Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

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[Intro]
EmCD
x2
Em G D Em D
[Verse 1]
Em
Hear the rime of the ancient mariner
D
See his eye as he stops one of three
Em
Mesmerises one of the wedding guests
C D Em
Stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea
C
And the music plays on, as the bride passes by
D Em D
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale
[Verse 2]
Em
Driven south to the land of the snow and ice
D
To a place where nobody's been
Em
Through the snow fog flies on the albatross
C D Em
Hailed in God's name, hoping good luck it brings
C
And the ship sails on, back to the north
D Em D
Through the fog and ice and the albatross follows on
[Interlude 1]
EmG/BEmD
x2
Em D
CDCD
x2
Em D
[Verse 2]
Em D
The mariner kills the bird of good omen
Em D
His shipmates cry against what he's done
Em D
But when the fog clears, they justify him
Em
And make themselves a part of the crime
C D Em D Em
Sailing on and on and north across the sea
C D Em D Em
Sailing on and on and north 'til all is calm
[Verse 4]
Em D
The albatross begins with its vengeance
Em D
A terrible curse, a thirst has begun
Em D
His shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner
Em
About his neck, the dead bird is hung
C D Em D Em
And the curse goes on and on and on at sea
C D Em D Em
And the curse goes on and on for them and me
[Verse 5]
Em
"Day after day, day after day
D
We stuck nor breath nor motion
Em
As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean
D
Water, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink
Em
Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink"
Em G D Em
Em G D
[Verse 6]
Em Em Em
"There", calls the mariner, "There comes a ship over the line"
Em Em Em
"But how can she sail with no wind in her sails and no tide?"
C
See... onward she comes
Am
Onward she nears, out of the sun
C
See, she has no crew
Am
She has no life, wait but there's two
[Verse 7]
Em
Death and she life in death
Em Em
They throw their dice for the crew
Em Em Em
She wins the mariner and he belongs to her now
C
Then, crew one by one
Am
They drop down dead, two hundred men
C
She, she, life in death
Am
She lets him live, her chosen one
[Interlude 2]
F#mAmEmFG
x2
EmDEmCEb
x3
Em D Em
Am E F# Amaj7/C#
[Bridge]
A+ G+ A+ F#+
A+ G+
A+
One after one by the star dogged moon
Too quick for groan or sigh
F#+
Each turned his face with a ghastly pang
And cursed me with his eye
A+
Four times fifty living men
And I heard nor sigh nor groan
G+
With heavy thump, a lifeless lump
They dropped down one by one
A+ F#+
Dm/ACm/GDm/ABm/F#
x2
[Interlude 3]
DDsus4D5
x2
[Verse 8]
D Dsus4 D5
The curse it lives on in their eyes
D Dsus4 D5
The mariner he wished he'd die
Dsus2 Dm
Along with the sea creatures
Dsus2 Dm D5
But they lived on, so did he
D Dsus4 D5
And by the light of the moon
D Dsus4 D5
He prays for their beauty not doom
Dsus2 Dm
With heart he blesses them
Dsus2 Dm D5
God's creatures all of them too
[Verse 9]
Dm7 Dm Dm7 D5
Then the spell starts to break
Dm7 Dm Dm7 D5
The albatross falls from his neck
Dm7 Dm Dm7 D5
Sinks down like lead into the sea
Dm7 Dm Dm7 Am
Then down in falls comes the rain
[Interlude 4]
AmFGAmG
x2
[Guitar Solo 1]
AmFGAmG
x4
[Guitar Solo 2]
EmCDEmD
x4
[Interlude 5]
EmCDEmD
x4
EmCDEmD
x2
E Em E Em E
[Verse 10]
EmCD
x2
Em
Hear the groans of the long dead seamen
D
See them stir and they start to rise
Em
Bodies lifted by good spirits
C D Em
None of them speak and they're lifeless in their eyes
C
And revenge is still sought, penance starts again
D Em D
Cast into a trance and the nightmare carries on
Em
Now the curse is finally lifted
D
And the mariner sights his home
Em
Spirits go from the long dead bodies
C D Em
Form their own light and the mariner's left alone
[Interlude 6]
EmG/BEmD
x2
Em D
[Verse 11]
Em D
And then a boat came sailing towards him
Em D
It was a joy he could not believe
Em D
The pilot's boat, his son and the hermit
Em
Penance of life will fall onto him
C D Em
And the ship sinks like lead into the sea
C D Em
And the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins
[Verse 12]
Em D
The mariner's bound to tell of his story
Em D
To tell this tale wherever he goes
Em D
To teach God's word by his own example
Em
That we must love all things that God made
C D Em
And the wedding guest's a sad and wiser man
C D Em
And the tale goes on and on and on and on

Rime Of The Ancient Mariner chords and lyrics

Free chords for Rime Of The Ancient Mariner by Iron Maiden. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Em C D x2
Em G D Em D
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Interlude 1]
Em G/B Em D x2
Em D
C D C D x2
Em D
[Verse 2]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
Em G D Em
Em G D
[Verse 6]
[Verse 7]
[Interlude 2]
F#m Am Em F G x2
Em D Em C Eb x3
Em D Em
Am E F# Amaj7/C#
[Bridge]
A+ G+ A+ F#+
A+ G+
Too quick for groan or sigh
And cursed me with his eye
And I heard nor sigh nor groan
They dropped down one by one
A+ F#+
Dm/A Cm/G Dm/A Bm/F# x2
[Interlude 3]
D Dsus4 D5 x2
[Verse 8]
[Verse 9]
[Interlude 4]
Am F G Am G x2
[Guitar Solo 1]
Am F G Am G x4
[Guitar Solo 2]
Em C D Em D x4
[Interlude 5]
Em C D Em D x4
Em C D Em D x2
E Em E Em E
[Verse 10]
Em C D x2
[Interlude 6]

Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Chords by Iron Maiden

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