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The Trooper by Iron Maiden
The Trooper
INTRO AND OUTRO:
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5--------|
|--(7)--7--7-5-----5--5--5-3-----3--3--3-1-----5---5--7---|
|--------------7-------------5-------------3--------------|
The above riff is played four times. The last note in the measure
is the first note of the next one. That's why the first note above
is in brackets. Adrian Smith used to play this note as a pinch
harmonic.
On repeat 3 and 4 Dave harmonises with:
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--(5)--5--5-4-----4--4--4-2-0---2--2--2-0-----4-5-4--5---|
|--------------7---------------------------3--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF:
Guitar I (Dave)
|------------------7----------------------------------------|
|--8--7h8p7h8p7h8-----8--7h8p7h8p7h8--8-----------8---------|
|----------------------------------------9--9~--7---7--9~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II (Adrian)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------7--------------------------------------|
|--9--7h9p7h9p7h9-----9--7h9p7h9p7h9--9---------------------|
|---------------------------------------10-10~--9-10-9-10~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Janick Gers plays the above part on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings
between frets 2-5. Try both and see what you think.
BASSLINE:
The bass is mainly just E and C as follows, except for before the
second verse he goes to D for one cycle.
This is the bassline for most of the song.
I'll just show the basic notes. Listen for the strum pattern.
|---------------------------------|----------|-----------|
|----------5--------------5-------|---5------|---5-------|
|--7-----5---5---7------5---5---3-|-5---5--5-|-5---5--7--|
|---------------------------------|----------|-----------|
^
Before 2nd Verse only
VERSE:
The following riff goes with all the verses. Listen for the
16th note strumming and the rests at the start of the first verse.
The G chord denoted below is an inversion of a G5 (power chord).
It should be played with an upstroke i.e. the G note first while
the D power chords should be played with down strokes.
For the C5 I've shown the open E note on the sixth string in
brackets. This is sometimes played whether by accident or design.
It gives the 1st inversion of a C major triad.
E5 D G D E5 D G D C5 D G D
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9-------7--5--7---9---9-------7--5--7---5---5-------7--5--7---|
|---7-------5--5--5---7---7-------5--5--5---3---3-------5--5--5---|
|---0---------------------0--------------------(0)----------------|
CHORUS:
The chorus is really just D to E (implied minor) but between the
singing Dave strums a pattern on the second fret. This is done
with the pad of the first finger and lifted up where necessary.
Once again, listen for the strumming.
Oh, Oh,... Oh
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
|---5-------------------7-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-----------------------------------------|
Guitar II (Dave)
|---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2-------------------9-----------------------------------------|
|---0-------------------9---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------|
|---0-------------------7---2----2-0-2----2-0-2----2-0-2----------|
|---------------------------0----0---0----0---0----0---0-etc------|
RHYTHM FOR SOLO'S:
Each rhythm is repeated four times. The chords given are the ones
implied by the solo and the rest of the song.
