HI everyone
just got the new album yesterday
and started learning this song
today not 100% on it but it
sounds right. This is my first
tab so go easy if its wrong
riff 1
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|------8--8------6--6------8--8------6--6------7--7------|
|--------6--6------4--4------6--6------4--6------5--5----|
|------6---------4---------6---------4---------5---------|
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|------8--8------7--7------6--6------7--7------8--8------|
|--------6--6------5--5------4--4------5--5------6--6----|
|------6---------5---------4---------5---------6---------|
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singing starts
riff 2 play 5x
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|------13-----------11-----------9-----------7-----------|
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repeat riff 1 then strumming starts
play this bit 2x
|------3--------[-7---5---7---5---7---5---5---3---]
|------4--------[-8---6---6---6---8---6---6---4---]
|------5--------[-9---7---9---7---9---7---7---5---]
|------5--------[-9---7---9---7---9---7---7---5---]
|------3--------[-7---5---7---5---7---5---5---3---]
|------3--------[-7---5---7---5---7---5---5---3---]
thats all i know listen to the song to get the timing right
and trouble corrections or questions please email me at
driveshaft14@hotmail.com
enjoy :]
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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PUNX UNITE Average |
#1 by PUNX UNITE at Sep 27, 2007 at 8:50 AM EST |
| the songs actually about the film 'jacob's ladder' | |
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...I think I'm Wanna Be |
#2 by ...I think I'm addicted to ritalin... at Sep 28, 2007 at 2:37 PM EST |
| this song rules,i LOVE the intro,very nice vocal experimentation by bruce UP THE IRONS! | |
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everett Wanna Be |
#3 by everett at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:05 PM EST |
| Please, PenilessLlama, what gives you that conclusion? | |
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Henry Wanna Be |
#4 by Henry at Sep 30, 2007 at 6:30 AM EST |
| Dude this album is so deep with meanings about war and religion! It makes you think about the good and bad of religion. This song is like what the greater good of god is about. People that use religion as a reason for war are for thier own gain. Anyways I hope Maiden's next album is as good as this! | |
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phil Wanna Be |
#5 by phil taylor at Sep 30, 2007 at 3:37 PM EST |
| This song is one word: AMAZING (AND BEYOND). | |
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Splinter Average |
#6 by Splinter Cell at Oct 1, 2007 at 2:55 AM EST |
| possibly the best maiden track ever | |
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jakadict Average |
#7 by jakadict the brave at Oct 1, 2007 at 10:52 AM EST |
| I can't believe more people haven't commented on this song by now. This is one of the best tracks on "A Matter of Life and Death". I see this song as a polemic against religious-inspired war, and nihilism . "Tell tale of the men All dressed in black That most of them Not coming back Sent off to the war To play little games And on their return Can't name no names Some strange yellow gas Has played with their minds Has reddened their eyes Removed all the lies And strange as it sounds Death knows no bounds How many get well Only time will tell Only time will tell" The man dressed in Black is a priest, and "most of them not coming back" are soldiers. They were sent off to war to "play little games" on the behalf of the Church. The "strange yellow gas" is mustard gas, which can cause psychosis and blindness--hence, "has played with their minds and reddened their eyes". Through their injuries and the general carnage of war, the soldiers realize how pointless and ghastly war is, thus the mustard gas has "removed all the lies". "You lie in your death bed now But what did you bring to the table Brought us only holy sin Utter trust is a deadly thing To the prayer of holy peace We didn't know what was lying underneath So how could we be such fools And to think that we thought you the answer" So now the priest is lying on his death bed, but the narrator points out that despite his outward appearance of piety, the priest actually did nothing to improve the lives of those who placed sacred trust in him. The narrator then reflects that he and his fellow countrymen/parishoners (soldiers?) were fools to place so much blind trust in the clergy, to believe so fervently that their religious war was justified. "I can't begin to understand in all the lies But on your death bed I can see it in you eyes Just as clear as all the sweat upon your brow It really makes sense I can see it clearly now Nothing that we could believe To reveal the façade of faceless men Not a thing that we could foresee Now a sign that would tell us the outcome " He sees the priest as he's dying; he's sweating and there is fear in his eyes, signifying that the priest knew he had lied and used religion to manipulate those who trusted him, now he is terrified of facing the consequences when he dies. In life he likely justified all of his lies and manipulation with the rationale that it was in the end all for the greater good of God, but now that he is close to facing God, he must pay for the suffering that was conducted in God's name. But the narrator doesn't stop at just the priest; the whole religious institution is corrupt, led by "faceless men" who'se outward demeanor of wisdom and religioisty are an empty display, a facade--inside, they are all powerhungry and self-serving. "You had us all strung out with promises of peace But all along you cover plan was to deceive Can it put to rights now only time will tell Your prophecies will send us all to hell as well" The "promises of peace" were the rhetoric the clergy used to persuade the people to commit attrocities and violence. Soldiers were led to wage war, and people were willing to let it happen, because they were brainwashed into thinking of those acts of violence as "neccessary evils" that would eventally bring about peace. However, the true motive behind the war was soley for the clergy's/religious instution's personal gain. Perhaps it was to acquire more wealth, land, and power. This wasn't uncommon in the past, esp. in Catholocism and Islam (though I doubt Iron Maiden had any particular religion in mind, rather than just religious fundamentalism and blind trust in general). The religious men who instigated such horrors are bound for damnation, but the people who were duped into following their orders suffer damnation as well, albeit of a differnt kind (the damnation of having both endured and committed horrible acts in the name of war, as opposed to divine punishment). "Left to all our golden sons All to pick up on the peace You could have given all of them A little chance... at least Take the world to a better place Given them all just a little hope Just think what a legacy You know... will leave" Whilst the clergy pontificated about the need for the war and how it was divinely ordained, it was the young men themselves who had to fight it. The burden of so-called peace was placed upon their shoulders. However, the war was totally futile and unneccessary--the soldiers had "no chance". The clergy occupied this position of immense authority and trust; they could have used their power of authority to make the world a better place. Instead, the left a legacy of pain, suffering, and lies. The second part of the song transitions from the clergy to the people themselves. They are the ones who allow such corrupt men to exist, because they themselves are angry and nihilistic. There could be peace if we but tried to understand one another and treated each other with respect. Instead, Mankind embraces destruction. Just imagine what a legacy we'd leave to future generations if we could let go of our hateful and war-mongering setiments. OK, so that's my analysis. feel free to disagree, but please be respectful about it, eh? | |
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Ben Average |
#8 by Ben at Oct 4, 2007 at 1:35 AM EST |
| I think the whole song is a sum up of world war 2 with topics of the effects of the war - hitler's deceitful controlling of germany in order to do what he felt necesary - an album conclusion about why we should stop war beacause its always for stupid reasons 1 | |
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Adam Average |
#9 by Adam Fitzmaurice at Oct 4, 2007 at 1:43 PM EST |
| Almost creepy intro. but damn bad ass! | |
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Bramhald Average |
#10 by Bramhald Of The 6th Realm at Oct 4, 2007 at 10:54 PM EST |
| This part is just so fucking epic, heroic and triumphantly glorious: Left to all our golden sons All to pick up on the peace You could have given all of them A little chance... at least Take the world to a better place Given them all just a little hope Just think what a legacy You know... will leave | |
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Natalie Average |
#11 by Natalie at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:43 PM EST |
| First, let me just say, this is my favorite song ever by my favorite band ever. To me, its about any person who does really bad things in their life and lies about it and tells everybody lies to make them all feel better. And then when it comes time to die, they dont reveal it all, but they get so nervous and cant decide whether to reveal it or not, but somebody already knows and is waiting for them to reveal it. Think of it like a guy cheating on their wife, but the whole time he cheats on her, he lies to her about it and hides it from her and lies to her and tells her everythings going great and she has nothing to worry about. Then as they get older, and the man's about to die, the wife has seen past his lies but hasnt told him yet, she's still waiting for him to reveal it. The first part of the song, the accoustic part, before the drums come in, is about the disbelief and grief and horrible feelings felt by the person or people who were lied to. It starts out like a dream, and then by the time the electric guitar crashes out louder than anything else, its like being metaphorically stabbed by the pain of the lies. Then, once its actually been accepted that its happened, the person feels angry, and the second part of the song shows that. The second part goes from when the drums first come in to at the end of the "...you now, will leave" part. The person is angry at the other person for lying and deceiving everyone, and ponders why people cant be better than that. "Left to all our golden sons All to pick up on the peace You could have given all of them A little chance... at least" To me, that shows that because the liar is about to die, its up to the younger generations to do better things in life. "Take the world to a better place Given them all just a little hope Just think what a legacy You know... will leave" I think that line speaks for itself, and "Just think what a legacy, you now... will leave" is my favorite quote. It shows how the liar doesnt care about anyone but himself, and since he's going to be dead, why should he care what people are going to think of him. Then the third part is after the acceptance and anger, and probably after the person's death, the people who were lied to get over it, but still have knowledge that its a sad world filled with horrible people, and all they can do is live with that fact and try to be a good person themselves. It ends with a rather grim note, "But if they do stop to think That man is teetering right on the brink But do you think that they care They benefit from death and pain and despair " shows that even if these horrible people realize what theyre doing, they probably still wont stop, because thats all they have to live for. All around, one of the greatest songs I've ever heard, skillwise on all instruments, as well as singing, and has THE greatest message I've ever gotten from a song. I live by many quotes in that song, particularly "Just think what a legacy, you now, will leave". Really powerful words in this song. | |
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