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Aces High

Iron Maiden
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
Running, scrambling, fire,
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
Running, scrambling, fire,
Rolling, turning, diving,
{section: Solo}
Running, scrambling, fire,
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
Running, scrambling, fire,
Rolling, turning, diving,
Hope this is helpful. Up The Irons! \m/

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Readable chord sheet for Aces High by Iron Maiden

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
|[F#m]   |[D]  [E]  | x4 (hold the E on the last repeat)

|[Am]    |[F]  [G]  | x4

[Em]There goes the siren that warns of the [D]air raid,
[Em]Then comes the sound of the guns sending [D]flak.
[Em]Out for the scramble we've got to get [D]airborne,
[Em]Got to get up for the coming [D]attack.

[Am]Jump in the cockpit and start up the [G]engines,
[Am]Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to [G]waste.
[Am]Gathering speed as we head down the [G]runway,
[Am]Got to get airborne before it's too [G]late.

[Em]                   [[C]  [C/B]]  *
Running, scrambling, fire,
[Em]                         [[C]  [C/B]]
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
[Em]                   [[C]  [C/B]]
Running, scrambling, fire,
[Em]                 [[C]  [C/B]]
Rolling, turning, diving,
[Em]Run, [C]live [D]to
[Em]fly, [C]fly [D]to
[Em]live, [C]do [D]or
[Em]die, [C]Won't [D]you
[G]run, [Eb]live [F]to
[G]fly, [Eb]fly [F]to
[G]live, [Eb]A--[F]ces
[G]high![Eb]    [F]

|[Am]  | x8 bars

{section: Solo}
|[Am]   |[F]  [G]  |[Am]   |[C]   [D]  | x2

|[Bm]   |[G]  [A]  |[Bm]   |[D]   [E]  | x2

|[Am]  | x8 bars

[Em]Move in to fire at the mainstream of [D]bombers,
[Em]Let off a sharp burst and then turn [D]away.
[Em]Roll over, spin round to come in be[D]hind them,
[Em]Move to their blindsides and firing [D]again.

[Am]Bandits at 8 O'clock move in be[G]hind us,
[Am]Ten ME-109's out of the [G]sun.
[Am]Ascending and turning our spitfires to [G]face them,
[Am]Heading straight for them I press down my [G]guns.

[Em]                   [[C]  [C/B]]  *
Running, scrambling, fire,
[Em]                         [[C]  [C/B]]
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again.
[Em]                   [[C]  [C/B]]
Running, scrambling, fire,
[Em]                 [[C]  [C/B]]
Rolling, turning, diving,
[Em]Run, [C]live [D]to
[Em]fly, [C]fly [D]to
[Em]live, [C]do [D]or
[Em]die, [C]Won't [D]you
[G]run, [Eb]live [F]to
[G]fly, [Eb]fly [F]to
[G]live, [Eb]A--[F]ces
[G]high![Eb]    [F]

|[Am]   |[F]  [G]  | x4  (On the last [F], [G] slow it down [A] load)

[Am]   to finish, hold this and outro fill as you see fit.

Hope this is helpful. Up The Irons! \m/

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