Bruce Dickinson – Taking The Queen (Guitar)

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Tabbed by: http://www.andreasvockrodt.de [Intro] Em C Em C [Verse]
Em                              C
Who stole your heartbeat in the night?

   Em                        C
The acolytes fearful in the flickering light

Em                    C
They hold a mirror to catch the breath from your mouth

    Em                            C             Em
But your breath was stolen by the wind from the south
[Verse 2]
Em                       C
Another winter's tale is done

Em                     C
Your immortal lover is gone

    Em
The chalice stolen from her hand

C
Eternal life at her command

    Em                      C
Now all that she rules must see
[Chorus]
    Em      G         A             F#
The howling shriek of death in your eyes

    Em          G       A     G  F# D    Em
The whole court and the beast enter your room

    G         A       F#
The gold will turn to rust

     Em     G       A   G F# D    Em
Your empire follows you into your tomb

    G          A       F#
The wraiths of night caress

    Em      G      A     G  F#  D   Em
And whisper softly now, 'We are the dead'

     G          A     F#
They bear your life away

     Em       G         A
They tear your heart in two

        G F#  D   B
They've taken the queen
[Bridge]
        C                     F
To some better place, so they think

                   Em
As the flame burns low
[Interlude] B C F B [Solo] Em G Am C D Em G Am C D Em G Am C D Em G Am C D [Bridge 2]
B                   C
Now the flame burns higher

       F                      Em
And it purifies the love that died

    B                      C
And scared rats closed in alive

            F                  B
Back to the earth, sealing the tomb
[Chorus 2]
    Em        G                A       F#
Our skeletons rise through the veil of blood

    Em         G            A
Who summons us now from our graves?

 G  F#  D   Em         G         A             F#
'We are the dead', the shriek of death in your eyes

    Em          G             G  F#  D   Em
The whole court and the beast enter your room

    G          A       F#
The wraiths of night caress

    Em      G      A     G  F#  D   Em
And whisper softly now, 'We are the dead'

     G         A     F#
They bear your life away

     Em        G        A
They tear your heart in two

        G F#  G   F
They've taken the queen