Written by Steve Harris. Performed by IRON MAIDEN. Taken from the album THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST. NOTE: Invaders is an extension of the old standard song Invasion. Iron Maiden have only played Invaders live one time, and that was in Auckland, NZ 1992. Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren. E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com Intro-riff: E----------------------|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|----------------------| D--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--| A--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--| E----------------------|----------------------| E----------------------|-------------------------------| B----------------------|-------------------------------| G----------------------|-------------------------------| D--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|--9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---7-7-5-7--| A--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---5-5-3-5--| E----------------------|-------------------------------| Riff 1: E----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G----------------------------------| D------------7-5----5--5-----------| A--0---0-5-7-----7--------0-5-3-0--| E----------------------------------| E----------------------------| B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D------------7-5----5--5--7--| A--0---0-5-7-----0--3--3--5--| E----------------------------| Verse: E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------| D--9---------------|--9---------------| A--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| E------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------| D--5---------------|--7---------------| A--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--| E------------------|------------------| Riff 2: E-----------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-----------------| G-----------------|-----------------| D-----------------|-----------------| A--7---5---4------|--7---5---4------| E------------5-3--|------------5-3--| Riff 3: E----------------------|-------------| B----------------------|-------------| G----------------------|-------------| D----------------------|-------------| A--9-------------------|--6--6--6-7--| E--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--4--4--4-5--| Chorus: E--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|------------------------| G-------------5-6-8--|--------8--6-5----------| D--8-----6--8--------|--8------------8-6-5----| A--6--6--------------|--6--6---------------8--| E-----4--------------|-----4------------------| Solo-riff: E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D--3-2-0-5-----------------------| A--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E--------------------------------| E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G-----------------------------------| D--3-2-----3-2-----3-2-----3-2------| A------5-3-----5-3-----5-3-----5-3--| E-----------------------------------| E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D--------------------------------| A--3-2-0-5-----------------------| E--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------| A--3-2-----3-2-----3-2-----3-2------| E------5-3-----5-3-----5-3-----5-3--| E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D--3-2-0-5-----------------------| A--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E--------------------------------| E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D--------------------------------| A--3-2-0-5-----------------------| E--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------| A--3-2-----3-2-----3-2-----3-2------| E------5-3-----5-3-----5-3-----5-3--| End of solo-riff. Outro: E----------------------|----------------------| B----------------------|----------------------| G----------------------|----------------------| D--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--| A--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--| E----------------------|----------------------| E----------------------|-------------------------------| B----------------------|-------------------------------| G----------------------|-------------------------------| D--9-9-9-9-9----5---7--|--9-9-9-9---5-5-5-5---9-9-7-9--| A--7-7-7-7-7----3---5--|--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3---7-7-5-7--| E----------------------|-------------------------------| Song-structure: Intro Riff 1 (4 times) Verse (4 times) Riff 2 (2 times) Riff 3 (4 times) Chorus (2 times) Riff 2 (2 times) Verse (4 times) Riff 2 (2 times) Riff 3 (4 times) Chorus (2 times) Riff 1 (4 times) Solo-riff Riff 2 (2 times) Verse (4 times) Riff 2 (2 times) Riff 3 (4 times) Chorus (2 times) Outro END Lyrics: Longboats have been sighted the evidence of war has begun Many Nordic fighting men their swords and shields all gleam in the sun Call to arms defend yourself get ready to stand and fight for your lives Judgement day has come around so be prepared don't run stand your ground They're coming in from the sea They've come the enemy Bebeath the blazing sun The battle has to be won Invaders...Pillaging Invaders...Looting Set ablaze the campfires alert the other men from inland Warning must be given there's not enough men here for a stand The Vikings are too many too powerful to take on our own We must have reinforcements we cannot fight this battle alone They're coming over the hill They've come to attack They're coming in for the kill There's no turning back Invaders...Fighting Invaders...Marauding Axes grind and maces clash as wounded fighters fall to the ground Severed limbs and fatal woundings bloody corpses lay all around The smell of death and burning flesh the battle weary fight to the end The Saxons have been overpowered victims of mighty Norsemen You'd better scatter and run The battle lost and not won You'd better get away To fight another day Invaders...Raping Invaders...Plundering OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-23 TOMORROW'S CHRISTMAS DAY.