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  ACES HIGH
  Written by Steve Harris.
  Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
  Taken from the album POWERSLAVE.
  
  Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.
  E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com
  
  Opening-riff:
  E----------------|
  B----------------|
  G----------------|
  D----4-6-4-7--6--|
  A--7-------------|
  E----------------|
  
  Last time of opening-riff:
  E----------------|
  B----------------|
  G----------------|
  D--4----6--4-----|
  A----7--------7--|
  E----------------|
  
  Riff 2:
  E------------------------|
  B---------------5--5-----|
  G--5--4-5-4-5-4-------5--|
  D------------------------|
  A------------------------|
  E------------------------|
  
  E------------------------------|
  B---------------------5--------|
  G--5--4-5-4-5-4-7--7----7-5-4--|
  D------------------------------|
  A------------------------------|
  E------------------------------|
  
  Verse-riff 1:
  There goes the siren that warnes of the air raid
  E-------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------------|
  G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2---6---2--|
  D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0---4---0--|
  A-------------------------------------------------|
  E-------------------------------------------------|
  
  There comes the sound of the guns sending flak
  E-------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------|
  G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2----|
  D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0----|
  A-------------------------------------------|
  E-------------------------------------------|
  
  Verse-riff 2:
     Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
  E-------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------------|
  G-------------------------------------------------|
  D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4-------4------|
  A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5---2---5--|
  E--------------------------------------3-------3--|
  
  Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste
  E-------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------------|
  G-------------------------------------------------|
  D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4--------------|
  A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5----------|
  E--------------------------------------3----------|
  
  Pre-chorus-riff:
     Running             scrambling
  E-------------------|-------------------|
  B-------------------|-------------------|
  G-------------------|-------------------|
  D-------------------|-------------------|
  A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
  E-------------------|-------------------|
  
     flying
  E-------------------|-------------------|
  B-------------------|-------------------|
  G-------------------|--5-4--------------|
  D-------------------|------7-5-7-5-4----|
  A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------5--|
  E-------------------|-------------------|
  
     Rolling             turning
  E-------------------|-------------------|
  B-------------------|-------------------|
  G-------------------|-------------------|
  D-------------------|-------------------|
  A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
  E-------------------|-------------------|
  
     diving              going in again
  E-------------------|-------------------|
  B-------------------|-------------------|
  G-------------------|--5-4--------------|
  D-------------------|------7-5-7--------|
  A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-------------------|
  E-------------------|-------------------|
  
  End of pre-chorus-riff.
  
  Chorus:
     Run          live to...
  E------------|--------------|
  B------------|--------------|
  G------------|--------------|
  D--2---------|--5-----7-----|
  A--2---------|--3-----5-----|
  E--0---------|--------------|
  
  ...fly          fly to...
  E------------|--------------|
  B------------|--------------|
  G------------|--------------|
  D--2---------|--5-----7-----|
  A--2---------|--3-----5-----|
  E--0---------|--------------|
  
  ...live         do or...
  E------------|--------------|
  B------------|--------------|
  G------------|--------------|
  D--2---------|--5-----7-----|
  A--2---------|--3-----5-----|
  E--0---------|--------------|
  
  ...die          want you.
  E------------|--------------|
  B------------|--------------|
  G------------|--------------|
  D--2---------|--------7-----|
  A--2---------|--5-----5-----|
  E--0---------|--3-----------|
  
     Run          live to...
  E------------|--------------|
  B------------|--------------|
  G------------|--------------|
  D--5---------|--8-----10----|
  A--5---------|--6-----8-----|
  E--3---------|--------------|
  
  ...fly          fly to...
  E------------|--------------|
  B------------|--------------|
  G------------|--------------|
  D--5---------|--8-----10----|
  A--5---------|--6-----8-----|
  E--3---------|--------------|
  
  ...live         Aces...
  E------------|--------------|
  B------------|--------------|
  G------------|--------------|
  D--5---------|--8-----10----|
  A--5---------|--6-----8-----|
  E--3---------|--------------|
  
  ...high
  E------------|--------------|
  B------------|--------------|
  G------------|--------------|
  D--5---------|--8-----10----|
  A--5---------|--6-----8-----|
  E--3---------|--------------|
  
  End of chorus.
  
  Riff 3:
  E-----------------------------|
  B-----------------------------|
  G-----------------------------|
  D-----------------------7--7--|
  A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|
  E-----------------------------|
  
  E-----------------------------|
  B-----------------------------|
  G-----------------------------|
  D-----------------------2--2--|
  A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0--0--|
  E---------------------3--------|
  
  E-----------------------------|
  B-----------------------------|
  G-----------------------------|
  D-----------------------7--7--|
  A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|
  E-----------------------------|
  
  E----------------------------|
  B----------------------------|
  G----------------------------|
  D-----------------------2----|
  A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0----|
  E---------------------3------|
  
  End of riff 3.
  
  Solo-riff 1:
  E---------------|---------------|
  B---------------|---------------|
  G---------------|---------------|
  D---------------|--------5---7--|
  A--7-----3---5--|--7-----3---5--|
  E--5-----1---3--|--5------------|
  
  Solo-riff 2:
  E---------------|---------------|
  B---------------|---------------|
  G---------------|---------------|
  D--4------------|--4-----7---9--|
  A--2-----5---7--|--2-----5---7--|
  E--------3---5--|---------------|
  
  Outro-riff:
  E---------------------|---------------------------------|
  B---------------------|-----------------5---------------|
  G---------------------|--4--7--7--7--7-----7--5--4p5p4--|
  D--7---5--7--5--7--5--|---------------------------------|
  A---------------------|---------------------------------|
  E---------------------|---------------------------------|
  
  E---------------------------------------------|
  B--8---5p6p5-----5--6--5----------------------|
  G-------------7-----------4--5-------------2--|
  D------------------------------------------2--|
  A------------------------------------------0--|
  E---------------------------------------------|
  
  Song-structure:
  Opening-riff (16 times)
  Riff 2 (4 times)
  Verse-riff 1 (2 times)
  Verse-riff 2 (2 times)
  Pre-chorus-riff (2 times)
  Chorus
  Riff 3 (2 times)
  Solo-riff 1 (2 times)
  Solo-riff 2 (2 times)
  Riff 3 (2 times)
  Verse-riff 1 (2 times)
  Verse-riff 2 (2 times)
  Pre-chorus-riff (2 times)
  Chorus
  Riff 2 (3 1/2 times)
  Outro-riff
  END
  
  Lyrics:
  There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
  There comes the sound of the guns sending flak
  Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
  Got to get up for the coming attack
  
  Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
  Remove all the wheelblocks
  There's no time to waste
  Gathering speed as we head down the runway
  Gotta get airborne before it's too late
  
  Running, scrambling, flying
  Rolling, turning, divind, going in again
  Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
  Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high
  
  Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
  Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
  Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
  Move to their blindsides and firing again
  
  Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us
  Ten ME-109's out of the sun
  Ascending and turning out spitfires to face them
  Heading straight for them I press down my guns
  
  Rolling, turning, diving
  Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
  Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
  Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high
  
  
  OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-27

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