Dance Of Death chords by Iron Maiden

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Chords:
E5: |-x-7-9-x-x-x-|  G6  : |-3-2-0-0-0-0-| Em: |-0-2-2-0-0-0-|
 or          D6sus2: |-x-5-7-7-0-0-|  or
  |-0-7-9-9-0-0-|  Cmaj7 : |-x-3-5-5-0-0-|   |-0-7-9-0-0-0-|



Intro:
|E5  G5 |D5  C5 |C5  D5 |E5 | 2x

|E5  G5 |D5  A5 |C5  D5 |E5 |


Verse 1:
E5   G5     D5    C5
 Let me tell you a story to chill the bones
     D5      E5
About a thing that I saw
      G5    D5   A5
One night wandering in the Everglades
C5    D5     E5
I'd one drink but no more
    G5     D5     C5
I was rambling, enjoying the bright moonlight
    D5     E5
Gazing up at the stars
   G5     D5     A5
Not aware of a presence so near to me
C5    D5    E5
 Watching my every move

Verse 2:
     G5      D5     C5
Feeling scared and I fell to my knees
          D5      E5
As something rushed me from the trees
    G5   D5   A5
Took me to an unholy place
   C5      D5      E5
And that is where I fell from grace
      G5     D5    C5
Then they summoned me over to join in with them
    D5      E5
To the dance of the dead
     G5    D5   A5
Into the circle of fire I followed them
C5    D5      Em
Into the middle I was led


Verse 3:
    G6        D6sus2   Asus2
As if time had stopped still I was numb with fear
   Cmaj7  D6sus2  Em
But still I wanted to go
     G6     D6sus2   Asus2
And the blaze of the fire did no hurt upon me
Cmaj7 D6sus2      Em
 As I walked onto the coals
    G6  D6sus2   Asus2
And I felt I was in a trance
    Cmaj7   D6sus2   Em
And my spirit was lifted from me
     G6  D6sus2      Asus2
And if only someone had the chance
  Cmaj7    D6sus2   Em
To witness what happened to me


Bridge:
   G6       D6sus2    Asus2
And I danced, and I pranced, and I sang with them
Cmaj7  D6sus2    Em
All had death in their eyes
     G6    D6sus2       Asus2
Lifeless figures - they were undead - all of them
Cmaj7   D6sus2    Em
They had ascended from hell


Instrumental:
|Em |Em |Em |Em | 3x


Verse 4:
E5      F#5    G5
 As I danced with the dead
      A5   D5     G5    E5
My free spirit was laughing and howling down at me
      F#5 G5
Below my undead body
A5  D5     G5    E5  C5 B5
Just danced the circle of dead
E5        F#5  G5     A5
 Until the time came to reunite us both
  D5   G5    E5
My spirit came back down to me
       F#5 G5       A5
I didn't know if I was alive or dead
    D5   G5   E5
As the others all joined in with me


Instrumental:
|Em |Em |Em |Em |


Verse 5:
Em
By luck then a skirmish started
Em
And took the attention away from me
Em
When they took their gaze from me
Em
Was the moment that I fled
Em
I ran like hell, faster than the wind
Em
But behind I did not glance
Em
One thing that I did not dare
Em
Was to look just straight ahead


Instrumental:
|E5  F#5 |G5  A5 |D5  G5 |E5 | 4x

|F#5  A5 |D5 |E5 |F#5 | 6x

|E5  G5 |C5 |D5  |E5 | 4x


Verse 6:
E5       F#5    G5       A5
 When you know that your time has come around
   D5     G5  E5
You know you'll be prepared for it
        F#5  G5     A5
Say your last good--byes to everyone
     D5    G5  E5
Have a drink and say a prayer for it


Instrumental:
|E5  G5 |C5 |D5  |E5 | 3x

|E5  G5 |C5 |D5  |E5  C5 B5 |

|Em |Em |Em |Em | 2x


Bridge:
       Em
When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed
    Em
And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead
       Em
When you're lying in your sleep, when you're lying in your bed
    Em
And you wake from your dreams to go dancing with the dead


Instrumental:
|Em |Em |Em |Em | 2x

|E5  G5 |E5  C5 |

|E5  G5 |D5  C5 |C5  D5 |E5 |

|E5  G5 |D5  A5 |C5  D5 |E5 |


Outro:
E5    G5     D5     C5
 To this day I guess I'll never know
     D5     E5
Just why they let me go
     G5    D5     A5
But I'll never go dancing no more
C5    D5       Em
 'Til I dance with the dead