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INTRO
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------5---5---7---7-----------------------7---7---5----------|
A|----2---2---5---5-3---3---5---5---------2---2---5---5-5---5---3------------|X4
E|--0---0---3---3--------------------3--0---0---3---3------------------------|
This is played 3rd time round
e|---------------8-7-----7-----------------------8-7-----7-------------------|
B|--------------------10---10-8-10-8-7---------------10-----10-8-7-8---------|
G|----9---7---9-------------------------9--7--9------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|X2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9---9------------------5---5---------7---7-----------------------------|
A|--7---7---7-----5---5----3---3----3----5---5---5---------------------------|X4
E|--------------3---3---3----------------------------------------------------|
Pre chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------------------5-5--5-5-5-7-hold|X4
A|--2-2--2-2--5-5-5--5--3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-2-2--2-0--5-5-5--5--3-3--3-3-3-5-|
E|--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3----------------------0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3---------------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-------7-------------------------------------7--------------------|
D|-2------5---5---7-------------------------------------7--------------------|
A|-2------3---5---5--on the 4th time in plain this hit--5--twise quickly-----|X2 THen back to pre chorus
E|-0----------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
after second chorus go back to intro
and then pre chorus and chorus and then
THen back to pre chorus
after second chorus go back to intro
and then pre chorus and chorus
intro with pre chorus backing
Solo:
e|------------------12---------------12-14-15-15-14-12-14-14------------------|
B|-12---10-12-14-15-----15fb-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12------12-------------------p---h----p--p--h-----------------------------|
B|----15--------15fb--15---13--15--13-12-13----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------14--12-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-12-15-12--------------------------------------------------h---p-h------|
G|-------------14-12-14-12--------------------------------------12-12-15-----|
D|-------------------------14-12-14-----------12---14-14fb-14fb--------------|
A|------------------------------------12---14--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-------------------------------------------------------12-13-12----12|
G|-------15-14-12----12-14fb-12----12-----------------11-12-14----------14---|
D|----------------14------------14-----------11-12-14------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------12-14---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12-14-15-15fb-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-15-------------------12-10-12-13-12-10------12-10-12--13-12-10---------|
G|-----------------------9------------------12-9--------------------12-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|X4
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------7----7-10-7---7-----------------7-10-7----7-----------------|
B|----7-8-7-8-10---10-------10---10-8-10-10fb-10--------10---10-8-10-8-10-10fb-|
G|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-8-10-8-7-----7-8-7----7-------------7-8-7---7----------7-8-7-------7---|
G|-------------9-9--------9----9-7-9----9-------9---9-7-9--9-------9-7-9---9-|
D|-----------------------------------10--------------------------------------|X3
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------12-14-14-14-12----14-12------------------------------|
b|-15fb-15fb-15fb-15-fb----------------15-------17fb-17fb-17-15-14-15-14-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------15--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-14--14--14--14----12-14-13------12-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------15----------15fb----15-12---12-----------------15fb-----|
G|---------------------------------------------15---15-14-12-----12----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------14-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------17fb-17-17--15p14-15p14-15p14----14-15-17-15p14----14-15p14-------|
b|-15hold--------------------------------15----------------15----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----14-17fb-17-15-14p15-14----14-------------------------------------------|
b|-15------------------------15----17hold-15fb-12----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------15p14p12-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
fb = full bend
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
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Leigh Average |
#1 by Leigh at Nov 29, 2005 at 1:51 PM EST |
| Yeah, damn those r'n'b and garage people. Notice they only ever seem to sing about themselves, or money, or both. Metal is true music, not just talking. | |
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rockeronbass Average |
#2 by rockeronbass at Jun 28, 2006 at 3:20 AM EST |
| Dude, GogetaSSJ4, chill out. The point of this site is for people to discuss what the meanings of songs are. If you're just gonna TELL everyone what the meaning is, what's the point, just get your own site and impose your dictatorship there. | |
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brad Rhythm Player |
#3 by brad sorensen at Aug 5, 2006 at 1:52 AM EST |
| Its primarely about the book. In BNW John does breafly meet his father, but not to say that Maiden doesnt put multiple meanings into their songs. | |
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Tanner Average |
#4 by Tanner Rudnick at Nov 13, 2006 at 11:16 PM EST |
| For some reason, I fell in love with this song the instant I heard it. | |
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Kyle Average |
#5 by Kyle Lester at Feb 21, 2007 at 12:24 AM EST |
| the song is about steve's dad dying while he was on tour- a previous one obviously, because of the lines "Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see And in a movement he beckons to me And in a moment the memories are all that remain And all the wounds are reopening again" | |
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Fat Man Goz Lead Player |
#6 by Fat Man Goz at Feb 28, 2007 at 6:01 AM EST |
| Something that people don't often discuss is what the music means to you. I'm not going to get into the meaning of the lyrics on this one because I do agree with Rebbal Ace on the multiple meanings point. The music of this song though inspires me and I could listen to it every day. It is clean and beautiful and played with such passion that you can't help but be moved by it. Live - it's awesome, listening to R in R, the final solo by Jannick rivals the haunting emotion of the first solo on Guns 'n Roses' November Rain. Brill' song. Or do you think I'm nuts? | |
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Shredmaster Average |
#7 by Shredmaster Will at Jul 27, 2007 at 5:31 AM EST |
| Personally, I see this song as being for all humanity, that everyone is of the same blood, that we're doing severe damage to ourselves, and to the world in which we live in one great community. Steve Harris' dad died while he was writing the X-Factor album, thats why the tone of that album is generally darker. I think we can all learn something from this song, I know I have. I could listen to this song on repeat, never get bored, because i repeat the images in my head. | |