Wasted Years

by Iron Maiden

Off the album, Somewhere in Time

From Hal Leonard transcription book of
Iron Maiden's Powerslave/Somewhere in Time

intro

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verse
From the coast of gold....

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I'm travelin on....

far and wide

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But now it seems                                                I'm just a
stranger

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And all the things...

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it isn't someone else
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for rest of verse, just repeat

Chorus

golden years......

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interlude (play intro riff)

rhythm under solo

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Solo
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outro

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