Iron Maiden – Age Of Innocence (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em C C#m C (x3) [Verse 1]
Em         C            C#m                   C
I can't be compromising in my thoughts no more

Em         C                 C#m            C
I can't prevent the times my anger fills my heart

Em         C            C#m              C
I can't be sympathising with a new lost cause

Em          C                C#m                  C
I feel I've lost my patience with the world and all

Em
And all the politicians and their hollow promises

                             C                      Bm
And all the lies, deceit and shame that goes with it

Em
The working man pays everything for their mistakes

                               C              Bm D
And with his life too if there was to be a war
[Chorus]
D/F# G      D    A       D/F#  G
      So we only get one chance

       D    A  D/F# G
Can we take it?

       D    A       D/F# G
And we only get one life

        D      A D/F# G
Can't exchange it

       D    A             D/F# G
Can we hold on to what we have?

        D     A D/F# G
Don't replace it

    D      A            G              D/F#
The age of innocence is fading like an old dream
[Verse 2]
Em
A life of petty crime gets punished with a holiday

                                   C                 Bm
The victims' minds are scarred for life most everyday

Em
Assailants know just how much further they can go

                                C               Bm D
They know the laws are soft, conviction chances low
[Chorus]
D/F# G      D    A       D/F#  G
      So we only get one chance

       D    A  D/F# G
Can we take it?

       D    A       D/F# G
And we only get one life

        D      A D/F# G
Can't exchange it

       D    A             D/F# G
Can we hold on to what we have?

        D     A D/F# G
Don't replace it

    D      A            G              D/F#
The age of innocence is fading like an old dream
[Solo] Em C C#min (x4) [Harmonies] Em C D (x4) [Bridge]
F#m
You can't protect yourselves, even in your own home

F#m
For fear of vigilante cries the victims wipe their eyes

Em
So now the criminals, they laugh right in our face

F#m
Judicial system lets them do it, a disgrace
[Verse 3]
A          G              D/F#                 D G
Despondent public worries where it all will end

A           G                   D/F#                G    D/F# G
We can't protect ourselves, our kids from the crime trend

Em
We cannot warn each other of evil in our midst

                                   C                    Bm D
They have more rights than us, you cannot call that just
[Chorus]
D/F# G      D    A       D/F#  G
      So we only get one chance

       D    A  D/F# G
Can we take it?

       D    A       D/F# G
And we only get one life

        D      A D/F# G
Can't exchange it

       D    A             D/F# G
Can we hold on to what we have?

        D     A D/F# G
Don't replace it

    D      A            G              D/F#     Em
The age of innocence is fading like an old dream
[Outro] Em C C#m C (x2)
Em         C            C#m            C        Em9
The age of innocence is fading like an old dream