Rime Of The Ancient Mariner chords by Iron Maiden

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Key: Em

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Em C D x2
Em G D Em D


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

        C
And the music plays on, as the bride passes by
D                                             Em  D
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale


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

        C
And the ship sails on, back to the north
D                                                 Em D
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on


Interlude 1:
Em G/B Em D x2
Em D

C D C D x2
Em D


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

        C               D                 Em D Em
Sailing on and on and north across the sea
        C               D                 Em D Em
Sailing on and on and north 'til all is calm


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

        C                 D               Em D Em
And the curse goes on and on and on at sea
        C                 D                 Em D Em
And the curse goes on and on for them and me


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

Em G D Em
Em G D


Verse 6:
 Em                          Em                          Em
"There\