Iron Maiden – Isle Of Avalon (Guitar)

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[Riffs]
Riff 1:
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Riff 2:
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Riff 3:
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Riff 4:
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[Intro] |Riff 1 |Riff 2 | 2x [Verse 1] Riff 1 I can hear them floating on the wind Riff 2 Immortal souls, their weeping saddens me Riff 1 Mother earth, you know your time is near Riff 2 Awaken lust, the seed is sown and reaped [Instrumental] |Riff 1 |Riff 2 | 2x |Riff 3 |Riff 4 | 2x |E |E | [Verse 2] Riff 1 Through the western isle I hear the dead awaken Riff 2 Rising slowly to the court of Avalon Riff 1 The cauldron of the head of Annwyn laced with envy Riff 2 Dark around its edge with pearl and destiny Riff 3 All my days I've waited for the sign Riff 4 The one that brings me closer to the isle of Avalon Riff 1 I can feel the power flowing through my veins Riff 2 My heart is beating louder close to Avalon
Csus2
I can hear you

         Csus2
Can you hear me?

       Dsus2
I can feel you

 Bsus2
Can't you feel me?
[Pre-Chorus]
Em          G
 Fertility Mother Goddess

 Cadd9        D                    Em
Celebration, sow the seeds of the born

                  G
The fruit of her body laden

   Cadd9
Through the corn doll

 F
You will pray for them all

Em             G
 The image of Mother Goddess

 Cadd9         D                   Em
Lying dormant, in the eyes of the dead

                  G
The sheaf of the corn is broken

Cadd9
End the harvest

   D
Throw the dead on the pyre
[Chorus]
E            Emaj7     D          A
I hear her crying the tears of an angel

     E        Emaj7      D
The voices I hear in my head

  E           Emaj7         D          A
Blessed the fruits are the corn of the earth

       C             D
Mother earth, holy blood of the dead
[Instrumental] |E5 D5 C5 |E5 D5 C5 |E5 D5 C5 |E5 D5 C5 | |A5 G5 F5 |A5 G5 F5 |E5 D5 C5 |E5 D5 C5 | |E5 D5 C5 |E5 D5 C5 |E5 D5 C5 |E5 D5 C5 | [Solo] |E5 |E5 | 6x |G |G | 6x [Bridge]
 Csus2
Mother earth

       Csus2
I can hear you

      Dsus2
Sacrifice

 Bsus2
Now united
[Instrumental] |Riff 1 |Riff 2 | 2x [Verse 4] Riff 1 Rising levels of the tidal lakes protect them Riff 2 Keepers of the Goddess in the underworld Riff 3 Holding powers of the mystics, deep inside them Riff 4 Nineteen maidens, guardians of the Otherworld Riff 1 Mortal conflict born of Celtic legend Riff 2 That apart from seven none returned from Avalon
Csus2
Mother earth

      Csus2
I can feel you

     Dsus2
My rebirth

Bsus2
Now completed
[Pre-Chorus]
Em          G
 Fertility Mother Goddess

 Cadd9        D                    Em
Celebration, sow the seeds of the born

                  G
The fruit of her body laden

   Cadd9
Through the corn doll

 F
You will pray for them all

Em             G
 The image of Mother Goddess

 Cadd9         D                   Em
Lying dormant, in the eyes of the dead

                  G
The sheaf of the corn is broken

Cadd9
End the harvest

   D
Throw the dead on the pyre
[Instrumental] |Em G |Cadd9 D | 2x [Verse 5]
Em              G
 To have the belief of others

 Cadd9          D                    Em
Looking for the isle to show them a sign

          G
Fertility of all mothers

  Cadd9           F                     Em
Stood in silence waiting now for their turn

               G
The gateway to Avalon

    Cadd9             D                       Em
The island where the souls of the dead are reborn

                 G               Cadd9          D
Brought here to die and be transferred into the earth and then for rebirth
[Chorus]
E            Emaj7     D          A
I hear her crying the tears of an angel

     E        Emaj7      D
The voices I hear in my head

  E           Emaj7         D          A
Blessed the fruits are the corn of the earth

       C             D           E
Mother earth, holy blood of the dead

             Emaj7        D            A
The water in rivers and rhymes rises quickly

      E           Emaj7       D
Are flowing and flooding the land

     E          Emaj7       D            A
The sea shall return once again just to hide them

      C           D            E
Lost souls on the isle of the dead