Run to the Hills — Iron Maiden
Chords and lyrics for Run to the Hills by Iron Maiden (key of C).
Intro
[Em] [Em] [D] [D] [D] [Em]
[C] [C] [D] [G] [G] [Am]
[Em]White [Em]man [D]came [D]across [D]the [Em]sea
He [C]brought [C]us [D]pain and [G][G][Am]misery
He [Em]killed [Em]our [D]tribes, he [D]killed [D]our [Em]creed
He [C]took [C]our [D]game for [G]his [G]own [Am]need
We [Em]fought [Em]him [D]hard, we [D]fought [D]him [Em]well
Out [C]on [C]the [D]plains, we [G]gave [G]him [Am]hell
But [Em][Em]ma-ny [D]came, too [D]much [D]for [Em]Cree
Oh, [C]will [C]we [D]ever [G]be [G]set [D]free?
Verse 1
D (Gallop)
Riding through dust clouds and barren wastes
[C]Galloping hard on the [C][C/B][C]plains[C/B]
D (Gallop)
Chasing the redskins back to their holes
[C]Fighting them at their own [C][C/B][C]game[C/B]
[Am]Murder for freedom, the [C]stab in the back
[F]Women and children and [D]cowards attack
Chorus
G F C G N.C. (-0-1-2 on E string)
Run to the hills, run for your lives
[G] Run to the [F]hills, [C] run for your [G]lives
Verse 2
D (Gallop)
Soldier blue in the barren wastes
[C]Hunting and killing the [C][C/B][C]game[C/B]
D (Gallop)
Raping the women and wasting the men
The [C]only good Indians are [C][C/B][C]tame[C/B]
[Am]Selling them whisky and [C]taking their gold
[F]Enslaving the young and [D]destroying the old
Chorus
G F C G N.C. (-0-1-2 on E string)
Run to the hills, run for your lives
[G] Run to the [F]hills, [C] run for your [G]lives
Solo
[Em] [G] [C]
A note ascending to B to C then D x4
Chorus
G F C G N.C. (-0-1-2 on E string)
Run to the hills, run for your lives
G F C G N.C. (-0-1-2 on E string)
Run to the hills, run for your lives
G F C G N.C. (-0-1-2 on E string)
Run to the hills, run for your lives
[G] Run to the [F]hills, [C] run for [Bm]your [G]lives
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