Iron Maiden – Rime Of The Ancient Mariner chords
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[Intro] Em C D x2 Em G D Em D [Verse 1]EmHear the rime of the ancient marinerDSee his eye as he stops one of threeEmMesmerises one of the wedding guestsC D EmStay here and listen to the nightmares of the seaCAnd the music plays on, as the bride passes byD Em DCaught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale[Verse 2]EmDriven south to the land of the snow and iceDTo a place where nobody's beenEmThrough the snow fog flies on the albatrossC D EmHailed in God's name, hoping good luck it bringsCAnd the ship sails on, back to the northD Em DThrough the fog and ice and the albatross follows on[Interlude 1] Em G/B Em D x2 Em D C D C D x2 Em D [Verse 2]Em DThe mariner kills the bird of good omenEm DHis shipmates cry against what he's doneEm DBut when the fog clears, they justify himEmAnd make themselves a part of the crimeC D Em D EmSailing on and on and north across the seaC D Em D EmSailing on and on and north 'til all is calm[Verse 4]Em DThe albatross begins with its vengeanceEm DA terrible curse, a thirst has begunEm DHis shipmates blame bad luck on the marinerEmAbout his neck, the dead bird is hungC D Em D EmAnd the curse goes on and on and on at seaC D Em D EmAnd the curse goes on and on for them and me[Verse 5]Em"Day after day, day after dayDWe stuck nor breath nor motionEmAs idle as a painted ship upon a painted oceanDWater, water everywhere and all the boards did shrinkEmWater, 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?"CSee... onward she comesAmOnward she nears, out of the sunCSee, she has no crewAmShe has no life, wait but there's two[Verse 7]EmDeath and she life in deathEm EmThey throw their dice for the crewEm Em EmShe wins the mariner and he belongs to her nowCThen, crew one by oneAmThey drop down dead, two hundred menCShe, she, life in deathAmShe lets him live, her chosen one[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+A+One after one by the star dogged moonToo quick for groan or sighF#+Each turned his face with a ghastly pangAnd cursed me with his eyeA+Four times fifty living menAnd I heard nor sigh nor groanG+With heavy thump, a lifeless lumpThey dropped down one by one A+ F#+ Dm/A Cm/G Dm/A Bm/F# x2 [Interlude 3] D Dsus4 D5 x2 [Verse 8]D Dsus4 D5The curse it lives on in their eyesD Dsus4 D5The mariner he wished he'd dieDsus2 DmAlong with the sea creaturesDsus2 Dm D5But they lived on, so did heD Dsus4 D5And by the light of the moonD Dsus4 D5He prays for their beauty not doomDsus2 DmWith heart he blesses themDsus2 Dm D5God's creatures all of them too[Verse 9]Dm7 Dm Dm7 D5Then the spell starts to breakDm7 Dm Dm7 D5The albatross falls from his neckDm7 Dm Dm7 D5Sinks down like lead into the seaDm7 Dm Dm7 AmThen down in falls comes the rain[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 x2EmHear the groans of the long dead seamenDSee them stir and they start to riseEmBodies lifted by good spiritsC D EmNone of them speak and they're lifeless in their eyesCAnd revenge is still sought, penance starts againD Em DCast into a trance and the nightmare carries onEmNow the curse is finally liftedDAnd the mariner sights his homeEmSpirits go from the long dead bodiesC D EmForm their own light and the mariner's left alone[Interlude 6] Em G/B Em D x2 Em D [Verse 11]Em DAnd then a boat came sailing towards himEm DIt was a joy he could not believeEm DThe pilot's boat, his son and the hermitEmPenance of life will fall onto himC D EmAnd the ship sinks like lead into the seaC D EmAnd the hermit shrieves the mariner of his sins[Verse 12]Em DThe mariner's bound to tell of his storyEm DTo tell this tale wherever he goesEm DTo teach God's word by his own exampleEmThat we must love all things that God madeC D EmAnd the wedding guest's a sad and wiser manC D EmAnd the tale goes on and on and on and on