Burning Ambition

Song

BURNING AMBITION

Written by Steve Harris.

Performed by IRON MAIDEN.

It's the b-side on the single RUNNING FREE,

released 80-02-08.

Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.

E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com

Opening-riff:

E------2---2--|------3---3--|
B--3---3-3-3--|--1---1-1-1--|
G--2---2-2-2--|--0---0-0-0--|
D--0-----0----|--2---2-2-2--|
A-------------|--3-----3----|
E-------------|-------------|
E------3---3--|------2---2--|
B------3---3--|--3---3-3-3--|
G--0---0-0-0--|--2---2-2-2--|
D--0---0-0-0--|--0-----0----|
A--2-----2----|-------------|
E--3-----3----|-------------|

End of opening riff.

Riff 2:

E-----------12---10-9-----|---------10---8-7----|
B--------10-----------10--|-------8----------8--|
G-----11------------------|-----9---------------|
D--12---------------------|--10-----------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------|
E---------7--------------------|
B--7-8-10-----10-8-7--7-(8)----|
G---------------------------7--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

Verse:

So you think you can own me, well you'd...

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

..better just think again

E---------------------|-------------------|
B---------------------|-------------------|
G--5--5---------------|-------------------|
D--5--5---------------|--------------3-4--|
A--3--3---------------|--------3-4-5------|
E---------------------|--3-4-5------------|

You'd better watch you steps now, woman, cause I ...

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

..ain't like those other men

E---------------------|----------------|
B---------------------|----------------|
G--5--5---------------|--7-7-7---5-----|
D--5--5---------------|--5-5-5---3--5--|
A--3--3---------------|-------------3--|
E---------------------|----------------|

End of verse

Solo-riff:

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

Riff 3:

E---------------------------------|
B--10p12p10---10------------------|
G------------------12-11-------9--|
D------------------------11-12----|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
B--------10-12---12-10--------------------|
G--11-12---------------12--11-(12)--9b11--|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

End of riff 3.

Bridge before last verse:

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

Song-structure:

Opening-riff (2 times)

Riff 2 (2 times)

Verse (2 times)

Opening-riff (2 times)

Riff 2 (2 times)

Verse (2 times)

Drum-bridge

Solo-riff (4 times)

Riff 3 (2 times)

Bridge before last verse

Verse (2 times)

Opening riff

Riff 2

End

Lyrics:

So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again

You'd better watch you steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men

There's something burning inside me that makes me want to be free

And when I get these feelings honey, you better keep away from me

There's things in life now, baby, that I know I've got to do

And I need your love now, baby, to help me see it through

So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again

You'd better watch your steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men

So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again

You'd better watch your steps now , woman, cause I ain't like those other men

There's something burning inside me that makes me want to be free

And when I get these feelings honey, you better keep away from me

OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-23

BURNING AMBITION is one of my favourite Iron Maiden-songs.

It doesn't really sound like the typical maiden-sound.

It's only 2.41 minutes long and it hasn't got got a chorus

and that's very unusual for IRON MAIDEN-songs.