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THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST - Iron Maiden
from The Number Of The Beast (1982) album
written by Steve Harris
[Prologue]
"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea,
for the Devil sends the beast with wrath,
because he knows the time is short...
Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six."
-Revelations ch. XIII v.18
[Intro]
D5
[Verse 1]
I left aD5lone my mind was D5blank,
I needed Ctime to think, to get the memories D5from my mind.
What did I D5see, can I beD5lieve,
that what I Csaw that night was real and not just D5fantasy.
[Verse 2]
Just what I D5saw in my old D5dreams,
were they reCflections of my warped mind staring D5back at me?
Cos in my D5dreams it's always D5there,
the evil Cface that twists my mind and brings me D5to despair.
[Interlude]
  C  D5YeeeaCh.D5..C  C  C  D5  
[Verse 3]
The D5night was black was no use D5holding back
Cos I just D5had to see was someone Cwatching D5me
D5In the mist dark figures D5move and twist
was all D5this for real or some Ckind of D5hell
[Chorus]
CSix-six-Gsix the CNumber of the D5Beast
CHell and Gfire was Cspawned to be reD5leased
[Verse 4]
D5Torches blazed and sacred D5chants were phrased
as they D5start to cry hands held Cto the sD5ky
D5In the night the fires are D5burning bright
the ritual D5has begun, Satan's Cwork is D5done
[Chorus]
CSix-six-Gsix the CNumber of the D5Beast
CSacriGfice is Cgoing on toD5night
[Bridge]
    D5      Em       F       Gx4
[Solo 1]
    Bb      Bb       F       Fx4
    D5N.C.      BbN.C.
F     F     G     A  C
[Solo 2]
    D5       F       G   Bb    Cx4
    D5       F       G   Bb    Cx2
[Verse 5]
This D5can't go on I must inD5form the law
Can this D5still be real or some Ccrazy D5dream
But D5I feel drawn towards the D5chanting hordes
they seem to D5mesmerise ...can't aCvoid their D5eyes
[Chorus]
CSix-six-Gsix the CNumber of the D5Beast
CSix-six-Gsix the Cone for you and D5me
[Verse 6]
I'm coming D5back, I will reD5turn.
And I'll posCsess your body and I'll make you D5burn.
I have the D5fire, I have the D5force,
I have the Cpower to make my evil take its D5course.
[Outro]
C D5   C D5   C C    C D5 C D5
-TTP

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The story behind the song

This song was inspired by a nightmare the writer, Steve Harris, had after watching the film Damien: Omen II late at night, combined with influences from the poem "Tam o' Shanter" by Robert Burns. It opens with a spoken word passage quoting biblical verses, setting a chilling tone. The track is also known for a very long, high-pitched scream from the vocalist, born out of frustration during recording. Playing this song means stepping into a vivid, intense narrative of fear and the macabre.

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The Number Of The Beast

by Iron Maiden

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THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST - Iron Maiden

from The Number Of The Beast (1982) album

written by Steve Harris

[Prologue]

"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea,

for the Devil sends the beast with wrath,

because he knows the time is short...

Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast

for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and sixty six."

-Revelations ch. XIII v.18

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D5 D5

I left alone my mind was blank,

C D5

I needed time to think, to get the memories from my mind.

D5 D5

What did I see, can I believe,

C D5

that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy.

[Verse 2]

D5 D5

Just what I saw in my old dreams,

C D5

were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?

D5 D5

Cos in my dreams it's always there,

C D5

the evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair.

[Interlude]

C D5 C D5 C C C D5

Yeeeah...

[Verse 3]

D5 D5

The night was black was no use holding back

D5 C D5

Cos I just had to see was someone watching me

D5 D5

In the mist dark figures move and twist

D5 C D5

was all this for real or some kind of hell

[Chorus]

C G C D5

Six-six-six the Number of the Beast

C G C D5

Hell and fire was spawned to be released

[Verse 4]

D5 D5

Torches blazed and sacred chants were phrased

D5 C D5

as they start to cry hands held to the sky

D5 D5

In the night the fires are burning bright

D5 C D5

the ritual has begun, Satan's work is done

[Chorus]

C G C D5

Six-six-six the Number of the Beast

C G C D5

Sacrifice is going on tonight

[Bridge]

D5 Em F G

[Solo 1]

Bb Bb F F

D5 Bb

N.C. N.C.

F F G A C

[Solo 2]

D5 F G Bb C

[Verse 5]

D5 D5

This can't go on I must inform the law

D5 C D5

Can this still be real or some crazy dream

D5 D5

But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes

D5 C D5

they seem to mesmerise ...can't avoid their eyes

[Chorus]

C G C D5

Six-six-six the Number of the Beast

C G C D5

Six-six-six the one for you and me

[Verse 6]

D5 D5

I'm coming back, I will return.

C D5

And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn.

D5 D5

I have the fire, I have the force,

C D5

I have the power to make my evil take its course.

[Outro]

C D5 C D5 C C C D5 C D5

-TTP

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