The Longest Day

Iron Maiden

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Standard Tuning EADGBe This is an acoustic singer/songwriter version of the epic track. Chords in parenthesis are optional. They follow the vocal melody but arent in the studio version. Intro: Galloping Em B -----------------------3------| G ----4p2h4----4----5-------5---| -----------2---2----2---------| E -0----------------------------| ---------------------------------| G ----4p2h4----4-----5-----2--2h4--| -----------2----2-----2----------| E -0-------------------------------| B -----------------------3------| G ----4p2h4----4----5-------5---| -----------2---2----2---------| E -0----------------------------| -----------------------| G ----4p2h4----4-----4---| -----------2-----2-----| E -0---------------------| Verse 1: In the gloom the gathering storm abates in the ships gimlet eyes await The call to arms to hammer at the gates to blow them wide throw evil to its fate All summer long the drills to build the machine to turn men from flesh and blood to steel From paper soldiers to bodies on the beach from summer sands to Armageddon’s reach Overlord your master not your god the enemy coast dawning Grey with scud These wretched souls pukin shakin fear to take a bullet for those who sent them here The world’s alight the cliffs erupt in flame no escape remorseless shrapnel rains Drowning men no chance for a warrior’s fate a choking death enter hell’s gate Pre-Chorus 1: Sliding we go only fear on our side To the edge of the wire and we rush with the tide Oh the water is red with the blood of the dead But I’m still alive pray to god I survive Chorus 1: How long on this longest day til we finally make it through? How long on this longest day til we finally make it through? Verse 2: The rising dead faces bloated torn they are relieved the living wait their turn Your numbers up the bullets got your name you still go on to hell and back again Valhalla waits Valkyries rise and fall the warrior tombs lie open for us all A ghostly hand reaches through the veil blood and sand we will prevail Pre-Chorus 2: Sliding we go only fear on our side To the edge of the wire and we rush with the tide Oh the water is red with the blood of the dead But I’m still alive pray to god I survive Chorus 2: How long on this longest day til we finally make it through? How long on this longest day til we finally make it through? How long on this longest day til we finally make it through? How long on this longest day til we finally make it through? (till fade)

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Cette chanson évoque les horreurs et les défis inévitables de la guerre, décrivant une scène d'angoisse et de violence où des soldats se préparent à l'assaut. Elle parle de la transformation des hommes en machines de guerre, de la peur qui les accompagne et des morts qui jonchent le champ de bataille. Les images de souffrance et de désespoir sont omniprésentes, illustrant la réalité crue des conflits armés et la lutte pour la survie. Le récit évoque également la notion de renouveau à travers la mythologie nordique, où les guerriers tombés au combat aspirent à Valhalla, ce qui ajoute une profondeur spirituelle à cette lutte. Dans ce contexte, chaque instant est une épreuve, chacun se demande combien de temps il devra endurer cette journée interminable avant de trouver un répit.

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