Iron Maiden – Montsegur (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em Em Em D5 C5 G/B Em Em Em D5 C5 G/B Em Em Em D5 C5 G/B Em Em Em D5 C5 G/B [Verse 1]
Em       D/F#         G        C
I stand alone in this desolate space

   D/F#           G      Em
In death they are truly alive

Em        D/F#       G         C
Massacred innocents, evil took place

    D/F#        G       Em
The angels were burning inside

Em        D/F#  G        C
Centuries later I wonder why

     C           D             Em   Em D
What secret they took to their grave

Em            D/F#     G         C
Still burning heretics under our skies

  C            D         Em  Em D
Religion still burning inside
[Chorus]
       Em            D     C
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

C            D             Em
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       Em            D     C
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

C            G             Em
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       Em            D     C
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

C            D             Em
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       Em            D     C
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

C            G             Em
Blood on the stones of the citadel
[Post-Chorus]
   E                  B5   A
As we kill them all so God will know his own

    D                A     E
The innocents died for the Pope on his throne

E                  B5  A
Catholic greed and its paranoid zeal

D                    A     E
Curse of the grail and the blood of the cross

E            B5        A
Templar believers with blood on their hands

D                   A   E
Joined in the chorus to kill on command

E                       B5    A
Burned at the stake for their soul's liberty

   D                     A   E
To stand with the Cathars to die and be free
[Verse 2]
    Em          D/F#      G            C
The book of Old Testament crippled and black

D/F#      G         Em
Satan his weapon is lust

Em          D/F#    G         C
Living this evil damnation of flesh

D/F#        G          Em
Back to the torture of life

    Em            D/F#      G          C
The perfect would willingly die at the stake

    C            D         Em   Em D
And all of their followers slain

Em         D/F#         G            C
As for the knowledge of god they had claimed

  C            D         Em  Em D
Religion still burning inside
[Chorus]
       Em            D     C
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

C            D             Em
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       Em            D     C
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

C            G             Em
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       Em            D     C
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

C            D             Em
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       Em            D     C
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

C            G             Em
Blood on the stones of the citadel
[Post-Chorus]
   E                  B5   A
As we kill them all so God will know his own

    D                A     E
The innocents died for the Pope on his throne

E                  B5  A
Catholic greed and its paranoid zeal

D                    A     E
Curse of the grail and the blood of the cross

E           B5         A
Templar believers with blood on their hands

D                   A   E
Joined in the chorus to kill on command

E                       B5    A
Burned at the stake for their soul's liberty

D                 A    E
Still burning heretics under our skies
[Bridge] Em Em Em D5 C5 G/B Em Em Em D5 C5 G/B Em Em Em D5 C5 G/B Em Em Em D5 C5 G/B [Guitar Solo] Em D/F# G C D/F# G Em Em D/F# G C D/F# G Em Em D/F# G C C D Em Em D/F# G C C D Em [Harmony Part 1] Em D C C D Em Em D C C G Em Em D C C D Em Em D C C G Em [Harmony Part 2] Em C Em D Em C Em D Em C G D Em C G D [Post-Chorus]
   E                  B5   A
As we kill them all so God will know his own

D                  A      E
Laugh at the darkness and in God we trust

    E              B5   A
The eye in the triangle smiling with sin

   D                  A   E
No Passover feast for the cursed are within

E                B5    A
Facing the sun as they went to their grave

D                 A    E
Burn like a dog or you live like a slave

E                      B5   A
Death is the price for your soul's liberty

   D                     A   E
To stand with the Cathars to die and be free
[Chorus]
       E                B5 A
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

D                  A       E
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       E                B5 A
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

D                  A       E
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       E                B5 A
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

D                  A       E
Blood on the stones of the citadel

       E                B5 A
At the gates and the walls of Montségur

D                  A       E
Blood on the stones of the citadel
[Outro] E B5 A D A E E B5 A D G5 E5 E5