ACES HIGH
Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
Taken from the album POWERSLAVE.
Opening-riff:
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D----4-6-4-7--6--|
A--7-------------|
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Last time of opening-riff:
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G----------------|
D--4----6--4-----|
A----7--------7--|
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Riff 2:
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B---------------5--5-----|
G--5--4-5-4-5-4-------5--|
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A------------------------|
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B---------------------5--------|
G--5--4-5-4-5-4-7--7----7-5-4--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
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Verse-riff 1:
There goes the siren that warnes of the air raid
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G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2---6---2--|
D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0---4---0--|
A-------------------------------------------------|
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There comes the sound of the guns sending flak
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G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2----|
D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0----|
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Verse-riff 2:
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
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D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4-------4------|
A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5---2---5--|
E--------------------------------------3-------3--|
Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste
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D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4--------------|
A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5----------|
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Pre-chorus-riff:
Running scrambling
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A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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flying
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D-------------------|------7-5-7-5-4----|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------5--|
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Rolling turning
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A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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diving going in again
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B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|--5-4--------------|
D-------------------|------7-5-7--------|
A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-------------------|
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End of pre-chorus-riff.
Chorus:
Run live to...
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D--2---------|--5-----7-----|
A--2---------|--3-----5-----|
E--0---------|--------------|
...fly fly to...
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G------------|--------------|
D--2---------|--5-----7-----|
A--2---------|--3-----5-----|
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...live do or...
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G------------|--------------|
D--2---------|--5-----7-----|
A--2---------|--3-----5-----|
E--0---------|--------------|
...die want you.
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B------------|--------------|
G------------|--------------|
D--2---------|--------7-----|
A--2---------|--5-----5-----|
E--0---------|--3-----------|
Run live to...
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B------------|--------------|
G------------|--------------|
D--5---------|--8-----10----|
A--5---------|--6-----8-----|
E--3---------|--------------|
...fly fly to...
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G------------|--------------|
D--5---------|--8-----10----|
A--5---------|--6-----8-----|
E--3---------|--------------|
...live Aces...
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G------------|--------------|
D--5---------|--8-----10----|
A--5---------|--6-----8-----|
E--3---------|--------------|
...high
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B------------|--------------|
G------------|--------------|
D--5---------|--8-----10----|
A--5---------|--6-----8-----|
E--3---------|--------------|
End of chorus.
Riff 3:
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D-----------------------7--7--|
A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|
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B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------2--2--|
A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0--0--|
E---------------------3--------|
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B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------7--7--|
A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|
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E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D-----------------------2----|
A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0----|
E---------------------3------|
End of riff 3.
Solo-riff 1:
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B---------------|---------------|
G---------------|---------------|
D---------------|--------5---7--|
A--7-----3---5--|--7-----3---5--|
E--5-----1---3--|--5------------|
Solo-riff 2:
E---------------|---------------|
B---------------|---------------|
G---------------|---------------|
D--4------------|--4-----7---9--|
A--2-----5---7--|--2-----5---7--|
E--------3---5--|---------------|
Outro-riff:
E---------------------|---------------------------------|
B---------------------|-----------------5---------------|
G---------------------|--4--7--7--7--7-----7--5--4p5p4--|
D--7---5--7--5--7--5--|---------------------------------|
A---------------------|---------------------------------|
E---------------------|---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
B--8---5p6p5-----5--6--5----------------------|
G-------------7-----------4--5-------------2--|
D------------------------------------------2--|
A------------------------------------------0--|
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Song-structure:
Opening-riff (16 times)
Riff 2 (4 times)
Verse-riff 1 (2 times)
Verse-riff 2 (2 times)
Pre-chorus-riff (2 times)
Chorus
Riff 3 (2 times)
Solo-riff 1 (2 times)
Solo-riff 2 (2 times)
Riff 3 (2 times)
Verse-riff 1 (2 times)
Verse-riff 2 (2 times)
Pre-chorus-riff (2 times)
Chorus
Riff 2 (3 1/2 times)
Outro-riff
END
Lyrics:
There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
There comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack
Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheelblocks
There's no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before it's too late
Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, divind, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high
Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again
Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us
Ten ME-109's out of the sun
Ascending and turning out spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press down my guns
Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high