by Iron Maiden from Hal Leonard publishing intro (clean sound) ---------------------------12-14---15-14---15-14---15-14--12----12----- ------------10-12---13-15-------------------------------------15----15-- -9--11-12---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -12h15p12h15----12--15p12---------12-------------------------------- -----------------------------14--14----14-12---11-12---14-12--11---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- distortion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----10b----7-8-10-8-7---------- -9~-9------------7----9~-------------7-9------9------------7-9/12/9~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----10b----7-8-10-8-7---------- -9~-9------------7----9~-------------7-9------9------------7-9~----- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fast -----------------------------------------12-------------------------- -----7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----------7-8-10-8-7------------ -9-9------------7-9---9-------------7-9-----9------------7-9-7------ -----------------------------------------------------------------10-9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- verse Near to the east... in an ancient land... King Darius the third.... Scythians fell..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------9-7------------9-9-9--7-7--------------------------- ----------------------9-7------------9-9-9--7-7---7-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-- ----------------------7-7------------7-7-7--5-5---5-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-- -0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------0--0-0-0--------------------------------------- called Macedonia... river Jaxartes..... --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -5-5-5--5-5-4-------------------------repeat -3-3-3--3-3-2------------------------- -----------------5-3-2~--------------- At the age of nineteen... All of Asia minor.... By the Tigris river... Battle of Arbela.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------9-11-12-11------------------------------- ----9-9-9--------------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4- ----7-7-7-------------------------7--9-10--9--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2- -0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -5-3-2~------------------------------- By the Aegean sea.... 4 B.C. he utterly.... Entering Babylon.... treasures he found. took Persepolis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------- ----9-9-9-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4- ----7-7-7---------------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2- -0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -5-3-2~------------------------------- Chorus --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -9----7----2----5---7----9------------ -9----7----2----5---7----9-----repeat-- -7----5----0----3---5----7------------ --------------------------------------- Interlude ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -------7-9--10-9-7h9p7----------7-9-7----7----repeat -10-10-----------------10-10-10-------10---9~- ------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---4-5-4-7-5-4h5p4---------2---------- -7------------------7-3-3-5--5-3-5-2~-repeat --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-continue pattern --------------------------------------- ------------8------------------8---------11~~ -11~~-9h11---11-9h11~~--9-11---11-9-11------ ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---4-5-7-5-4-----------5-6-5---8-10-6-5---------------------------------- -7-----------5/7---5-7-------7-----------7-5/4---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------7-53/5-5-3-5-3~~-3h5-3--- -------------------------------------------------------------------------3- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhythym during solo Am C G Bb5 F5 Second section: E5 C5 G5 D5 C5 D5 E5 Last verse: A phrygian king..... -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ----------------------------9--7------ ----------------------------9--7------ ----------------------------7--7------ -0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----------- Alexander cut the Gordian knot.... -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ----------------------------9--7------ ----------------------------9--7------ ----------------------------7--7------ -0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----------- and legend says that... -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------4-- -7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--4-- -5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2- -------------------------------------- he would become the master... -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- -4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-5---7------------------- -2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3---5------------------- -------------------------------------- Marching on.... --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -9--12--7---9-12--7---------------------------- -9--12--7---9-12--7---------------------------- -7--10--5---7-10--5---------------------------- --------------------------------------- battle weary marching.... -------------------------------------- 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