THE EDGE OF DARKNESS - Iron Maiden from The X Factor (1995) album written by Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers B5/E 0244xx D5/A x002xx [Intro] B5/E D5/A B5/E x4 B5/E D5/A B5/E C5 D5 x2 [Verse 1] Em D Em C D I've looked into the heart of darkness Em D Em C Am Where the blood-red journey ends Em D Em C D When you've faced the heart of darkness Em D Em C Am Even your soul begins to bend [Verse 2] Em D Em C D For a week I have been waiting Em D Em C Am Still I am only in Saigon Em D Em C D The walls move in a little closer Em C D C D I feel the jungle call me on (distorted power chords) [Verse 3] Em D Em C D Every minute I get weaker Em D Em C Am While in the jungle they grow strong Em D Em C D What I wanted was a mission Em D Em C Am And for my sins they gave me one [Verse 4] Em D Em C D They brought it up just like room service Em D Em C Am 'Cause everyone gets what they want Em D Em C D And when that mission was all over Em C D C D I'd never want another one [Riff] Em G Am C D x3 [Bridge 1] Em Em I know, captain, that you've done this work before G D Bm C D We've got a problem, you can help us all I'm sure Em Em The colonel's gone rogue, and his methods are unsound G D C D You'll take a PBR up river track him down... [Riff] Em G C D [Bridge 2] Em Em There's a conflict in every human heart G D Bm C D And the temptation is to take it all to far Em Em In this war things get so confused G D Bm C D But there are some things which cannot be excused [Bridge 3] Em Em He's acting like a God - an insane lunatic G D Bm C D Your mission - exterminate with extreme prejudice Em Em The route is dangerous and your progress may be slow G D C D Here is the file and it's all you need to know... [Riff] Em G Am C D x2 Oo'ooh... [Solo 1] Em Em G D Bm C D x2 [Solo 2] Em Em G D Bm C D x2 [Instrumental] Em G Am C D x4 [Pre-chorus] Em G Here I am the knife in my hand Am C D And now I understand why the genius must die [Chorus 1] Em D Em C D Now I stand alone in the darkness Em D Em C Am With his blood upon my hands Em D Em C D Where sat the warrior the poet Em C D C D Now lie the fragments of a man (clean picking) [Chorus 2] Em D Em C D I've looked into the heart of darkness Em D Em C Am Where the blood-red journey ends Em D Em C D When you've faced the heart of darkness Em C D C D Even your soul begins to bend [Outro] Em D Em I've looked into the heart of darkness... -TTPĀ
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