Iron Maiden - Heaven Can Wait (Bass) 

Author: Paulo Canha (pcanha@telepar.com.br) 
Type: Bass 
Track no: 4 
Album: Somewhere In Time 
Comments: This song is about a guy who has a near death experience

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INTRO

 Play this three times

G--7-9-7-9---7---9---7---7-7-9-7--|--5-7-5-7---5---7---5----5-5-7-5--|
D--7-7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5---5---5---5----5-5-5-5--|
A---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


G--7-9-7-9---7---9---7---7-7-9-7--|--10-12-10-12---10---12-14-12-14---12--|
D--7-7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7--|--10-10-10-10---10---12-12-12-12---12--|
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


 And play this twice
G---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--7-9-7-9---7---9---7---7-7-9-7--|--5-7-5-7---5---7---5----5-5-7-5--|
A--7-7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5---5---5---5----5-5-5-5--|
E---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


G---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D--7-9-7-9---7---9---7---7-7-9-7--|--10-12-10-12---10---12-14-12-14---12--|
A--7-7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7--|--10-10-10-10---10---12-12-12-12---12--|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|                    


  Vocals 
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


G-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--5--4---------------5--4---------------5--4-----|--------------------------------------|
A--------7--5----7----------7--5----7----------5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


G-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--5--4---------------5--4---------------5--4-----|--------------------------------------|
A--------7--5----7----------7--5----7----------5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


G--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
E--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


G-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|--3--2---------------------------|
A--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------5--3--------3------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


 Chorus (2x)
G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


G--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|--------------3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--|
E--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--3--3--3--3--------------------------|


Repeat Vocals
Repeat Chorus


 Solo-Riff (2x)

  I don't know exactly what he does here, but is something like this

G------------------------------------|------------------------9-7--------|
D-------9---7---5---7---9---7---5----|----9---7---5---7---9-------9-7----|
A--7--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|--7---7---7---7---7---7---------5--|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------9---7---5---7---9---7---5-----|----9---7---5---7---9--------------|
A--7--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|--7---7---7---7---7---7--7-----3---|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


G-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------5---4---5---4---5---4---5----|------5---4---5---4---5---4---5----|
A--3-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--|
E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


G-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------5---4---5---4---5---4---5----|------5---4---5---4---5---4-4------|
A--0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|----0---0---0---0---0---0-----5-7--|
E--------------------------------0--|--0--------------------------------|


   Take                    my     hand                  I'll...
G------------------------------|------------------------------|
D------------------------------|------------------------------|
A--7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-10--|--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-10--|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|


...lead you to the promised land
G-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A--7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--|--3---3-3-3----5---5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------|--------------------------|


   Take                    my     hand                  I'll...
G------------------------------|------------------------------|
D------------------------------|------------------------------|
A--7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-10--|--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-10--|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|


   give you immortality
G-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A--7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--|--3---3-3-3----5---5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------|--------------------------|


   eternal                       youth                I'll...
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-3--|-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3----|


...take you to the other side                        to...
G-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--|--------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--1---1-1-1----3---3-3-3--|


...see                   the     truth                 the...
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-3--|-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3----|


...path for you is decided
G-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D-----------------------------|--------------------------|
A--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--|--------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--1---1-1-1----3---3-3-3--|


 Bridge
G--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


   OH      OH      OH               OH  OH  OH  OH  OH       OH  OH
G--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


   OH      OH      OH               OH  OH  OH  OH  OH
G--------------------------------|----------------------|
D--------------------------------|----------------------|
A--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-----|--5---5-5-5--3--3-----|
E--------------------------------|----------------------|


   OH      OH      OH            OH  OH  OH  OH  OH    OH  OH
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1--|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


   OH      OH      OH            OH  OH  OH  OH  OH
G-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----------------------------|---------------------------|
A--3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--|--5---5-5-5---5-5-5--0--3--|
E-----------------------------|---------------------------|


Repeat Solo-Riff

 Lick (4x)
G----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D--3--3-2---2----|--3--3-2---2----|--3--3-2---2----|--3--3-2---2----|
A---------5---3--|---------5---3--|---------5---3--|---------5---3--|
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


Repeat Vocals
Repeat Chorus


 Play this twice
G---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D--7-9-7-9---7---9---7---7-7-9-7--|--5-7-5-7---5---7---5----5-5-7-5--|
A--7-7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5---5---5---5----5-5-5-5--|
E---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


G---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D--7-9-7-9---7---9---7---7-7-9-7--|--10-12-10-12---10---12-14-12-14---12--|
A--7-7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7--|--10-10-10-10---10---12-12-12-12---12--|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


 Play this twice
G--7-9-7-9---7---9---7---7-7-9-7--|--5-7-5-7---5---7---5----5-5-7-5--|
D--7-7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5---5---5---5----5-5-5-5--|
A---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


G--7-9-7-9---7---9---7---7-7-9-7--|--10-12-10-12---10---12-14-12-14---12--|
D--7-7-7-7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7--|--10-10-10-10---10---12-12-12-12---12--|
A---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


Outro:                                        Let ring...
G-----------------|--------------------------------------|
D--5-7-5-3-----3--|--2-2-2-3---2-------------------------|
A----------5------|----------------3-5--------5----------|
E-----------------|--------------------------------------|
 End

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