Gtr II E(m)-D-B(m)-C-D (Solo 1) Gtr I A(m)-G-Em-F-G (Solo 2)
|--------------------------------|--------(3)---0-----(1)----3----|
|--------(7)---------(5)----(7)--|---------3----0------1-----3----|
|---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----4----0------2-----4----|
|---9-----7-----4-----5------7---|---2-----5----2------3-----5----|
|---7-----5-----2-----3------5---|---0-----5----2------3-----5----|
|--(0)---------------------------|--------------0-----(1)---------|
Solo 1: Adrian Smith
E5 D5
|------------12--------12--------------------------|
|--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)--r15--12---15~~~----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
B5 C5 D5
|------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------|
|--12--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15--14--12-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------14b(16)-r14--12------|
|--------------------------------------------------------14--|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 D5
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12-h15-----------12-h15----------12-h15-----------|
|--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B5
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-h15----------12-h15----------12-h15---------12-h15--|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
C5 D5 E5
|-----------------------------------------15--19p15-h17p15------|
|-------------------------------------/17-------------------17--|
|--14----15--14--12--14--14--12~\-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D5
|---15--19p15-h17p15-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15--|
|---------------------17------------------17-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B5
|-----15--19p15-h17p15----15--19p15-h17p15------15--19p15-h17p15--|
|--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D5
C5 *With harmony(see end )
|-------20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)r20--20b(22)r20--|
|---14-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
D5
E5 Harmony ends *
|--20b(22)r20--20b(22)-----19--20--17--19-----17----------------|
|------------------------------------------20-----19h20--17~~\--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B5 C5 D5
|----------12----------12-----------------------------------------|
|------12------15b(17)-----15--12---------------------------------|
|--/14-----------------------------14b(16)r14--12--14--12---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------14~~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2: Dave Murray
(D5) A5 G5
|--------5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5----------------------------------|
|--5h8----------------------8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------7b(9)-(9)r(8)--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E5 F5 G5
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------5h7--|
|--7--6--5-----6--5----------------------------------|
|-----------7--------7-------------------------------|
|-----------------------6--5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------8--5~~-----------------|
A5 G5
|--------------5h7p5h7p5h7----------------5h7p5h7p5/7--8p7h8p7--|
|--5h7p5h7p5-----------------5h7p5h7p6h8------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 F5
|----7---10b(12)--10b(12)--10b(12)--(12)r10--8--10~~--8\--|
|--10-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
G5 A5
|-----12-----------12--15--12--15--12--12-----------12------|
|-/15-----15b(17)--------------------------15b(17)------15--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G5
|---------------------------------10h12p10------------------------|
|--13--12--13--12--12---------/10-----------10--13b(15)-HOLD BEND-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 F5 G5
|-----------------------------------------|
|--(15)\5/---NH---T-bar-------------------|
|------------12--\-(9)-/-----17b(19)~~~\--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
A5 G5
|--------------------------------------------------20b(22)-(22)r20-|
|-----------------------------20b(22)--(22)r20--17-----------------|
|--/17--19b(21)--(21)r19--17---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
|--17-------------------20b(22)--20--19--17-----------------------|
|-----20b(22)-------17----------------------20b(22)---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------20b(23)-r(21)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 D5 G5 D5
|--------------------------|
|--17\15-------------------|
|---------17--17--14--14\--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Harmony for Solo 1:
|--14b(15)--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--14-----12----------------------|
|----------15----13--15--12h13--------|
|-------------------------------14~~--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.
The Bugle sounds and the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on into certain death.
The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall.
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We won't live to fight another day.
We get so close near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below.
And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting groan.
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version 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Adrian Smith - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Murray - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Adrian Smith - Lead w/dist'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Murray - Lead w/dist'
Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtrs I, II
~~~
E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------5-----|
|-7-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---|-3-3-3p2---5---5-7-|
|---------7---------5-|---------3---------|
~~~~~ ~
+E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------5------|
|-(7)-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---|-3-3-3p2---5---5-7--|
|-----------7---------5-|---------3----------|
Gtr II
~~~ ~~~
+E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-5p4s2-4-4-4p2p0-|-2-2-2p0-----5-----|
|-(7)-------------------|---------3-5---5-7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| ~~~ ~~~
| +E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------5-----|
|-(7)-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---|-3-3-3p2---5---5-7-|
|-----------7---------5-|---------3---------|
To Coda
~~~~~
+E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----5-5p4s2-4-4-4p2p0-|-2-2-2p0-----5-----||
|-(7)-------------------|---------3-5---5-7-||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|
|~~~~~
| +E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------5-----||
|-(7)-7-7p5---5-5-5p3---|-3-3-3p2---5---5-7-||
|-----------7---------5-|---------3---------||
$
