Iron Maiden – Alexander The Great (Guitar)

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[Intro] N.C. "My son ask for thyself another kingdom N.C. For that which I leave is too small for thee" |Em |Em |Em |D |D |D | 3x |Em |Em |C |Em | 2x |Em |Em |C |Em D/F# | 2x [Verse 1]
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Near to the east

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In a part of ancient Greece

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In an ancient land called Macedonia

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Was born a son

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To Philip of Macedon

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The legend, his name was Alexan---der
[Verse 2]
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At the age of nineteen

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He became the Macedon King

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And he swore to free all of Asia Minor

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By the Aegean Sea

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In 334 B.C

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He utterly beat the armies of Per---sia
[Chorus]
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Alexander the Great

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His name struck fear into hearts of men

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Alexander the Great

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Became a legend amongst mortal men
[Instrumental] |Em |C G | 2x |Am |F E | 2x [Verse 3]
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King Darius the third

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Defeated fled Persia

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The Scythians fell by the river Jaxar---tes

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Then Egypt fell

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To the Macedon King as well

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And he founded the city called Alexan---dria
[Verse 4]
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By the Tigris river

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He met King Darius again

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And crushed him again in the battle of Arbe---la

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Entering Babylon

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And Susa, treasures he found

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Took Persepolis, the capital of Per--sia
[Chorus]
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Alexander the Great

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His name struck fear into hearts of men

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Alexander the Great

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Became a God amongst mortal men
[Instrumental Break] |B |B |B |B |A |A |A |B |B | |C# |C# |C# |C# |D# |D# |D# |D# | |E5 D#5 |E5 D#5 |E5 |C5 |D5 | |Am |Am |Am |Am | |Am |C |G |A# F | 4x [Solo] |Am |C |G |A# F N.C. | 2x |Am |C |G |A# F | |Em |C |G |D C D | 3x [Verse 4]
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 A Phrygian King had bound a chariot yoke

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 And Alexander cut the 'Gordian knot'

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 And legend said that who untied the knot

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He would become the master of Asia
[Verse 5]
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 Hellenism he spread far and wide

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 The Macedonian learned mind

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 Their culture was a western way of life

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He paved the way for Christianity

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Mar---ching on, mar---ching on
[Verse 6]
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 The battle weary marching side by side

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 Alexander's army line by line

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 They wouldn't follow him to India

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Tired of the combat, pain and the glory
[Chorus]
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Alexander the Great

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His name struck fear into hearts of men

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Alexander the Great

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He died of fever in Baby-lon
[Ending] |Em |Em |C |Em G | |Em |Em |C |Em G |D/F# G D/F# |Em |