Rime Of The Ancient Mariner chords by Iron Maiden

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E minorEm

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD x2
E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD


Verse 1:
E minorEm
Hear the rime of the ancient mariner
                D MajorD
See his eye as he stops one of three
E minorEm
Mesmerises one of the wedding guests
C majorC                   D MajorD   E minorEm
Stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea

    C majorC
And the music plays on, as the bride passes by
D MajorD                       E minorEm D MajorD
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale

Verse 2:
E minorEm
Driven south to the land of the snow and ice
             D MajorD
To a place where nobody's been
E minorEm
Through the snow fog flies on the albatross
C majorC                 D MajorD      E minorEm
Hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings

    C majorC
And the ship sails on, back to the north
D MajorD                         E minorEm D MajorD
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on


Interlude 1:
E minorEm G/BG/B E minorEm D MajorD x2
E minorEm D MajorD

C majorC D MajorD C majorC D MajorD x2
E minorEm D MajorD

Verse 2:
E minorEm                 D MajorD
The mariner kills the bird of good omen
E minorEm                   D MajorD
His shipmates cry against what he's done
E minorEm                    D MajorD
But when the fog clears, they justify him
E minorEm
And make themselves a part of the crime

    C majorC        D MajorD         E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm
Sailing on and on and north across the sea
    C majorC        D MajorD         E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm
Sailing on and on and north 'til all is calm


Verse 4:
E minorEm                   D MajorD
The albatross begins with its vengeance
E minorEm                 D MajorD
A augmentedA terrible curse, a thirst has begun
E minorEm                     D MajorD
His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner
E minorEm
About his neck, the dead bird is hung

    C majorC         D MajorD        E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm
And the curse goes on and on and on at sea
    C majorC         D MajorD         E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm
And the curse goes on and on for them and me


Verse 5:
E minorEm
"Day after day, day after day
               D MajorD
We stuck nor breath nor motion
  E minorEm
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean
D MajorD
Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink
E minorEm
Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink"

E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Em G+G D MajorD


Verse 6:
 E minorEm             E minorEm             E minorEm
"There\

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