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)
Intro:
| e 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| B 4 4 | 4 4 | 4 4 | 3 3 |
| G 6 6 | 6 6 | 5 5 | 4 4 |
| D 7 7 | 5 5 | 4 4 | 3 3 |
| A 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E | | | |
| e 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B 2 2 | 1 1 | 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 |
| G 4 4 | 4 4 | 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 |
| D 2 2 | 2 2 | | |
| A 0 | 0 | | |
| E | | 3 | 1 |
| e 0 |
| B 0 0 0 0 3 |
| G 1 1 1 4 |
| D 4 4 4 |
| A 2 2 |
| E 0 |
RIFF A:
| e | |
| B | |
| G 5 4 2 4 5 4 2 | 5 4 2 4 5 4 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A 0 0 | 0 |
| E | 0 |
End RIFF A
Play RIFF A twice w/acoustic then once with electric)
Still heavy:
| e | |
| B | |
| G 5 4 2 4 5 4 2 | 5 4 2 4 5 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A 0 0 | 0 |
| E | |
| e |
| B |
| G 5 \ 4 |
| D 2 3 4 5 \ 4 |
| A 2 3 2 3 \ 2 |
| E 0 1 2 |
RIFF B:
| e 0 5 5 | 0 5 0 |
| B 4 4 4 3 | 4 4 4 3 |
| G 6 6 5 4 | 6 6 5 4 |
| D 5 4 3 | 5 4 3 |
| A 0 | 0 |
| E | |
End RIFF B
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
| e | |
| B 1 1 1 3 1 | 3 0 1 |
| G 4 4 2 2 | 2 2 |
| D | |
| A 0 | |
| E 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
| e | |
| B 1 1 1 3 1 | 3 0 1 1 1 0 |
| G 4 4 2 2 | 2 2 4 2 0 |
| D | 0 |
| A 0 | 0 |
| E 3 1 3 | 1 3 1 3 |
Am G F G F G
Sanity now is beyond me There's no choice
| e | |
| B 1 1 1 3 1 | 3 0 1 |
| G 4 4 2 2 | 2 2 |
| D | |
| A 0 | |
| E 3 1 3 | 1 3 |
RIFF A once
| e | |
| B | |
| G 5 4 2 4 5 4 2 | 5 4 2 4 5 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A 0 0 | 0 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 3 3 |
| G | 0 0 |
| D | 5 4 2 4 5 4 |
| A 3 3h5p3p0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E 2 2h3p2 | 0 0 |
| e |
| B |
| G 0 0 |
| D 5 4 2 4 2 2 |
| A 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 |
| E 0 0 |
| e 5 |
| B 3 3 |
| G 0 |
| D 5 4 2 4 5 4 |
| A 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E 0 0 |
| e |
| B |
| G 0 0 |
| D 5 4 2 4 2 2 |
| A 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 |
| E 0 0 |
Interlude:
| e 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 |
| G 11 11 | 11 11 | 11 11 |
| D 9 | 9 | 9 |
| A | | |
| E 0 | 0 | 0 |
| e 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| B 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 | 0 0 |
| G 11 11 11 | 7 7 7 | 11 11 11 11 |
| D 10 | 9 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 |
| G 11 11 | 11 11 11 | 7 7 7 |
| D 9 | 10 | 9 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
A sickened mind and spirit
| e 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| B 0 0 | 8 8 8 8 | 10 10 10 10 |
| G 11 11 11 11 | 11 11 | 11 12 |
| D | 9 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
The mirror tells me lies Could I mistake myself
| e 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| B 8 8 8 8 | 10 10 12 10 8 7 | 8 8 8 8 |
| G 11 11 | 11 12 11 9 7 | 11 11 |
| D 9 | | 9 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
for someone Who lives behind my eyes
| e 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| B 10 10 10 10 | 8 8 8 8 | 10 10 10 |
| G 11 12 11 | 11 11 | 11 12 11 |
| D | 9 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Will he escape my soul Or will he live in
| e 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| B 8 8 8 8 | 10 10 12 10 8 7 | 8 8 8 8 |
| G 11 11 | 11 12 11 9 7 | 11 11 |
| D 9 | | 9 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
me Is he trying to get out
| e 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| B 10 10 10 10 | 8 8 8 8 | 10 10 10 10 |
| G 11 12 | 11 11 | 11 12 11 |
| D | 9 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
or trying to enter me
| e 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| B 8 8 8 8 | 10 10 12 10 8 7 | 8 8 8 8 |
| G 11 11 | 11 12 11 9 7 | 11 11 |
| D 9 | | 9 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| B 10 10 10 | 8 8 8 8 | 10 10 10 10 |
| G 11 12 11 | 11 11 | 11 12 |
| D | 9 | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e 0 | 0 |
| B 8 8 8 8 | 10 10 12 10 8 7 |
| G 11 11 | 11 12 11 9 7 |
| D 9 | |
| A | |
| E | |
Heavy:
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 3 3h5p3p0 |
| E 2 2h3p2 0 |
Play three times:
| e | 5 |
| B | 5 |
| G 9\7/9 9\8/ 9 | |
| D 9\7/9 | 0 5p4 2 |
| A 7\5/7 10\9/10 | 3p2 3 5 |
| E 0 0 0 0 | 0h2 2 2 |
Solo over RIFF B
| e 3b5 3b5b3 1 0 1 0 0 |
| B 4 4p1 |
| G 2 4 |
| D 3 2 1 2 |
| A 0 |
| E |
| e |
| B 14h16 17h18p17 |
| G 16 |
| D 13 14 15 14 13 15/17 17 |
| A |
| E |
| e 12 13 16 13 12 20 19 16b17~ |
| B 16 13 12 16 17 20 17 |
| G 14 13 14/17 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e |
| B 17 17 20 17 20 |
| G 17 17 19 17 19 19 |
| D 17 17 19 17 19 19 |
| A 19 17 19 19 |
| E |
| e 17 17 20b22 20b22 20 20b22b20~ |
| B 20 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
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
| e | |
| B 1 1 1 3 1 | 3 0 1 1 1 0 |
| G 4 4 2 2 | 2 2 4 2 0 |
| D | 0 |
| A 0 | 0 |
| E 3 1 3 | 1 3 1 3 |
Am G F G F G
Monday till Sunday in stages Set me free
| e | |
| B 1 1 1 3 1 | 3 0 1 |
| G 4 4 2 2 | 2 2 |
| D | |
| A 0 | |
| E 3 1 3 | 1 3 |
Repeat RIFF A till end