Written by Steve Harris
Intro: | Am | G D | Am | G Esus4 | Am | G D | Am | G Esus4 | | Am | Am G Am | Am | G D | Am | Am G Am | Am | G Am | 2x | Am | G D | Am | G Esus4 | Am | G D | Am | G Esus4 | | Am | Am G | Am | Am G | Am | Am G | C/E | G D | 2xVerse 1:
Am G D The road it winds uphill all the way Am G D Ride to glory on this day Am G D Remember now to do him so proud C/E G D In God we trust, cry it out loudVerse 2:
Am G D Redeem my salve of winning ways Am G D Remember all the darkest days Am G D Of that I know will see me tread C/E G D Walketh upon the field of the deadVerse 3:
Am G The burden of blood, the breaketh of bone Am G The battlefield now I make it my own Am G The glory of the morning we make C/E G D Praying the rose is still awakeVerse 4:
Am G D Lord above my spirit says Am G D Death is not proud, no more no less Am G D Power of my soul will be free Cadd9 G D Deliver us on to victoryVerse 5:
Am G D Wither a pain that's almost a joy Am G D Wander there my heart will destroy Am G D Dreaming of days of our youth again Cadd9 G D Stranger no wonder memories remainVerse 6:
Am G Pour thy scorn upon the realm Am G Pity me none at the gates of our hell Am G For I am but a messenger, one Cadd9 G D Sent to do reckoning what must be doneVerse 7:
Am G D Praying to our wretched doom Am G D Liberty freedom, maybe death looms Am G D Wishing upon a fair display Cadd9 G D Hoping our cause, done faithfullyVerse 8:
Am G D Wayward thunder over rain Am G D Giving me time to think again Am G D Send to their graves on this day Cadd9 G D Silent where the battle dead layVerse 9:
Am G Vengeance is for all who lay dead Am G I have no fear, my body has bled Am G I will live on in rebirth again Cadd9 G D Come to me now, embrace it my friendInstrumental | Em | Em D | Em | Em D | Em | Em D | C | G D | 2x | Am | Am G | Am | Am G | Am | Am G | C | G D | | Em | Em D | Em | Em D | Em | Em D | Em | Em D | | Em | Em | Em | Em | Am | Am | Am | Am | | A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 | A5 G5 A5 C5 D5 C5 | 2x | Am | Am | Am | Am | 2x | Am | Am G | 4x | C | C | D | D | C | C | D | Em | | Am | Am | Am | Am | Solo | Am | G D | Am | G D | Am | G D | C | G D | 2x | Em | D Am | Em | D Am | Em | D Am | C | G D | 2x Instrumental | Em | Em G5 A5 | 2x | F#m D5 A5 | E | F#m A5 D5 | E | | Am F | G C | Am C | G D C |Verse 10:
Am G5 C5 D Am Spirits cry for a god from the grave G5 C5 D In darkness, fortune favors the brave Am G5 C5 D Am Dying, a warrior Celt has no fear G5 C5 D Immortal, for he will live evermoreInstrumental | Em | Em G | Em | Em G | Em | Em G F#7 | | Am | G D | 2x Outro: Am G D Think I am that, I'm almost there Am G D Following now, the depths of despair Am G D Beyond the light darkness will fall C G D Coming to take the life from us all Am G Following now where god can’t explain Am G Bidding farewell, the life I’d have gained Am G Following those who came from hell Am G D Came to witness the death of the Celts Ending: | Am | G D | Am | G Esus4 | Am | Am G Am | Am | G Am |Am F G C Dying, a warrior Celt has no fear Am C G D C Immortal, for he will live evermore