{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1970477,"song":"The Number Of The Beast","artist":"Iron Maiden","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11440699-the-number-of-the-beast-chords-by-iron-maiden/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1970477?type=chord","rating":4.73106,"votes":68,"content":"THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST - Iron Maiden\r\n\r\nfrom The Number Of The Beast (1982) album\r\nwritten by Steve Harris\r\n\r\n[Prologue]\r\n\"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea,\r\nfor the Devil sends the beast with wrath,\r\nbecause he knows the time is short...\r\nLet him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast\r\nfor it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six.\"\r\n-Revelations ch. XIII v.18\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D5[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nI left alone my mind was blank,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nI needed time to think, to get the memories from my mind.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nWhat did I see, can I believe,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nthat what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nJust what I saw in my old dreams,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nwere they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nCos in my dreams it's always there,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nthe evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\n Yeeeah...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nThe night was black was no use holding back[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nCos I just had to see was someone watching me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nIn the mist dark figures move and twist[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nwas all this for real or some kind of hell[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nSix-six-six the Number of the Beast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nHell and fire was spawned to be released[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nTorches blazed and sacred chants were phrased[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nas they start to cry hands held to the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nIn the night the fires are burning bright[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nthe ritual has begun, Satan's work is done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nSix-six-six the Number of the Beast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nSacrifice is going on tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[ch]D5[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] x4\r\n\r\n[Solo 1]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] x4\r\n\r\n[ch]D5[/ch] N.C. [ch]Bb[/ch] N.C.\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Solo 2]\r\n[ch]D5[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] x4\r\n\r\n[ch]D5[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nThis can't go on I must inform the law[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nCan this still be real or some crazy dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nBut I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nthey seem to mesmerise ...can't avoid their eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nSix-six-six the Number of the Beast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nSix-six-six the one for you and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nI'm coming back, I will return.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nI have the fire, I have the force,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\nI have the power to make my evil take its course.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]\r\n\r\n-TTP","plain_text":"THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST - Iron Maiden\n\nfrom The Number Of The Beast (1982) album\nwritten by Steve Harris\n\n[Prologue]\n\"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea,\nfor the Devil sends the beast with wrath,\nbecause he knows the time is short...\nLet him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast\nfor it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six.\"\n-Revelations ch. XIII v.18\n\n[Intro]\nD5\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\nD5 Em F G x4\n\n[Solo 1]\nBb Bb F F x4\n\nD5 N.C. Bb N.C.\nF F G A C\n\n[Solo 2]\nD5 F G Bb C x4\n\nD5 F G Bb C x2\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC D5 C D5 C C C D5 C D5\n\n-TTP","chords":["D5","C","G","Em","F","Bb","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}