The Trooper

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[Intro]
Em D C D Em D C D
Em D C D Em D C D
Em D Em D
C D Em D
Em D Em D
C D Em D
[Verse]
Em D
You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
Em D
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
C D
So when you're waiting for the next attack
Em D
You'd better stand there's no turning back.
Em D
The Bugle sounds and the charge begins
Em D
But on this battlefield no one wins
C D
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
Em
As I plunge on into certain death.
[Chorus]
D Em
Ohhhhhhhh
D Em D
Ohhhhhhhh
[Bridge]
Em D Em D
C F/C D
Em D Em D
C F/C D
[Verse]
Em D
The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
Em D
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
C D
And as we race towards the human wall
Em D
The screams of pain as my comrades fall.
Em D
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
Em D
And the Russians fire another round
C D
We get so near yet so far away
Em
We won't live to fight another day.
[Chorus]
D Em
Ohhhhhhhh
D Em D
Ohhhhhhhh
[Solos]
Em D Bm C D Em D Bm C D
Em D Bm C D Em D Bm C D
Am G Em F G Am G Em F G
Am G Em F G Am G Em F D
[Bridge]
Em D Em D
C F/C D
Em D Em D
C F/C D
[Verse]
Em D
We get so close near enough to fight
Em D
When a Russian gets me in his sights
C D
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
Em D
A burst of rounds take my horse below.
Em D
And as I lay there gazing at the sky
Em D
My body's numb and my throat is dry
C D
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Em
Without a tear I draw my parting groan.
[Chorus]
D Em
Ohhhhhhhh
D Em D
Ohhhhhhhh
[Outro]
Em D C D Em D C D
Em D C D Em D C D Em

The Trooper chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Em D C D Em D C D
Em D C D Em D C D
Em     D Em     D
C      D Em     D
Em     D Em     D
C      D Em     D
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Em     D   Em     D
C      F/C D
Em     D   Em     D
C      F/C D
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Solos]
Em D Bm C D Em D Bm C D
Em D Bm C D Em D Bm C D
Am G Em F G Am G Em F G
Am G Em F G Am G Em F D
[Bridge]
Em     D   Em     D
C      F/C D
Em     D   Em     D
C      F/C D
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Em D C D Em D C D
Em D C D Em D C D Em

The Trooper Chords by Iron Maiden

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