Chords for Iron Maiden - The Trooper (lyrics)
Tempo:
81.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
C
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[D] [C] [Em] [D]
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[A#] You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too
[F#] You're fire musket, but I'll run you [C] through
So when you're waiting for the next [E] attack
You better stand, there's no turning back
But there was a time for gifts
But on this battlefield, no [D] one wins
[C] The smell of ice was strong and horses bled
[E] And the birds all in the stooped [D] air
[E]
[D] [E]
[Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[E] The horses went to ferry, but the drillers were [D] blushing [C] young
And as we race towards the human [E] war
The skies are burning and burning away
We heard the fighting, but Russians found [D] us [C] around
We get so near, yet so far [E] away
We were near, but couldn't know the [D] name
[E]
[D] [E]
[D] [B]
[D] [Em] [D]
[Em] [D] [F#]
[D] [E] [D] [B]
[Am] [D] [E]
[G] [E] [G] [E]
[Am] [G] [E]
[G] [A] [D] [E]
[D] [Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[E] We get so close, fear and then some fights
When the Russian gives me [D] his [C] sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the [E] blow
I'm flying like an angel in the sky
[D] [C] [E] We're gonna tear the town apart and
[D] [E] [D] [E]
[G] [Em] [E]
[D] [C] [Em] [D]
[Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[A#] You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too
[F#] You're fire musket, but I'll run you [C] through
So when you're waiting for the next [E] attack
You better stand, there's no turning back
But there was a time for gifts
But on this battlefield, no [D] one wins
[C] The smell of ice was strong and horses bled
[E] And the birds all in the stooped [D] air
[E]
[D] [E]
[Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[E] The horses went to ferry, but the drillers were [D] blushing [C] young
And as we race towards the human [E] war
The skies are burning and burning away
We heard the fighting, but Russians found [D] us [C] around
We get so near, yet so far [E] away
We were near, but couldn't know the [D] name
[E]
[D] [E]
[D] [B]
[D] [Em] [D]
[Em] [D] [F#]
[D] [E] [D] [B]
[Am] [D] [E]
[G] [E] [G] [E]
[Am] [G] [E]
[G] [A] [D] [E]
[D] [Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[Em]
[D] [C] [D]
[E] We get so close, fear and then some fights
When the Russian gives me [D] his [C] sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the [E] blow
I'm flying like an angel in the sky
[D] [C] [E] We're gonna tear the town apart and
[D] [E] [D] [E]
[G] [Em] [E]
Key:
D
E
C
Em
G
D
E
C
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A#] You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too
[F#] You're fire musket, but I'll run you [C] through
So when you're waiting for the next [E] attack
You better stand, there's no turning back
But there was a time for gifts
But on this battlefield, no [D] one wins
[C] The smell of ice was strong and horses bled
[E] And the birds all in the stooped [D] air
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] The horses went to ferry, but the drillers were [D] blushing [C] young
And as we race towards the human [E] war
The skies are burning and burning away
We heard the fighting, _ _ but Russians found [D] us [C] around
We get so near, yet so far [E] away
We were near, but couldn't know the [D] name
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] We get so close, fear and then some fights
When the Russian gives me [D] his [C] sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the [E] blow
I'm flying _ _ _ like an angel in the sky _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] We're gonna tear the town apart and
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A#] You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too
[F#] You're fire musket, but I'll run you [C] through
So when you're waiting for the next [E] attack
You better stand, there's no turning back
But there was a time for gifts
But on this battlefield, no [D] one wins
[C] The smell of ice was strong and horses bled
[E] And the birds all in the stooped [D] air
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] The horses went to ferry, but the drillers were [D] blushing [C] young
And as we race towards the human [E] war
The skies are burning and burning away
We heard the fighting, _ _ but Russians found [D] us [C] around
We get so near, yet so far [E] away
We were near, but couldn't know the [D] name
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] We get so close, fear and then some fights
When the Russian gives me [D] his [C] sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the [E] blow
I'm flying _ _ _ like an angel in the sky _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] We're gonna tear the town apart and
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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