Alexander The Great chords by Iron Maiden

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

🤘 Intro:
Em  D  Em
D  Em  D
Em  C  Em  C  Em
Em  C  Em  D/F#
Em  C  Em  D/F#



🤘 Verse 1:
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Near to the east
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In a part of ancient Greece
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In an ancient land called Macedonia
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Was born a son
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To Philip of Macedon
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The legend, his name was Alexan_der

       Em
At the age of nineteen
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He became the Macedon King
         C                        Em   D/F#
And he swore to free all of Asia Minor
       Em
By the Aegean Sea
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In 334 B.C
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He utterly beat the armies of Per_sia


Em              D
Alexander the Great
     Am                    C         D
His name struck fear into hearts of men
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Alexander the Great
   Am                    C      D
Became a legend amongst mortal men

(Em  C  G)
(Em  C  G)
(Am  F  E)
(Am  F  E)

🤘 Verse 2:
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King Darius the third
          Em
Defeated fled Persia
      C                           Em  D/F#
The Scythians fell by the river Jaxar_tes
     Em
Then Egypt fell
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To the Macedon King as well
        C                         Em  D/F#
And he founded the city called Alexan_dria

        Em
By the Tigris river
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He met King Darius again
      C                                Em  D/F#
And crushed him again in the battle of Arbela
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Entering Babylon
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And Susa, treasures he found
      C                         Em  D/F#
Took Persepolis, the capital of Per_sia


Em              D
Alexander the Great
     Am                    C         D
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Em              D
Alexander the Great
 Am                   C      D
Became a God amongst mortal men

(B  A  B  C#  D#)
(E5  D#5  E5  D#5)
(E5  C5  D5  Am)
(Am  C  G  A#  F)
(Am  C  G  A#  F)
(Am  C  G  A#  F)
(Am  C  G  A#  F)

🤘 Solo:  Am  C  G  A#  F
       Am  C  G  A#  F

(Am  C  G  A#  F)
(Em  C  G)
(D  C  D)
(Em  C  G)
(D  C  D)
(Em  C  G)
(D  C  D)

🤘 Verse 3:
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 A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke
Em
 And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'
C
 And legend said that who untied the knot
Bm                            D
He would become the master of Asia

Em
 Hellenism he spread far and wide
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 The Macedonian learned mind
C
 Their culture was a western way of life
Bm                          D
He paved the way for Christianity
 E5     G5  D5   E5     G5  D5
Mar___ching on, mar___ching on

Em
 The battle weary marching side by side
Em
 Alexander's army line by line
C
 They wouldn't follow him to India
Bm                                  D
Tired of the combat, pain and the glory


Em              D
Alexander the Great
     Am                    C         D
His name struck fear into hearts of men
Em              D
Alexander the Great
    Am               C    D
He died of fever in Baby_lon

Final: Em  C  Em  G
        Em  C  Em  G
        D/F#  G  D/F#  Em