Alexander the Great by Iron Maiden from Hal Leonard publishing intro (clean sound) E---------------------------12-14---15-14---15-14---15-14--12----12--------| B------------10-12---13-15-------------------------------------15----15----| G-9--11-12-----------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-12h15p12h15----12--15p12---------12----------------------------------| G--------------------------14---14----14-12---11-12---14-12--11--------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------| distortion E----------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------10------------------------10-------------10b(12)~------| G*-7/9--9-11-12----12-11-----7/9--9-11-12----12-11-----9-----------9-11| D*------------------------12------------------------12-----------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------| ____________________ __________ |1. |2. | E------------------------------------------------| B----10----------|--------------------|----------| G-12----12-11----|-9-///12-\9-----7/-*|-9~-------| D-------------12-|-------------------*|----------| A----------------|--------------------|----------| E------------------------------------------------| fast intro E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-------12----7-8-10-8-7--------------| G-9-9------------7-9---9-------------7-9------9-------------7-9-7-------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------10-9--| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| verse Near to the east ,in a part of ancient Greece In a land .... in an ancient land... King Darius the third.... Scythians fell..... E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------9-7------------9-9-9--7-7---------------------------| D----------------------9-7------------9-9-9--7-7---7-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---| A----------------------7-7------------7-7-7--5-5---5-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---| E-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------0--0-0-0---------------------------------------| called Macedonia... river Jaxartes..... E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------| D-5-5-5--5-5-4--------------------------|repeat A-3-3-3--3-3-2--------------------------| E-----------------5-3-2~----------------| At the age of nineteen... All of Asia minor.... By the Tigris river... Battle of Arbela.... E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------9-11-12-11--------------------------------| D----9-9-9-------------------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4----| A----7-7-7-------------------------7--9-10--9--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2----| E-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E-5-3-2~--------------------------------| By the Aegean sea.... 4 B.C. he utterly.... Entering Babylon.... treasures he found. took Persepolis E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------| D----9-9-9-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4--| A----7-7-7---------------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2--| E-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E-5-3-2~--------------------------------| Chorus E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G-9----7----2----5---7----9-------------| D-9----7----2----5---7----9-----repeat--| A-7----5----0----3---5----7-------------| 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E--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G----------------------------9--7------| D----------------------------9--7------| A----------------------------7--7------| E-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------------| Alexander cut the Gordian knot.... E--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G----------------------------9--7------| D----------------------------9--7------| A----------------------------7--7------| E-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0------------| and legend says that... E---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G------------------------------------4--| D-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--4----| A-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2----| E---------------------------------------| he would become the master... E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-5---7-------------------| A-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3---5-------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| Marching on.... E-----------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------| G-9--12--7---9-12--7----------------------------| D-9--12--7---9-12--7----------------------------| A-7--10--5---7-10--5----------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------| battle weary marching.... 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