Iron

Iron - Maiden - The Educated Fool guitar tab

INTRO-Riff 1 (play it 2 times, Steve plays the chords):

Em |-let ring------> C G D

E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

G|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9---|

A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12-|

E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|

INTRO-Riff 2 (also 2 times, Steve is still playing the chords):

Em |-let ring--> C D

|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--|

|-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|

During the first verse guitar 1 plays the chords by picking

the following pattern (this is just a sample so that you get the idea):

Em Em Em C G D

|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------7----|

|----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7---7--|

|-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5--------|

|------------------------------------|-------------3---------------------|

VERSE 1:

Em C G D

I'm an educated fool so I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do

Em C D

About this awkward situation that's been forced down right upon me

Em C G D

As I'm walking down into on my own into the Valley of life

Em C D

Got a lifetime of experience Yeah I've got so much to give

CHORUS RIFF (don't let the notes ring [mute 'em with your palm]):

Em

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|

|----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-| (play this 4 times)

|-7----7-----7-----7--------------|

|---------------------------------|

Open the page...

The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new

pattern:

Em C G D (let ring)

|---------------------------|--------------------------------|

|---------------------------|--------------------------------|

|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------|

|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------|

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------|

|---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------|

..felt this way before...

VERSE 2:

Em C G D

Never felt this way before seems that somebody's just opened the

door

Em C D

To the book of life ... or is it death is there ever anyway out

Em C G D

Someone's looking down on me to the very inner core of my soul

Em c D

They won't tell me what they see but I really want to know

Repeat CHORUS RIFF 8 times, then

VERSE 3:

Em C G D

Do you really wanna be just another one statistic or feel

Em C D

That you really should aspire that you really do deserve more

Em C G D

Do you ever really feel that you have so much potential inside

Em C D

What you really have to give could be realised so much more

CHORUS RIFF (8 times)

BRIDGE:

(let the chords ring)

Em G C D Em G C D

|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|-9----------12-- -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|

|-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|

|-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------|

|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

Time will flow and I will fo--llow

INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times):

Em C G D

|----------------|------------------------------|

|----------------|------------------------------|

|----------------|------------------------------|

|----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------|

|-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--|

|----------------|------------------------------|

INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual):

|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|

|--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--|

|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------|

SOLO-Chords (8 times, don't know if they're exact):

Em G C G

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|

|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-|

|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-|

|-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-|

|------------------------------------|

After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times

INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times):

Em C G D

|----------------|-------------------------------------|

|----------------|-------------------------------------|

|----------------|-------------------------------------|

|----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----|

|-12-------------|-12----------------------------------|

|----------------|-------------------------------------|

then the CHORUS RIFF (8 more times),

afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times),

the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times

and finally the OUTRO RIFF:

Em

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|------9--10---9---9---(let ring and fade)-|

|-12---------------------------------------|

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