone right now
But in the background there's a muffled laugh
As you spin that wool and pull it down

Climb so high, don't hear a sound
Don't you forget what goes around, comes around
Climb so high, tell me how to feel

Chorus:
Call me when you're ready to be real
Black Madonna, hallelujah
Makes no difference here, so let's be real
Black Madonna, my black flower
Nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide
Says it should be gone, at least it was this time
Call me when you're ready to be real
Black Madonna, my hallelujah

Call me when you're ready to be real
Black Madonna, hallelujah
Makes no difference here, so let's be real
Black Madonna, my black flower
Nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide
You're not havin' fun, I think that you should ride
Call me when you're ready to be real
Black Madonna, my hallelujah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Black Madonna" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Black Madonna" by Cage The Elephant.