Written by Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith. Performed by IRON MAIDEN. Taken from the album SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON. Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren. E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com Riff 1: E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------------------------------| D--7---------------------------| A--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E------------------------------| E----------------|-----------------| B----------------|-----------------| G-------------7--|-----------------| D--7----------5--|--5-5-5-5--------| A--3--3-3-3-3----|----------5------| E----------------|----------3------| E--3--2--3--2--3--| B--3--3--3--3--3--| G-----------------| D-----------------| A-----------------| E-----------------| End of riff 1. Verse: Give me the sense to... E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------------------------------| D--7---------------------------| A--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E------------------------------| ..wonder to... E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------------------------------| D--7---------------------------| A--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E------------------------------| ..wonder if I'm free E---------------------|--3--2--3--2--3--| B---------------------|--3--3--3--3--3--| G---------------------|-----------------| D---------------------|-----------------| A--5------------------|-----------------| E--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| On the fourth time of verse: Don't need no key to un-... E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------------------------------| D--7---------------------------| A--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E------------------------------| ..-lock this door gonna.. E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G------------------------------| D--7---------------------------| A--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E------------------------------| ..break down the walls break out of this bad place E---------------------|------------------------| B---------------------|--3-------3-------3-----| G---------------------|--2---2---2---2---2--2--| D---------------------|--0---2---0---2---0--2--| A--5------------------|------0-------0------0--| E--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------------| Chorus: Can I play with madness, the prophet.. E----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------| G--4-------------|----------------| D--4-------------|--5-------------| A--2--2-2-2-2-2--|--5-------------| E----------------|--3--3-3-3-3-3--| ..stared at his crystal ball E----------------|------------------| B--3-------------|-------3-2--------| G--2-------------|--2--2-----4-2----| D--0--0-0-0-0-0--|--2------------4--| A----------------|--0---------------| E----------------|------------------| Can I play with madness, there's no.. E----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------| G--4-------------|----------------| D--4-------------|--5-------------| A--2--2-2-2-2-2--|--5-------------| E----------------|--3--3-3-3-3-3--| ..vision there at all E----------------|------------------| B----------------|------------------| G----------------|---------0-2-4-2--| D--2-------------|--2--2-4----------| A--2-------------|------------------| E--0--0-0-0-0-0--|------------------| Can I play with madness, the prophet.. E----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------| G--2-------------|----------------| D----------------|--5-------------| A-----2-2-2-2-2--|--5-------------| E----------------|--3--3-3-3-3-3--| ..looked and he laughed at me E----------------|------------------| B--3-------------|-------3-2--------| G--2-------------|--2--2-----4-2----| D--0--0-0-0-0-0--|--2------------4--| A----------------|--0---------------| E----------------|------------------| Can I play with madness, he said you're.. E----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------| G--2-------------|----------------| D----------------|--5-------------| A-----2-2-2-2-2--|--5-------------| E----------------|--3--3-3-3-3-3--| ..too blimd to see E------------------------| B--3-------3-------3-----| G--2---2---2---2---2--2--| D--0---2---0---2---0--2--| A------0-------0------0--| E------------------------| End of chorus. Riff 2: E-------------------|-----------------------| B-------------------|-----------------------| G-------------------|-----------------------| D----------------5--|----------------5---7--| A--7---7-7-7-5------|--7---7-7-7-5----------| E--------------7----|--------------7--------| Riff 3: E-------------------|-----------------------| B-------------------|-----------------------| G----------------3--|----------------3---5--| D--5---5-5-5-4------|--5---5-5-5-4----------| A--------------5----|--------------5--------| E-------------------|-----------------------| Solo-riff: E-------------------|-----------------------| B-------------------|-----------------------| G-------------------|-----------------------| D-------------------|-----------------------| A--7---7-7-7-5---5--|--7---7-7-7-5---5---7--| E--------------7-3--|--------------7-3---5--| Bridge before last chorus: E-------------------------|-----------------------| B-------------------------|-----------------------| G------------3-5-6-3-5-3--|--------3--------------| D----------5--------------|--------3--------------| A---5--5------------------|--5--5--1--------------| E---3--3------------------|--3--3-----------------| E---------------------|------------------------| B---------------------|--3-------3-------3-----| G---------------------|--2---2---2---2---2--2--| D---------------------|--0---2---0---2---0--2--| A--5--5--(Plectrum-)--|------0-------0------0--| E--3--3--(scratch)----|------------------------| End of bridge Song-structure: Song-intro Riff 1 (2 times) Verse (4 times) Chorus Riff 1 (2 times) Verse (4 times) Chorus Riff 2 (2 times) Riff 3 (2 times) Solo-riff (2 times) Bridge before last chorus Song-bridge Chorus Song-outro END Lyrics: Give me the sense to wonder To wonder if I'm free Give me the sense of wonder To know I can be me Give me the strength to hold my head up Spit back in their face Don't need no key to unlock this door Gonna break down the walls Break out of this bad place Chorus: Can I play with madness The prophet stared at his crystal ball Can I play with madness There's no vision there at all Can I play with madness The prophet looked and he laughed at me Can I play with madness He said you're too blind to see I screamed aloud to the old man I said don't lie don't say you don't know I say you'll pay for this mischief In this world or the next Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance And the hell fires raged in his eyes He said do you want to know the truth son -I'll tell you the truth Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-27