Hallowed Be Thy Name — Iron Maiden
Chords and lyrics for Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden (key of C).
Verse 1
I'm [Em]waiting in my cold [C]cell, when the bell [D]begins to chime.
[Em] Reflecting on my [C]past life and it [D]doesn't have much [Em]time.
[C]'Cause at 5 o'clock they [D]take me to the Gallows [Em]pole,
[C]The sands of time [D]for me are running [Em]low.
[Em]When the priest comes to read me the last rites,
[G]I [C]take a look through the bars at the last sights,
[A]Of[D] a world that has gone very wrong for me. [B][E][C][B]
[Em]Can it be that there's some sort of error.
[G][C]Hard to stop the surmounting terror.
[A]Is[D] it really the end, not some crazy dream?[B] [E][C][B]
[Em]Somebody please tell me that I'm dreaming,
[C]It's not so easy to stop from screaming,
[D]But words escape me when i try to speak.[B] [E][C][B]
[Em]Tears flow but why am I crying,
[C]After all I'm not afraid of dying.
[D]Don't I believe that there never is an end.[B] [E][C][B]
[Em]As the guards march me out to the courtyard,
[C]Somebody cries from a cell "God be with you".
[D]If there's a God then why has he let me go?[B] [E][C][B]
[Em]As I walk all my life drifts before me,
[C]Though the end is near I'm still not sorry.
[D]Catch my soul, it's willing to fly away.[B] [E][C][B]
[Em]Mark my words believe my soul lives on.
[C]Don't worry now that I have gone.
[D]I've gone beyond to see the truth.
[Em]When you know that your time is close at hand.
[C]Maybe then you'll begin to understand,
[D]Life down here is just a strangeillusion [B] [E][B][C][C][Bm][Em]
[B][Em]Yeah, [A][D]Yeah, [G][C]Yeah...[A] [D]Hallowed Be Thy Name
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