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Alexander the Great
by Iron Maiden
from Hal Leonard publishing
intro (clean sound)
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verse
Near to the east... in an ancient land...
King Darius the third.... Scythians fell.....
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called Macedonia...
river Jaxartes.....
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At the age of nineteen... All of Asia minor....
By the Tigris river... Battle of Arbela....
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By the Aegean sea.... 4 B.C. he utterly....Entering Babylon.... treasures he found. took Persepolis------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------9-9-9-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-4-----7-7-7---------------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-2--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------
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Chorus
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Interlude
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Rhythym during solo
Am C G Bb5 F5
Second section:
E5 C5 G5 D5 C5 D5 E5
Last verse:A phrygian king..... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9--7----------------------------------9--7----------------------------------7--7-------0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-----------
Alexander cut the Gordian knot....--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9--7----------------------------------9--7----------------------------------7--7-------0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-----------
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battle weary marching....
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outro repeat fast intro
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