Iron Maiden – The Time Machine (Guitar)

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[Intro] | Dm C | Dm C | Dm C | F | [Verse 1]
 Dm          C         Dm       C
Put to the sword by an impish whim

 Dm        C         F
Follow me now to a place we begin

  Dm            C        Dm             C
Wrought with no anger, wrought with no fear

 Dm        C        F
Devilish children playing here

 Dm        C          Dm         C
Hidden in silence, below barren waste

 Dm        C         F
Confusion hunger, am I still awake?
[Instrumental] | Dm | Dm C A# Dm | 2x [Verse 2]
 Dm
Have I ever told you about my time machine

                           C      A#        Dm
Sit you down I'll tell you everywhere I've been

Dm
I have lived a long life, life extraordinaire

                           C      A#        Dm
Let me tell you about it, let me take you there

 Dm
Does it really matter, it's all in the mind

                           C       A#         Dm
Let me tell you about it, listen what you'll find
[Chorus]
G            Dm      G           Dm
I am not a preacher, I am but a man

 G           Dm      G                 Dsus2
You cannot imagine what I've seen and done
[Verse 2]
Dm
I have lived a long life, I have seen the world

                           C          A#     Dm
I could tell you stories, hair will stand on end

  Dm
Stand among the steeples, stand upon the walls

                          C       A#     Dm
I have seen a god's face, I have no disgrace

Dm
I have seen the gods cry, howling in the wind

                          C      A#   Dm
Where do I get started, when can I begin
[Chorus]
G            Dm      G           Dm
I am not a preacher, I am but a man

 G           Dm      G                 A
You cannot imagine what I've seen and done
[Instrumental] | F5 E5 D5 | (D5) C#5 | | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | A# | C | Dm | Dm | [Bridge 1]
  Dm
Sleep with a light that is dark to my eyes

 A#         C           Dm
Father and sons give me all of your lies

  Dm
The brutal truth, that is never a lie

 A#          C            Dm
Full moon is out, as you look to the sky
[Instrumental] | Dm | C | Dm | C | 2x [Chorus]
G            Dm      G           Dsus2
I am not a preacher, I am but a man

 G           Dm      G                 A
You cannot imagine what I've seen and done
[Guitar Solos] | F5 | F5 | F5 | F5 | 2x | Dm | Em | G | Dm C | 3x | Dm | Em | G | G | [Instrumental] | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | A# | C | Dm | Dm | [Bridge 2]
Dm
Open your heart and I'll open your soul

A#        C      Dm
Even in quieter moments I know
[Chorus]
G            Dm      G           Dsus2
I am not a preacher, I am but a man

 G           Dm      G                 A
You cannot imagine what I've seen and done
[Instrumental] | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | A#sus2 | Csus2 | Dm | Dm | [Outro]
Dm        C        Dm           C
Eerie collection, darkness is there

 Dm        C          F
Wedded to danger, betrothed to despair