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The Unbeliever

Iron Maiden
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4.7(3)

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From wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com Sun May 4 11:04:32 1997

Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 15:18:04 +0100

From: wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com

To: Olga Guitar Tab <guitar@olga.net>

Subject: Tab IRON MAIDEN The unbeliever

THE UNBELIEVER

Written by Steve Harris and Janick Gers.

Performed by IRON MAIDEN.

Taken from the album THE X FACTOR.

Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.

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

Riff 1:

E-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
G----------9-7---7-----9---7---7-9--|---------9-7---7-----9-7----|
D------7-9-----9-----9---9---9------|-----7-9-----9-----9-----9--|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
E--0--------------------------------|-0-0------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|---------------------10-8----|
G----------9-7---7-----9---7---7-9--|---------9-7---7----------9--|
D------7-9-----9-----9---9---9------|-----7-9-----9-----9---------|
A-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E--0-0------------------------------|-0-0-------------------------|

Riff 2: (Overtones)

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

Verse:

1.When you start to take a look within Do you feel at ease with what you see

3.Are you scared to look inside your mind Are you worried just at what you'll find

E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D----------------------5--4--------|--------------------------------------|
A----7-----------------------------|----5--7------------3--5--2--3--------|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Do you think you can have peace of mind and have self-belief or be satisfied

Do you really want to face the truth Does it matter now, what have you got to lose

E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D----------------------5--4--------|--------------------------------------|
A----7-----------------------------|----5--7------------3--5--2--3--2-----|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Do you think you even like yourself or really think you could be someone else

Try release the anger from within Forgive yourself a few immortal sins

E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D----------------------5--4--------|--------------------------------------|
A----7-----------------------------|----5--7------------3--5--2--3--------|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Is there something that you rather be Never thought you'd be, had the chance to see

Do you really care what people think Are you strong enough to release the guilt

E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D----------------------5--4--------|--------------------------------------|
A----7-----------------------------|--------------5--7--3--5--2--3--2-----|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Chorus:

All my life

All my life

E--------------|--------------|
B--0--0-0-0-0--|--0--0-0-0-0--|
G--2--2-2-2-2--|--4--4-4-4-4--|
D--2--2-2-2-2--|--5--5-5-5-5--|
A--0--0-0-0-0--|--0--0-0-0-0--|
E--------------|--------------|

I've run away

I've tried to hide away

E--------------|--------------|
B--0--0-0-0-0--|--0--0-0-0-0--|
G--4--4-4-4-4--|--2--2-2-2-2--|
D--5--5-5-5-5--|--2--2-2-2-2--|
A--0--0-0-0-0--|--0--0-0-0-0--|
E--------------|--------------|

Verse 2:

Feel the paranoia creeping in like a cancer eating at your skin

E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D----------------------5--4--------|--------------------------------------|
A----7-----------------------------|----5--7------------3--5--2--3--------|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Do you feel you've lost your self esteem and your self respect, what can you expect

E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D----------------------5--4--------|--------------------------------------|
A----7-----------------------------|--------------5--7--3--5--2--3--2-----|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Riff 3:

All my life

All my life

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

I've run away

I've tried to hide away

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

Riff 4:

E---------------|---------------------|
B---------------|---------------------|
G---------------|---------------------|
D------5-4------|--5---4-----5-4------|
A--7-7-----5-7--|--------5-7-----5-7--|
E---------------|---------------------|
E---------------|-------------------|
B---------------|-------------------|
G---------------|-------------------|
D------5-4------|--5---4-----7-5-4--|
A--7-7-----5-7--|--------5-7--------|
E---------------|-------------------|

Riff 5:

All my life

E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--9-----9-----7-----7-----7--7--|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--|
E--------------------------------|

I've run astray

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

Riff 6:

E----------------------------------|-----------------|
B----------------------------------|-----------------|
G--------7-7-7-------9-9-9-----11--|--------7-7-7----|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9---|--5-5-5-5-5-5-7--|
A--3-3-3-------5-5-5-------7-7-----|--3-3-3-------5--|
E----------------------------------|-----------------|
E----------------------------------|-----------------|
B----------------------------------|-----------------|
G--------7-7-7-------9-9-9-----11--|-----------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9---|--5-5-5-7-7-7-9--|
A--3-3-3-------5-5-5-------7-7-----|--3-3-3-5-5-5-7--|
E----------------------------------|-----------------|

Riff 7:

E-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------5-----5----------7--------|
G----9-11-12-11-9-----9-11-12-11-9-7--|--5---5-7---7-5----7---7-9---9-7-9--|
D--9----------------9-----------------|----5----------------7--------------|
A-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Solo-riff 1:

E-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D--9-----------9----------------|--5-------------------7-------|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---|--3--3-3-3-3-3-5------5--5-5--|
E-------------------------------|---------------3--3-3---------|

Solo-riff 2

E------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--7-----------7---------------|--3------------5-------------|
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|--1--1-1-1-1-1-3--3-3-3-3-3--|

Fill before second time of Riff 1:

E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--9-----9-----9-----9-----9--9--|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--|
E--------------------------------|

Songstructure:

Riff 1 (2 times)

Riff 2 (2 times)

Verse 1

Chorus (2 times)

Verse 2

Chorus (2 times)

Riff 3 (2 times)

Riff 4 (2 times)

Riff 5 (4 times)

Riff 4 (2 times)

Riff 5 (4 times)

Riff 6 (2 times)

Bass riff

Riff 7 (4 times)

Solo-riff 1 (4 times)

Solo-riff 2 (4 times)

Riff 7 (4 times)

Riff 6 (2 times)

Fill

Riff 1

Verse 3

Chorus

Riff 3

Riff 4 (2 times)

Riff 5 (8 times)

Riff 1

Riff 2 (2 times)

END

Lyrics:

When you start to take a look within

Do you feel at ease with what you see

Do you think you can have peace of mind

And have self-belief or be satisfied

Do you think you even like yourself

Or really think you could be someone else

Is there something that you'd rather be

Never thought you'd be, had the chance to see

All my life I've run away

All my life I've tried to hide away

Feel the paranoia creeping in

Like a cancer eating at your skin

Do you feel you've lost your self esteem

And your self-respect, what can you expect

All my life I've run away

All my life I've tried to hide away

All my life...I've run away

Let my faith...slip away

All my life..I've run astray

Allowed my faith...to drift away

Are you scared to look inside your mind

Are you worried just at what you'll find

Do you really want to face the truth

Does it matter now, what have you got to lose

Try release the anger from within

Forgive yourself a few immortal sins

Do you really care what people think

Are you strong enough to release the guilt

All my life I've run away

All my life I've tried to hide away

All my life...I've run away

Let my faith...slip away

All my life..I've run astray

Allowed my faith...to drift away

OSKAR WIGREN 1997-02-(04-06)

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