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Blood Brothers

Iron Maiden
Tab
3.5(22)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

repeat this 3x

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----2--------5-------10-----------12---------|
A|---2---2----5------10----10-----12------------|
E|-0--------3------8-----------10---------------|

and then

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7--------5---------------|
D|-----2--------5----7---7----5---5-------------|
A|---2---2----5----5--------3-------------------|
E|-0--------3-----------------------------------|

Riff 1

e|---------8---8----7----7---------------------|
B|--------------------10---8-10-8--------------|
G|-9--9-7--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------| x4

Verse 1

Em C G Em

And if you're talking a walk through the garden of life

C G D

What do you think you'd expect you would see?

Em C G D Em

Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life

C G D

And in the river reflections of me

Em C G D Em

Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see

C G D

And in a movement he beckons to me

Em C G D Em

And in a moment the memories are all that remain

C G D

And all the wounds are reopening again

Chorus

Em C G D

We're blood brothers x4

Verse 2

Em C G D Em

And as you look all around at the world in dismay

C G D

What do you see, do you think we have learned

Em C G D Em

Not if you're taking a look at the war torn affray

C G D

Out in the streets where the babies are burned

Chorus

Em C G D

We're blood brothers x4

Riff 1

e|---------8---7----7--------------------------|
B|---------------10----10-8-10-8-7-------------|
G|-9--7-9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------| x4

Verse 3

Em C G D

There are times when I feel I'm afraid for the world

Em C G D

There are times I'm ashamed of us all

Em C G D

When you're floating on all the emotion you feel

Em C G D

And reflecting the good and the bad

Em C G D Em

Will we ever know what the answer to life really is?

C G D

Can you really tell me what life is?

Em C G D Em

Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you

C G D

Could be swept away by fate's own hand

Chorus

Em C G D

We're blood brothers x4

Riff 1

e|---------8---7----7--------------------------|
B|---------------10----10-8-10-8-7-------------|
G|-9--7-9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------| x4

Solo

(Not figured out)

Riff 3

e|---7----7---8-7------------------------------|
B|-----10-----------10-8-----------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------| x8
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Riff 4

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-5-3-5-----------------|
E|-5-3-0---5-3-0---5-3---------0---------------|

Riff 2

e|-------------------7-10---7----7-----------7-|
B|---7-8-7-8-10-8-10----------10-----10-8-10---|
G|-9-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|----7-10---7----7----------------------------|
B|-10----------10-----10-8-10------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------7--------------------------------------|
B|-8-10-----10-8-10---8-7----------------------|
G|------------------------9--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-8---7---7-------------------------------|
G|-9---------9-----9-7-9-----------------------|
D|-----------------------9---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-8---7---7-------------------------------|
G|-9---------9-----9-7-9-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-8---7---------7-------------------------|
G|-9---------9-7---9---9-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

(RIFF2 while singing the verse below)

When you think that we've used all our chances

And the chance to make everything right,

Keep on making the same old mistakes

Makes untipping the balance so easy

When we're living our lives on the edge

Say a prayer on the book of the dead

Riff 2

e|-------------------7-10---7----7-----------7-|
B|---7-8-7-8-10-8-10----------10-----10-8-10---|
G|-9-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|----7-10---7----7----------------------------|
B|-10----------10-----10-8-10------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------7--------------------------------------|
B|-8-10-----10-8-10---8-7----------------------|
G|------------------------9--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-8---7---7-------------------------------|
G|-9---------9-----9-7-9-----------------------|
D|-----------------------9---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-8---7---7-------------------------------|
G|-9---------9-----9-7-9-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---7-8---7---------7-------------------------|
G|-9---------9-7---9---9-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Solo

(Not figured out)

Chorus

Em C G D

We're blood brothers x8

Riff 1

e|---------8---7----7--------------------------|
B|---------------10----10-8-10-8-7-------------|
G|-9--7-9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------| x3
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

(RIFF1 while singing the verse below)

And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life...

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