+E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q
||--------------7---------|----------------|-------------7---------|
||o-----8-7tr8----8-7tr8--|-8--------8-----|-----8-7tr8----8-7tr8--|
||------------------------|---9-9--7---7-9-|-(9)-------------------|
||------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
||o-(7)-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|
| +E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q
||------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
||o-------------3---------|----------------|-------------3---------|
||------4-2tr4----4-2tr4--|-4--------------|-----4-2tr4----4-2tr4--|
||------------------------|---5-5--4-5-4-5-|-(5)-------------------|
||o-(7)-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|-Riff A (both Gtrs) end Riff A-|
Riff A x5.5
+E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E
|-------------7---------|----------------||
|-----8-7tr8----8-7tr8--|-8--------------||
|-(9)-------------------|---9-9----7-----||
|-----------------------|--------7-5-7-9-||
|-----------------------|--------5---5-7-||
|-----------------------|----------------||
|
| +E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------|----------------||
|-------------3---------|----------------||
|-----4-2tr4----4-2tr4--|-4--------7-----||
|-(5)-------------------|---5-5--7-5-7-9-||
|-----------------------|--------5---5-7-||
|-----------------------|----------------||
Verse
Gtrs I, II
Play next 8 bars 1st time only
Substitute Rhy Fig 1 x1.5 on all repeats
W H E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7-----|
|-------------------------|----------7-5-7-9-|
|-------------------------|----------5---5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
W H E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7------|
|-------------------------|----------7-5-7-5--|
|-------------------------|----------5---5-3--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
W H E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7-----|
|-------------------------|----------7-5-7-9-|
|-------------------------|----------5---5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
W H E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7------|
|-------------------------|----------7-5-7-9--|
|-------------------------|----------5---5-7--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
PM------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7-----|
|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9--7-5-7-9-|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--5---5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 1
PM------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7------|
|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9--7-5-7-5--|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--5---5-3--|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
PM------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------7-----|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--7-5-7-9-|
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--5---5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------|
end Rhy Fig 1-|
PM------------------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7---|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
PM----------------|
+W +E E E E E E E E +E E E S S E S S E S S
|------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-(7)--------|-(7)-7---7---7---9-|-(9)\---------------------|
|-(5)--------|-(5)-5---5---5---7-|-(7)\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|------------|-------------------|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM----------------|
E S S E S S E S S E E +W +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|------------|-------------------|
|---------------------7-|-(7)--------|-(7)-7---7---7---9-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)-5---5---5---7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|------------|-------------------|
1.,D.S.
D.C. al Coda
PM------------------------|
+E E E S S E S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------------|------------------o||
|--------------------------|-------------------||
|-(9)\---------------------|------------5------||
|-(7)\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--5---5-7-o||
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----------||
Adrian Smith - Guitar Solo
2.
Gtr III
H Q E a +E +H a Q. a +E
|----------------------------||-------------------------12---------------------|
|----------------15b17==(15)-||-(15)r-----------15b17==(15)r-------15b17==(15)r|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, Gtr II
| PM----| PM----------------------------------------
| E S S Q E E E E +E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------||------------------------------------------------|
|------------7---------------||------------------------------------------------|
|----------7-5-7----------9--||--(9)--9-9-9-9-9----------9---9-9-9-------------|
|-2-2-2-2--5---5----------7--||--(7)--7-7-7-7-7----------7---7-7-7----------0--|
|-0-0-0-0--------------------||------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
+S S E +H E E
|--------------------------------15b17====|
|-(15)p12-15---(15)-----------12----------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---7------7-7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7----------|
|---5------5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5--5--0-------|
|-----------------------------------------|
~~~~~
+H S S E S S S +S
|-(15)r-----------15-12------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------15---14-12-------------|
|----------------------------------14b16==(14)r|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---4---4-4-4-4-4--4-----4-4--4----------------|
|---2---2-2-2-2-2--2-----2-2--2-----0----------|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~
+Q S S S +S +Q. E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------14-|
|-(14)--14-12-----------------------|
|-------------14b17==(14)r(14)------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| H H
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---5-----------------------7-------|
|---3-----------------------5-------|
|-----------------------------------|
+Q +E S S a +E S S a +E S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12-15--------------12-15--------------12-15-|
|-(14)b16======(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------------
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---9------9-9---9----9--9----------9----9--9----------9---------|
|---7------7-7---7----7--7----------7----7--7----------7----0----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-Rhy Fig 2
a +E S S a +E S S a +E S S a +S S S a +S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12-15--------------12-15--------------12-15--------------12h15--------------|
