Year: 2002 - Album: The Essential Iron Maiden
Written by Stephen Percy Harris
BASS (solo intro)
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Guitar 1 (damped) (% = repeat last measure)
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D!
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D!
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(riff 1)
C!
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D!
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(end riff 1)
D!
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D!
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(play riff 1)
(to D minor)
(riff 2)
D! Cadd9!
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Gm add9 Bb! C!
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(play riff 2)
Dm / / / / / / / Cadd9! / / / / / /
Feel the sweat break on my brow
Gmadd9!/ / / / / / / Bb! / / / C! / / /
Is it me or is it shadows that are dancing on the walls ?
Dm / / / / / / / Cadd9! / / / / / /
Is it a dream or is it now
Gmadd9!/ / / / / / / Bb! / / / C! / / /
Is this a vision or nor-mali- ty I see be- fore my
Eyes.
(riff 3)
Dm/A Gm/Bb C/D (bass G) Dm/A
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B--10--8------10---|-11--------------|--8-----------8---|-10--8------------
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Dm/A Gm/Bb C/D (bass plays G)
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B--10--8------10---|-11--------------|--5---------------|------------------
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(repeat riff 2)
Dm Cadd9!
I wonder why I wonder how,
Gm add9 Bb! C!
that it seems that the power is getting stronger ev'ry day
Dm Cadd9!
I feel a strength an inner fire,
Gm add9 Bb! C!
but I am scared I wont be able to con- trol it anymore
(repeat riff 3)
(riff 4)
Cm/G Fm/Ab Bb/C (bass F) Cm/G
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Cm/G Fm/Ab Bb/C (bass F) (slower)
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G--12---10-----12--|-13--------------|-10---------------|--\---------------
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There's a
D! D!+5 C!/D D! D! D!+5 C! D!
time to live and a time to die when it's time to meet the ma-ker. There's a
D! D!+5 C!/D D! D! D!+5 C! D!
time to live but isn't it strange that as soon as you're born you're dying.
(repeat "there's a..." but play the last measure the next riff)
D! D!+5 C! No chord (faster)
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(to E major)
(solo)
E! ________
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E!
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E! ___3___
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E!
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E!__3___
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E!
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D--18-19----------------------|------------------------------------|
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E! ___
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B--19^21v19-17-16h17p16----16h17h19-|-----------19-----------------|
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_________ (guitar 2 play riff 5)
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D!3
____3______ ____3____ ____3______ ____3____
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G-------------------19--------|--19^21v19-16---19----16------------|
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(guitar 1 let echo device repeat last 3 tones)
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D-------------------14--------|-14---------------------------------|
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E! _____3_____ ____3_____
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_________
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(end solo and end riff 5)
(riff 5 for guitar 2)
E! D!
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D! E!
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(end riff 5)
(repeat riff 2)
Dm Cadd9!
Just by looking through your eyes,
Gm add9 Bb! C!
He could see the future penetrating right in through your mind
Dm Cadd9!
See the truth and see your lies
Gm add9 Bb! C!
But for all his power couldn't forsee his own demise
(repeat riff 3)
(repeat riff 4)
There's a
D! D!+5 C!/D D! D! D!+5 C! D!
time to live and a time to die when it's time to meet the ma-ker. There's a
D! D!+5 C!/D D! D! D!+5 C! D!
time to live but isn't it strange that as soon as you're born you're dying.
(to C minor)
There's a
C! C!+5 Bb!/C C! C! C!+5 Bb! C!
time to live and a time to die when it's time to meet the ma-ker. There's a
C! C!+5 Bb!/C C! C!
time to live but isn't it strange that as soon as you're
born you're dying.
C! C!+5 Bb! No chord (faster)
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D!
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D!
I feel re- born a- gain
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C!
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D!
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> > >
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> > > > > >
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CHORDS
D! C! Dm Cadd9! Gm add9 Bb! Dm/A Gm/Bb C/D Cm/G Fm/Ab Bb/C D!+5
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B-3-----3----3-----3-----------3-----3----5----4----1---3------3-----------
G-2--5--2----5-----3------3----2-----3----5----5----1---3------3-----------
D-0--5--0----5-----5------3----0-----0----0----5--------3------0-----------
A----3-------3------------1----0-----1------------------3------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
C!/D (D by Bass) D E! C!+5
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G---5--------------2--9----5-----------------------------------------------
D---5-----------------9----6-----------------------------------------------
A---3-----------------7----3-----------------------------------------------
E---------------------0----------------------------------------------------
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = bend up
v = release bend down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrate
_ = hold the bend
> = play this tone a little bit harder
_3_ = play as triplets
E! = E (no 3th)
