The Number Of The Beast chords by Iron Maiden

THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST - Iron Maiden

from The Number Of The Beast (1982) album
written by Steve Harris

Prologue:
"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea,
for the Devil sends the beast with wrath,
because he knows the time is short...
Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six."
-Revelations ch. XIII v.18

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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I left alone my mind was blank,
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I needed time to think, to get the memories from my mind.

           Dm           Dm
What did I see, can I believe,
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that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy.

Verse 2:
            Dm            Dm
Just what I saw in my old dreams,
            C                                   Dm
were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?

          Dm                 Dm
Cos in my dreams it's always there,
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the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair.

Interlude:
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  Yeeeah...

Verse 3:
    Dm                         Dm
The night was black was no use holding back
           Dm                     C        Dm
Cos I just had to see was someone watching me

Dm                       Dm
In the mist dark figures move and twist
        Dm                    C       Dm
was all this for real or some kind of hell

Chorus:
C       G       C             Dm
Six-six-six the Number of the Beast
C        G        C               Dm
Hell and fire was spawned to be released

Verse 4:
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Torches blazed and sacred chants were phrased
        Dm                      C       Dm
as they start to cry hands held to the sky

Dm                         Dm
In the night the fires are burning bright
           Dm                 C       Dm
the ritual has begun, Satan's work is done

Chorus:
C       G       C             Dm
Six-six-six the Number of the Beast
C    G       C          Dm
Sacrifice is going on tonight

Bridge:
Dm    Em    F     G     x4

Solo 1:
Bb    Bb    F     F     x4

Dm    N.C.  Bb    N.C.
F     F     G     A  C

Solo 2:
Dm    F     G     Bb C  x4

Dm    F     G     Bb C  x2

Verse 5:
     Dm                   Dm
This can't go on I must inform the law
         Dm                    C     Dm
Can this still be real or some crazy dream

    Dm                       Dm
But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes
             Dm                  C          Dm
they seem to mesmerise ...can't avoid their eyes

Chorus:
C       G       C             Dm
Six-six-six the Number of the Beast
C       G       C               Dm
Six-six-six the one for you and me

Verse 6:
           Dm             Dm
I'm coming back, I will return.
            C                                Dm
And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn.
           Dm               Dm
I have the fire, I have the force,
           C                              Dm
I have the power to make my evil take its course.

Outro:
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