|-14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------7----7--7----------7----7--7----------7----7--7----------7----------------------|
|----------5----5--5----------5----5--5----------5----5--5----------5-------0--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S a +S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15--------------12h15--------------12h15--------------12h15--------------12-------------|
|-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r----15-14-12----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-------------4----4--4---------------4--4----------4-------4----------4----4-------------|
|--2-------------2----2--2---------------2--2----------2-------2----------2----2-----0-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S E +Q +E +Q E
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------/17-|
|-14-14-12-(12)--(12)-(12)\------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| H H
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--5---------------7-------------|
|--3---------------5-------------|
|--------------------------------|
end Rhy Fig 2-|
w/Rhy Fig 2 x1.5
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-|
|-(17)----------------17----------------17----------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-|
|-------17----------------17----------------17----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S a +Q
|-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-20b22==(20)r----|
|-------------17----------------17--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------3------------| |------------3------------|
a +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q
|-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)r-20b22==(20)-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| |------------3------------| |------------3------------|
| a +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q
|-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)r-14b15==(14)-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---3---| |---3---|
+H E E E E E E S S E +H.
|-(20)r-----------19-20---17---19------17-|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------20------|-19-20----17------(17)----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| |---3---| |---3---| |-----3-----|
| +H E E E E E E E E E +H.
|-(14)r-----------12-14--------12---------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------15------13---15-|-12----13-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------14---(14)----------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---3---|
E E E E E +E E E E
|------------12------------------12---------|
|---------12------15b17==(15)r------15p==12-|
|---/14-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|
| PM-----------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4--4--4-4--4-------4---4--4---------|
|-2---2-2--2--2-2--2-------2---2--2----0----|
|-------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
a +E +S S S S E +Q. +E
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|-14b16==(14)r(14)p12-14p12--------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------14-(14)----(14)\---||
|----------------------------------------------||
|
| H Q E S S
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------5h==8-||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| H Q. E
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------5---------------------7-------------||
|----------3---------------------5-------7-----||
|----------------------------------------5-----||
Dave Murray - Guitar Solo
Gtr IV
H H a +H E E E E
|--5tr8---------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------8---------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-7b9==(7)r-----------7-7---8-5-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-----------------------------------------------------|
| +E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(7)---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +H Q E E
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------5tr7-|
|---6-------------------|-------------------|
|-7-------7-------------|-------------------|
|-------------6-5s==3---|-------------------|
|---------------------5-|-(5)----5/---------|
|
| PM------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E H H
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--3-----5----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--1-----3----------|
~~~
+Q. E +Q Q
|-----------5tr7---(5tr7)------------|
|-(5)-------------------------5tr7---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--7--7-7-7-7----7--7-----7-7-7------|
|--5--5-5-5-5----5--5-----5-5-5----0-|
|-Rhy Fig 3
|--3--|
+E S S S S S S S S S S S E a +E
|-----5h7p==5h7p5s7h8p7h8p7s5-7-10b12==(10)-|
|-(5)---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--5--5---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-------------|
|--3--3---3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3----------0--|
~~~
+Q a +E a +E +E +E E E
|-(10)r-----10b12==(10)r-10b12==(10)---(10)r(10)p==8-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---2---2-2----------2------------2--2---2----2--2-2----|
|---0---0-0----------0------------0--0---0----0--0-0--0-|
~~~~~~
+Q +E E S E S S S S S
|-(10)--(10)s3/---12----12-12-15-12h=|
|--------------------15--------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---3-----------5--------------------|
|---1-----------3--------------------|
end Rhy Fig 3-|
w/Rhy Fig 3 x1.75
S S S a +S +S S S S S S S S +E S S
|-15p12-12-------------------12--------------------------------|
|----------15b17==(15)-(15)r----15p13s12s13p12-12-(12)\-----15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------/17----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3---|
E E E a +Q +E +E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-17p15---15--------------------------------------|
|--------------17b19==(17)-----(17)-(17)rs==9S12--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
\1.5______________/
~~~~~~~~~~
+H +Q +E a +E +Q. +E Q E a +E
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(12)--------------(12)-----(12)-17b19==(17)-|-(17)---(17)rs7S=17-19b21==(19)-|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+E E E a +E +E +E E a +E
|-------------------------------------------20b22==(20)--|
|--------------20b22==(20)---(20)r(20)---17--------------|
|-(19)r19---17-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~
+E +E E a +E +Q E a +E
|-(20)r(20)---17----------------------------20b22==(20)-|
|----------------20b22==(20)---(20)r-----17-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
+E E E E a +E Q +E
|-(20)r-20---19-17------------------------------------|
|--------------------20b22==(20)r---------------------|
|---------------------------------19pb22-----(19)pb21-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
D.S.
