Revelations
Iron Maiden
REVELATIONS - Iron Maiden from Piece Of Mind (1983) album written by Bruce Dickinson C6 x32210 C6add9 x30210 (easier) (picked full chord) Am x0221x (x02210) Fmaj7 x3321x (133210) C x3201x (x32010) Gadd4/B x2001x (x20010 G6add11/B) [Intro] |N.C. | [Instrumental] | N.. | N.. | N.. | N.. | x2 [Prologue] "O’ God of earth and altar bow down and hear our cry Our earthly rulers falter our people drift and die The walls of gold entombe us the swords of scorn divide Take not thy thunder from us take away our pride." (from O God of Earth and Altar by G. K. Chesterton) [Interlude] | | | |Gadd4/ | x4 [Bridge] | | | | | x2 [Riff] (slow down on two last bars) [Interlude] | | | |Gadd4/ | x2 [Verse 1] Just a babe in a black abyss C Gadd4/B No reason for a place like this The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain [Verse 2] An easy way for the blind to go C Gadd4/B A clever path for the fools who know The secret of the hanged man - the smile on his lips [Chorus] The light of the blind you’ll see The venom tears my spine The eyes of the nile are opening - you’ll see [Interlude] | | | |Gadd4/ | [Verse 3] She came to me with a serpent’s kiss C Gadd4/B As the eye of the sun rose on her lips Moonlight catches silver tears I cry [Verse 4] So we lay in a black embrace C Gadd4/B And the seed is sown in a holy place And I watched and I waited for the dawn... [Chorus] The light of the blind you’ll see The venom tears my spine The eyes of the nile are opening - you’ll see... [Bridge] | | | | | x4 [Solo 1] | | | | | x7 | | | | [Harmony] | | | | | x4 [Bridge] (slow down on two last bars) [Instrumental] | N.. | N.. | N.. | N.. | x2 [Prologue] Bind all of us together ablaze with hope and free No storm or heavy weather will rock the boat you’ll see The time has come to close your eyes and still the wind and rain For the one who will be king the watcher in the ring... [Outro] It is you ooh... It is you... -TTP
