The Trooper — Iron Maiden
Chords and lyrics for The Trooper by Iron Maiden (key of C).
Intro
(Riff)
[Em] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [D] [Em] [D]
Verse 1
[Em] You'll take my life but I'll take yours [D]too[Em]
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you [D]through[C]
So when you're waiting for the next [D]attack[Em]
You'd better stand, there's no turning [D]back[Em]
[Em]The bugle sounds, the charge [D]begins[Em]
[Em]But on this battlefield no one [D]wins[C]
[C]The smell of acrid smoke and horses [D]breath[Em]
[Em]As I plunge on into certain death
Chorus
[D]Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh [Em]oh
[D]Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh [Em]oh
Interlude/Break
[Em] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Verse 2
[Em]The horse he sweats with fear, we break to [D]run[Em]
[Em]The mighty roar of the Russian [D]guns[C]
[C]And as we race towards the human [D]wall[Em]
[Em]The screams of pain as my comrades [D]fall[Em]
[Em]We hurdle bodies that lay on the [D]ground[Em]
[Em]And the Russians fire another [D]round[C]
[C]We get so near yet so far [D]away[Em]
[Em]We won't live to fight another day
Chorus
[D]Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh [Em]oh
[D]Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh [Em]oh
Interlude/Break
[Em] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D]
Verse 3
[Em]We get so close, near enough to [D]fight[Em]
[Em]When a Russian gets me in his [D]sights[C]
[C]He pulls the trigger and I feel the [D]blow[Em]
[Em]A burst of rounds take my horse [D]below[Em]
[Em]And as I lay there gazing at the [D]sky[Em]
[Em]My body's numb and my throat is [D]dry[C]
[C]And as I lay forgotten and [D]alone[Em]
[Em]Without a tear I draw my parting groan
Chorus
[D]Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh [Em]oh
[D]Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh [Em]oh
Ending
(Riff)
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