Iron Maiden - Blood On The World's Hands (Guitar) 

Author: Pierre-Luc Espantoso (liberte_expressif@videotron.ca) 
Type: Guitar 
Track no: 8 
Album: The X Factor 


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Intro (2X):
e|-----------------|-------------5-----|
B|--5-5--5-7-8-7-5-|--5-5--5-7-8---8-7-|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|

e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|--5-5--5-7-8-7-5-|--5-5--5-7-8-----7-|
G|-----------------|-------------4-7---|
D|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
VERSE-1:
 C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5   C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5 
SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME WONDER  | SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME QUESTION
SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME SADDENED| ALWAYS IT MAKES ME ANGRY BUT...
WHEN YOU CAN SEE IT HAPPENING | THE MADNESS THAT'S ALL AROUND YOU
NOBODY SEEMS TO WORRY         | THE WORLD SEEMS SO POWERLESS TO...

CHORUS:                             
ACT !                               IT'S OUT OF 
CONTROL                             BLOOD ON THE 
WORLD'S HANDS                       EACH DAY A 
NEW TOLL
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5-----|
A|-3-2-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-0-0---5-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

VERSE-2:
 C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5   C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5 
ANOTHER ASSINATION            | THE SAME DAY A NEW CREATION
BUT WHAT ARE THEY COMING INTO | SECURITY OF A WORLD THAT BRING...
ONE DAY ANOTHER KILLING       | SOMEWHERE THERE'S SOMEONE STARVING
ANOTHER A SAVAGE RAPPING      | MEANWHILE THERE'S SOMEONE LAUGHTING...

CHORUS.

RIFF-1 (4X)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5-----|
A|-0-0-7-8-7-0-0-0-7-8-7-0-0-0-7-8-7-0---5-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Solo riff (for guitar I- 4X)
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|---------9--7--5--5-5-|---------7--7---------|
D|---------9--7--5--5-5-|---------7--7--7--7-7-|
A|---------7--5--3--3-3-|---------9--5--7--7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0--------------|-0-0-0-0-------5--5-5-|

RIFF-2 (2X):
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-2-0-0-5-4-0-0-7-6-0-10-9-0-9-|
E|--------------------------------|
Solo-riff (4x).

RIFF-3(2X)
 |GUITAR-I                        |
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-2-0-0-5-4-0-0-7-6-0-10-9-0-9-|
E|--------------------------------|
 |                                |
 |GUITAR-II                 /FULL\|
e|--------------------------12-12-|
B|--------------------------12-12-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

RIFF-4:
Guitar I: 
           Blood on the world's hands       Blood on the world's hands
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7--7-7-7----------7-7--7-7-7-|-5-5--5-5-5----------5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-7-7--7-7-7----------7-7--7-7-7-|-5-5--5-5-5----------5-5--5-5-5--|
E|-5-5--5-5-5----------5-5--5-5-5-|-3-3--3-3-3----------3-3--3-3-3--|
             |Let ring|                       |Let ring|
Guitar II:
e|------------3---2---0-----------|------------3---2---0------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

RIFF-5 (3x and all full and the other guitar plays RIFF-4):
e|-3-2---0--3-0-|
B|-----3--------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

RIFF-4.

RIFF-1.

VERSE-3:
 C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5   C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5 
BRUTALITY AND AGGRESSION           | TOMORROW ANOTHER LESSON
EXPECTING ANOTHER AIR RAID         | PRAYING FOR A CEASEFIRE...
THEY SAY THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER | NO NEED TO BE COMPLACENT
THERE'S CHAOS ACROSS THE BORDER    | AND ONE DAY IT COULD BE HAPPENING...

FINAL RIFF (PLAY CHORUS RIFF 'TILL THE END):
TO US                               IT'S OUT OF 
CONTROL                             BLOOD ON THE 
WORLD'S HANDS                       IT'S OUR 
EPITAPH                             IT'S OUT OF 
CONTROL                             SOMEONE SHOULD 
KNOW                                BLOOD ON THE 
WORLD'S HANDS                       SOMEONE SHOULD !
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5-----|
A|-3-2-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-0-0---5-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Copyright Pierre-Luc Espantoso (liberte_expressif@videotron.ca) 
Tab from Maiden World - (http://www.maiden-world.com/)


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