Iron Maiden – Fortunes Of War (Guitar)

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[Intro] |Em G |D Bm |C D |Em | 3x [Verse 1]
Em         G   D
After the war   and now

              Bm
That they've sent us homeward

C                  D                  Em
 I can't help but feel that I'm on my own

            G    D                    Bm
No-one can see    just what this conflict

           C                  D
Has done to the minds of the men

                     Em
Who are on their way home

                 G     D
I'm scarred for life    but it's not

    Bm
My flesh that's wounded

C              D                 Em
 So how can I face the torment alone?

            G      D               Bm
The vivid scenes    and all the recurring nightmares

C                  D             Em
 I lay there and sweat until it gets light
[Instrumental] |Em D |Em G |Em D |Em C D | 8x [Verse 2]
Em                  C    D
 People say "don't wor--ry"

Em                  C       D
 Say that time's a perfect healer

Em                      C        D       Em   B5  C   Am
 That the nightmares, they will come to pass

Em                        C    D
 Can't hear what they're say---ing

Em           C     D
 I am living in my own world

Em                 C         D        Em   B5  C   Am
 And I'm feeling trance-like all the time
[Verse 4]
Em             C      D
 I hear voices in my head

Em                  C      D
 Could I really be going crazy?

Em                  C       D       Em   B5  C   Am
 In the night, the visions seem so real

Em                   C       D
 Do you care if you live or die?

Em                       C       D
 When you laugh are you really crying

Em                       C   D   Em    B5  C   Am
 You're not sure what's real anymore
[Chorus]
 Em               G
Fortunes of war, fortunes of war

 C                   D       C    D
Fortunes of war, no pain anymore

 Em               G
Fortunes of war, fortunes of war

 C                   Am
Fortunes of war, no pain anymore

 C              D
Fortunes of war
[Instrumental] |Em |C |G |D | 4x [Solo] |Em |G |C |D |Am |C |D |D | 4x [Chorus]
 Em               G
Fortunes of war, fortunes of war

 C                   D
Fortunes of war, no pain anymore

 Am             C
Fortunes of war
[Instrumental] |Em |C |G |D C D | 4x [Chorus]
 Em               G
Fortunes of war, fortunes of war

 C                   D       C    D
Fortunes of war, no pain anymore

 Em               G
Fortunes of war, fortunes of war

 C                   Am
Fortunes of war, no pain anymore

 C              D
Fortunes of war
[Outro]
 Em          G
Sometimes I wake

C                Bm
I feel that my spirit's broken

C            D                     Em
 I wonder if I've the strength to carry on
|Em D |Em C D |
         Em
...Carry on