No Prayer For The Dying

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NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING - Iron Maiden
from No Prayer For The Dying (1990) album
written by Steve Harris
[Intro]
| Em| G| D| C| x4
[Verse 1]
There are Emtimes when I've DwonderDsus4ed
And Bmtimes when I've CcriedD  
When my Emprayers they were DanswerDsus4ed
At Bm7times when I've Csus2lied
[Verse 2]
But if you Emask me a DquestiDsus4on
Would I Bmtell you the CtruthD  
Now there's Emsomething to Dbet oDsus4n
You've Bm7got nothing to lCsus2ose, yeah
[Riff]
| Em| D| Bm| C| x3
| Em| D| Bm7| C   D|
[Verse 3]
When I've Emsat by the DwindoDsus4w
And Bmgazed at the CrainD  
With an Emache in my DheartDsus4  
But never Bm7feeling the Csus2pain
[Verse 4]
EmIf you would Dtell meDsus4  
Just Bmwhat my life CmeansD  
EmWalking a lDong roadDsus4  
Never Bm7reaching the Csus2end...
[Riff]
| Em| D| Bm| C| x3
| Em| D| Bm7| C   D|
[Interlude]
| Em| G| D| C| x4
[Bridge]
| D5   E5   D5   E5| D5   E5   D5   E5| }
| C5   D5| D5   E5   D5   E5| } x2
[Solo 1]
| E5   C5| E5   C5| }
| B5   G5| C5   D5| } x4
[Solo 2]
| F#5   E5   F#5| F#5   E5   F#5| }
| F#5   E5   F#5| G5   A5| G5| } x4
[Chorus]
EmGod give me the Danswer to mBmy lifCeD  
EmGod give me the Danswer to mBmy dreaCmsD  
EmGod give me the Danswer to mBmy prayeCrsD  
EmGod give me the Danswer to mBmy beiCngD...
[Interlude]
| Em| G| D| C| x4
(slow down towards end)
[Outro]
| Em|
-TTP 
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