BE QUICK OR BE DEAD - Iron Maiden
From 1992's "Fear of the Dark" album
Written by Dickinson/Gers
I've got everything here except the solo. I'm no expert guitarist, and just playing the
rhythm stuff is hard enough. Enjoy what's here, though.
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| G | | Play |
| D | 5 5 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 | 4 |
| A | 3 | Times |
| E | 3 3 |
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| D | 7 8 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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Covered in sinners and dripping with guilt
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| D | 3 5 8 8\ |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 3 6 5\ |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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Making your money from slime and from filth
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| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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Parading your bellies with i - vory towers
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| D | 3 5 8 8\ |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 3 6 5\ |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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Investing our lives in your schemes and your powers
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| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 |
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You've got to watch them be quick or be dead
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| D | 8 7 8 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 6 |
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Snake eyes in heaven the thief in your head
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| E | 1 1 1 1 1 |
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You've got to watch them be quick or be dead
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| D | 8 7 8 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 5 6 |
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Snake eyes in heaven the thief in your head...
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| D | 7 5 0 5 3 3 1 1 1p0 |
| A | 5 3 1 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 |
Be
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| D | 7 5 0 5 3 3 1 1 1p0 |
| A | 5 3 1 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 |
Quick Or be dead Be
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| D | 7 5 0 5 3 3 1 1 1p0 |
| A | 5 3 1 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 |
Quick (quick) (quick) (quick) or be
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| D | 7 5 0 5 3 3 1 1 1p0 |
| A | 5 3 1 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 |
Dead (dead) (dead) (dead)
See what's ruling all our lives
See who's pullling strings
See what's ruling all our lives
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| D | 3 5 |
| A | 3 strum 5 strum |
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See who pulls the strings
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| D | 3 5 3 |
| A | 1 3 3 5 1 3 5 |
| E | 1 3 1 3 |
I'll bet you won't fall on your face
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| D | 3 5 3 5 7 8 10 |
| A | 1 3 3 5 1 3 5 6 8 |
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Your belly will hold you in place...
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| G | | Play |
| D | 5 5 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 | 4 |
| A | 3 | Times |
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Play 3rd and 4th time
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| G | 8 8 |
| D | 7 8 10 8 7 7 8 10 8 |
| A | 10 |
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