&
Gtr II
~~
E +E E E Q +Q E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|-19pb21r(19)-17-17--------------||-------------------*|
|-------------------19---(19)\---||-2-2-2p0-----5---9-*|
|--------------------------------||---------3-5---5-7-*|
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|
| Gtr I
| H E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|--------------------------------||-------------------*|
|----------------------5---------||-------------5---9-*|
|--3-----------------5-----5---7-||-3-3-3p2---5---5-7-*|
|--1-----------------------------||---------3---------*|
You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.
The Bugle sounds and the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on into certain death.
The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall.
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We won't live to fight another day.
We get so close near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below.
And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting groan.
--------------
version 3
INTRO AND OUTRO:
Dave Murray
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5--------|
|----7--7--7p5-----5--5--5p3-----3--3--3p2-----5---5--7---|
|--------------7-------------5-------------3--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5--------|
|--(7)--7--7p5-----5--5--5p3-----3--3--3p2-----5---5--7---|
|--------------7-------------5-------------3--------------|
Change In Riff (Dave Murray)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| X2
|----5--5--5p4-----4--4--4p2-----2--2--2p0-------5--------|
|--------------5-------------3-------------2---5---5--7---|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Adrian & Janick
Harmonize on the "Change In Riff" bar
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| X2
|-------------------------------------------9-------------|
|---10--10--10p9----9-9-9p7---7-7-7p5-----9---9--10-------|
|----------------10--------8----------7-------------------|
MAIN RIFF
Dave Murray
|------------------7----------------------------------------|
|--8--7h8p7h8p7h8-----8--7h8p7h8p7h8--8-----------8---------|
|----------------------------------------9--9---7---7--9----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Adrian Smith
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------7----------------------------------------|
|--9--7h9p7h9p7h9-----9--7h9p7h9p7h9--9---------------------|
|---------------------------------------10-10---9-10-9-10---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Janick Gers
|------------------3----------------------------------------|
|--5--3h5p3h5p3h5-----5--3h5p3h5p3h5--5-----------3---------|
|----------------------------------------4--4---2---2--4----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------7-----------------7-----------------7----------------7-------|
|---7---5---7--9------7---5---7--9------7---5---7--5-----7---5---7--9|
|---5-------5--7------5-------5--7------5-------5--3-----5-------5--7|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7----------------------|
|------9------9------9------9------9------7---5---7---9--------------|
|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-5-------5---7--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7----------------------|
|------9------9------9------9------9------7---5---7---5--------------|
|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-5-------5---3--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7----------------------|
|------5------5------5------5------5------7---5---7---9--------------|
|--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-5-------5---7--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------7----------------------|
|------9------9------9------9------9------7---5---7---7--------------|
|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-5-------5---5--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7------------7------7-----9---------7------------7------------|
|---5--------5-5-5--5-5-5-----7---------5--------5-5-5------------|
|-----------------------------0-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7---------------|
|---2--------2------2------2------2------2-----7--5--7----9-------|
|---2--------2------2------2------2------2-----5-----5----7-------|
|---0----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------|
RHYTHM FOR FIRST SOLO
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---9-------7------4-------5---7-----------|
|---7-------5------2-------3---5-----------|
|------------------------------------------|
ADRIAN SMITH SOLO
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)---15p12---15--------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------|
|--12--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15--14--12-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------14-------12--10--9---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12--15-----------12--15----------12--15-----------|
|--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--15----------12--15----------12--15----------12--15---------|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--15----------12--15----------12--15---------12--15--|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------15--19p15--17p15------|
|---------------------------------17-------------------17--|
|--14b(16)----12-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------14--14--12-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---15--19p15--17p15-----15--19p15--17p15----15--19p15--17p15--|
