Aces High — Iron Maiden
Chords and lyrics for Aces High by Iron Maiden (key of Am).
Verse 1
Listen to the song for timings, and work out your own strum pattern
depending on what style you're playing this. Fairly simple chords, but in
places this will be quite hard to follow due to the fact there are a lot of
instrumental bits in the song, just play along and try to see what's
happening.
* The little C C/B figure doesn't really appear in the song, it's a lead
guitar run down an E minor scale on the track, but I like to play it when
playing this acoustically as it sounds pretty good. If you want to skip it
just
keep playing Em for this bit.
Intro
[F#m](hold the[D] E [E]on the last repeat)
[Am] [F] [G]
Verse 1
[Em]There goes the siren that warns of the [D]air raid,
[Em]Then comes the sound of the guns sending [D]flak.
[Em]Out for the scramble, we've got to get [D]airborne,
[Em]Got to get up for the coming [D]attack.
[Am]Jump in the cockpit and start up the [G]engines,
[Am]Remove all the wheelblocks, there's no time to [G]waste.
[Am]Gathering speed as we head down the [G]runway,
[Am]Got to get airborne before it's too [G]late.
Pre-Chorus
Em (C C/B) *
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em (C C/B)
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
Em (C C/B)
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em (C C/B)
Rolling, turning, diving.
Chorus
[Em]Run, [C]live [D]to
[Em]fly, [C]fly [D]to
[Em]live, [C]do [D]or
[Em]die. [C]Won't [D]you
[Gm]run, [Eb]live [F]to
[Gm]fly, [Eb]fly [F]to
[Gm]live, [Eb][F]A--ces
[Gm][Eb]high![F]
[Am](x8 bars)
Solo
[Am] [F] [G] [Am] [C] [D]
[Bm] [G] [A] [Bm] [D] [E]
[Am](x8 bars)
Verse 2
[Em]Move in to fire at the mainstream of [D]bombers,
[Em]Let off a sharp burst and then turn [D]away.
[Em]Roll over, spin round to come in [D]behind them,
[Em]Move to their blindsides and firing [D]again.
[Am]Bandits at 8 o'clock move in [G]behind us,
[Am]Ten ME-109's out of the [G]sun.
[Am]Ascending and turning our Spitfires to [G]face them,
[Am]Heading straight for them I press down my [G]guns.
Pre-Chorus
Em (C C/B) *
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em (C C/B)
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
Em (C C/B)
Running, scrambling, fire,
Em (C C/B)
Rolling, turning, diving.
Chorus
[Em]Run, [C]live [D]to
[Em]fly, [C]fly [D]to
[Em]live, [C]do [D]or
[Em]die. [C]Won't [D]you
[Gm]run, [Eb]live [F]to
[Gm]fly, [Eb]fly [F]to
[Gm]live, [Eb][F]A--ces
[Gm][Eb]high![F]
[Am](On [F]the [G]last F, G slow it down a load)
[Am]to finish, hold this and outro fill as you see fit.
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