The Man Who Would Be King chords by Iron Maiden
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: |Am G9 |Am G9 |Am G9 |F G Am | 2x Verse 1: Am G9 As he travels on the beast of burden Am G9 Moving up along the mountainside Am G9 As he gazes looking down the valley F G Am No regrets but his pride Am G9 As he journeys across mountain passes Am G9 Insignificance sweeps over him Am G9 His reflection of the beauty 'round him F G Am Feeling empty inside Am G9 He is running from his wildest thoughts Am G9 He is running from his everything Am G9 He is looking now to find something F G Am Hoping he could be saved
Instrumental:
|Em |D |Asus2 |Csus2 Bsus2 | 4x
Verse 2:
E5 C5 B5 D5
He's searching for the answer now
E5 C5 B5 D5
It's something that he's managed to avoid up to now
E5 C5 B5 D5
Real conviction that he craves
E5 C5 B5 D5
He needs to find the answer sooner than later
Instrumental:
|E |D |
Verse 3:
E5 C5 B5 D5
Pushed himself to the limits
E5 C5 B5 D5
He had to strive for all the harder things in life
E5 C5 B5 D5
But what the cost to give in now?
E5 C5 B5 D5
His life, his time are the only things that he has
Pre-Chorus:
B5
Life is not a rehearsal
C#5 D5
All he has is the one chance to get it right
E5
Leaving really is the only way to know
B5 C#5
Maybe one day they'll forgive him what he's done
D5 E5
But now the pain of lying too early in the grave
Chorus:
Bm G Em
Destiny, no good to hide away
Bm G Em
Penance now will be his only way
Bm G Em
Understand, no good to run away
Bm G Em
Penance now will be his saving grace
Solo:
|E |G#m |D |E | 4x
Instrumental:
|E G#m |D E | 2x
|E |D |E |D |
Verse 4:
E5 C5 B5 D5
He tries to make his peace with God
E5 C5 B5 D5
All is forgivable but it's left a little late
E5 C5 B5 D5
Trying something that he's not
E5 C5 B5 D5
Is it possible to change such a lot?
Instrumental:
|E |D |
Verse 5:
E5 C5 B5 D5
He's taken someone's life away
E5 C5 B5 D5
There's not a day goes by he regrets what he's done
E5 C5 B5 D5
He should have found another way
E5 C5 B5 D5
But the good book says: "An eye for an eye"
Pre-Chorus:
B5 C#5
In reflecting on decisions that were made
D5 E5
On the judgements that will haunt him till his grave
B5 C#5
No one has the right to take another life
D5 E5
But in his mind he had no choice, so be it
Chorus:
Bm G Em
Destiny, no good to hide away
Bm G Em
Penance now will be his only way
Bm G Em
Understand, no good to run away
Bm G Em
Penance now will be his saving grace
Bm G Em
Destiny, no good to hide away
Bm G Em
Penance now will be his only way
Bm G Em
Understand, no good to run away
Bm G Em
Penance now will be his saving grace
Instrumental:
|E C |Dsus2 Asus2 | 4x
Outro:
E C Dsus2 Asus2
Far, far away, the man who would be king
E C Dsus2 Asus2
Far, far away, the man who would be king
E C Dsus2 Asus2
So far away, the man who would be king
E C Dsus2 Asus2
So far away, the man who would be king
E C Dsus2 Asus2
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