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Iron Maiden is an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The band's discography has grown to 40 albums, including 16 studio albums, 12 live albums, four EPs, and eight compilations.
Pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of UK and US platinum and gold albums
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THE EDGE OF DARKNESS - Iron Maiden
from The X Factor (1995) album
written by Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers
B5/E 0244xx
D5/A x002xx
[Intro]
B5/E D5/A B5/E x4
B5/E D5/A B5/E C5 D5 x2
[Verse 1]
Em D Em C D
I've looked into the heart of darkness
Em D Em C Am
Where the blood-red journey ends
Em D Em C D
When you've faced the heart of darkness
Em D Em C Am
Even your soul begins to bend
[Verse 2]
Em D Em C D
For a week I have been waiting
Em D Em C Am
Still I am only in Saigon
Em D Em C D
The walls move in a little closer
Em C D C D
I feel the jungle call me on
(distorted power chords)
[Verse 3]
Em D Em C D
Every minute I get weaker
Em D Em C Am
While in the jungle they grow strong
Em D Em C D
What I wanted was a mission
Em D Em C Am
And for my sins they gave me one
[Verse 4]
Em D Em C D
They brought it up just like room service
Em D Em C Am
'Cause everyone gets what they want
Em D Em C D
And when that mission was all over
Em C D C D
I'd never want another one
[Riff]
Em G Am C D x3
[Bridge 1]
Em Em
I know, captain, that you've done this work before
G D Bm C D
We've got a problem, you can help us all I'm sure
Em Em
The colonel's gone rogue, and his methods are unsound
G D C D
You'll take a PBR up river track him down...
[Riff]
Em G C D
[Bridge 2]
Em Em
There's a conflict in every human heart
G D Bm C D
And the temptation is to take it all to far
Em Em
In this war things get so confused
G D Bm C D
But there are some things which cannot be excused
[Bridge 3]
Em Em
He's acting like a God - an insane lunatic
G D Bm C D
Your mission - exterminate with extreme prejudice
Em Em
The route is dangerous and your progress may be slow
G D C D
Here is the file and it's all you need to know...
[Riff]
Em G Am C D x2
Oo'ooh...
[Solo 1]
Em Em G D Bm C D x2
[Solo 2]
Em Em G D Bm C D x2
[Instrumental]
Em G Am C D x4
[Pre-chorus]
Em G
Here I am the knife in my hand
Am C D
And now I understand why the genius must die
[Chorus 1]
Em D Em C D
Now I stand alone in the darkness
Em D Em C Am
With his blood upon my hands
Em D Em C D
Where sat the warrior the poet
Em C D C D
Now lie the fragments of a man
(clean picking)
[Chorus 2]
Em D Em C D
I've looked into the heart of darkness
Em D Em C Am
Where the blood-red journey ends
Em D Em C D
When you've faced the heart of darkness
Em C D C D
Even your soul begins to bend
[Outro]
Em D Em
I've looked into the heart of darkness...
-TTP
from The X Factor (1995) album
written by Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers
B5/E 0244xx
D5/A x002xx
[Intro]
B5/E D5/A B5/E x4
B5/E D5/A B5/E C5 D5 x2
[Verse 1]
Em D Em C D
I've looked into the heart of darkness
Em D Em C Am
Where the blood-red journey ends
Em D Em C D
When you've faced the heart of darkness
Em D Em C Am
Even your soul begins to bend
[Verse 2]
Em D Em C D
For a week I have been waiting
Em D Em C Am
Still I am only in Saigon
Em D Em C D
The walls move in a little closer
Em C D C D
I feel the jungle call me on
(distorted power chords)
[Verse 3]
Em D Em C D
Every minute I get weaker
Em D Em C Am
While in the jungle they grow strong
Em D Em C D
What I wanted was a mission
Em D Em C Am
And for my sins they gave me one
[Verse 4]
Em D Em C D
They brought it up just like room service
Em D Em C Am
'Cause everyone gets what they want
Em D Em C D
And when that mission was all over
Em C D C D
I'd never want another one
[Riff]
Em G Am C D x3
[Bridge 1]
Em Em
I know, captain, that you've done this work before
G D Bm C D
We've got a problem, you can help us all I'm sure
Em Em
The colonel's gone rogue, and his methods are unsound
G D C D
You'll take a PBR up river track him down...
[Riff]
Em G C D
[Bridge 2]
Em Em
There's a conflict in every human heart
G D Bm C D
And the temptation is to take it all to far
Em Em
In this war things get so confused
G D Bm C D
But there are some things which cannot be excused
[Bridge 3]
Em Em
He's acting like a God - an insane lunatic
G D Bm C D
Your mission - exterminate with extreme prejudice
Em Em
The route is dangerous and your progress may be slow
G D C D
Here is the file and it's all you need to know...
[Riff]
Em G Am C D x2
Oo'ooh...
[Solo 1]
Em Em G D Bm C D x2
[Solo 2]
Em Em G D Bm C D x2
[Instrumental]
Em G Am C D x4
[Pre-chorus]
Em G
Here I am the knife in my hand
Am C D
And now I understand why the genius must die
[Chorus 1]
Em D Em C D
Now I stand alone in the darkness
Em D Em C Am
With his blood upon my hands
Em D Em C D
Where sat the warrior the poet
Em C D C D
Now lie the fragments of a man
(clean picking)
[Chorus 2]
Em D Em C D
I've looked into the heart of darkness
Em D Em C Am
Where the blood-red journey ends
Em D Em C D
When you've faced the heart of darkness
Em C D C D
Even your soul begins to bend
[Outro]
Em D Em
I've looked into the heart of darkness...
-TTP
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