Iron Maiden – Sign Of The Cross (Guitar)

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[Riffs]
Riff 1:
    Em                   Em
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7--------|
D|----7-9-10-9--7-9-10-9---7-9-10-9-10----10-9--|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------0----------------------|

Riff 2:
    Em                    Em
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-9-10-9--7-9-10-9----------------------|
A|----------------------------7-9-10-9-10-9-10-|
E|--0----------------------0-------------------|

Riff 3:
    Em                    Em
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-9-10-9--7-9-10-9----------------------|
A|----------------------------7-9-10-9-10-9-7--|
E|--0----------------------0-------------------|
[Intro] | Riff 1 | Riff 2 | Riff 1 Eleven saintly shrouded men, silhouettes stand against the sky Riff 3 One in front with a cross held high, come to wash my sins away [Instrumental] | Em | Em | Em | Csus2 Dsus2 | 3x [Verse 1]
  E5
Standing alone in the wind and rain

                           D5
Feeling the fear that is growing

 E5
Sensing the change in the tide again

                              D5
Brought by the storm that is brewing

 B5              C5
Feel the anxiety hold off the fear

 D5                        E5
Some of the doubt in the things you believe

 B5                         C5
Now that your faith will be put to the test

 D5                 E5
Nothing to do but await what is coming
[Verse 2]
 E5
Why is then God still protecting me

                     D5
Even when I don't deserve it?

 E5
Though I am blessed with an inner strength

                            D5
Some, they would call it a penance

 B5                C5
Why am I meant to face this alone?

D5                  E5
Asking the question time and again

  B5                 C5
Praying to God won't keep me alive

D5                       E5
Inside my head feel the fear start to rise
[Verse 3]
            E5
They'll be saying their prayers when the moment comes

             E5
There'll be penance to pay when it's judgement day

         C5
And the guilty'll bleed when that moment comes

            C5                         D5    E5
They'll be coming to claim, take your soul away
[Chorus]
                  C
The sign of the cross

G                 D    Am
 The name of the rose

                C
A fire in the sky

G                  E5
 The sign of the cross
[Verse 6]
            E5
They'll be coming to bring the eternal flame

             E5
They'll be bringing us all immortality

 C5
Holding comunion so the world be blessed

                            D5      E5
My creator, my God, lay my soul to rest
[Chorus]
                  C
The sign of the cross

G                 D    Am
 The name of the rose

                C
A fire in the sky

G                  E5
 The sign of the cross
[Instrumental] | E5 | E5 | E5 | E5 | D5 | D5 | D5 | D5 | E5 | E5 | E5 | E5 | | E5 | E5 Dsus2 | Csus2 | Csus2 Dsus2 | | E5 | E5 Dsus2 | Csus2 | Csus2 Bsus2 | Asus2 | Asus2 Csus2 Dsus2 | E5 | Em | [Bass Break] | N.C. | N.C. | N.C. | N.C. | [Instrumental] | E5 | E5 | D5 | E5 | 2x | E5 | E5 | D5 | D5 | 2x | E5 | E5 | E5 | E5 | [Solo] | E5 Dsus2 | Csus2 Dsus2 | E5 Dsus2 | Am Csus2 Dsus2 | 4x | G F | D C F | G F | D F G | 2x | E5 Dsus2 | Csus2 Dsus2 | E5 Dsus2 | Am Csus2 Dsus2 | 2x [Instrumental] | Em | Csus2 | G | D | 6x [Chorus]
Em                 C
 The sign of the cross

G                 D    Am
 The name of the rose

                C
A fire in the sky

G                  D
 The sign of the cross

Am                 C
 The name of the rose

G                 Em
 The sign of the cross
[Outro] Riff 1 Lost the love of heaven above, chose the lust of the earth below Riff 3 Eleven saintly shrouded men, came to wash my sins away