|---------------------17------------------17-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----15--19p15--17p15----15--19p15--17p15------15--19p15--17p15--|
|--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*Harmony with Janick
|-------15-----20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)--20b(22)r20--20b(22)r20--|
|---17------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Harmony ends *
|--20b(22)r20--20b(22)-----19--20--17--19-----17-----------------|
|------------------------------------------20-----19h20--17--17--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------12----------12-----------------------------------------|
|------12------15b(17)-----15--12--15b(17)-12---------------------|
|---14-----------------------------------------14--12-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------14---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------14-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
JANICK GERS SOLO (Played Along With Adrian Smith)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)---15p12---15--------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------15b(17)~-----15--12-----------------------------------|
|--12--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15--14--12-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------14-------12--10--9---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12--15-----------12--15----------12--15-----------|
|--14---b(16)----------14b(16)----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--15----------12--15----------12--15----------12--15---------|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--12--15----------12--15----------12--15---------12--15--|
|----------14b(16)---------14b(16)--------14b(16)---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------15--19p15--17p15------|
|---------------------------------17-------------------17--|
|--14b(16)----12-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------14--14--12-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---15--19p15--17p15-----15--19p15--17p15----15--19p15--17p15--|
|---------------------17------------------17-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----15--19p15--17p15----15--19p15--17p15------15--19p15--17p15--|
|--17------------------17-------------------17--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*Harmony with Adrian
|--14b(15)--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)r14--14b(15)--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Harmony ends *
|--12--14-----12----------------------|
|----------15----13--15--12h13--------|
|-------------------------------14----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----------12----------12-----------------------------------------|
|------12------15b(17)-----15--12--15b(17)-12---------------------|
|---14-----------------------------------------14--12-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------14---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------14-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
RHYTHM FOR SECOND SOLO
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---7-------5------2-------3---5-----------|
|---5-------3------0-------1---3-----------|
DAVE MURRAY SOLO
|--------5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5----------------------------------|
|--5h8----------------------8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------7b(9)----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--7--6--5-----6p5------------------------------9h11-|
|-----------7-------7--------------------------------|
|-----------------------6--5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------8--5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------10h12p10h12p10h12-----------10h12p10h12p10h12--13p12h13p12h13|
|--9h11p9h11p9---------------------9h11p9-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--14--15b(17)--15b(17)--15b(17)------15---13---15--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------15p13p12-13-----12|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--10h12p10h12p10h12----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------13b(15)----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------9b(12)------(9b(12))-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---19-------19\12/17--------19b(21)------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------20b(22)---17----------------20b(22)----------|
|-------20b(22)---17---------------20b(22)----17-------------------|
|--/17-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--20--19--17-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------20b(22)-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------19b(22)-------17--17-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------19------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back.
The Bugle sounds and the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
As I plunge on into certain death.
The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
And as we race towards the human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall.
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We won't live to fight another day.
We get so close near enough to fight
When a Russian gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A burst of rounds take my horse below.
And as I lay there gazing at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a tear I draw my parting groan.
----------