• Song:

    Lightning Strikes Twice

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

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Lightning Strikes Twice
Written By Davey Murray and Steve Harris

Tabbed by mark and mike bellinger

Intro-

Lead guitar=

E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-4--4h7p4--4h7-9--7h9-11-9-7-|4--4h7p4--4h7-9--7h9-11-9-7-|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-4--4h6-7--4h6-7--4h6-7--6-2-|4h6-7--4h6-9--7--4--6-------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-4--4h6-7--4h6-7--4h6-9--7-2-|4--4h6-7--4h6-9-7--9/11--11-|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------| All x 1
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

*
(Rythm Guitar riff- under what the lead player is playing)
In time with the hi hat and bass player

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--11-11---7-7-----------------|
D|-9-9-9---5-5-5--9-9----11-11--|   
A|---------------7-7-7--9--9--9-| x 10
E|------------------------------| 
*

Lead guitar Verse (rythym guitar continues playing the Rythm guitar riff)

"I feel a breeze on my face in expectance"

E|------7------3------0------2-|
B|-----7------3------0------2--|
G|----7------3------0------2---|  
D|---9------5------2------4----|   
A|--9------5------2------4-----| x 4
E|-7------3------0------2------|

Verse(both guitars and bass)  "Is it the rolling of thunder that scares you?"
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|  
D|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|  
A|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|  x 4
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|

Fill by lead guitar
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4--11-9-7--7-6-4--4-2--0----|-4--11-9-7--7-6-4--4-2-0--|
D|---------------------------4-|------------------------4-|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-4--11-9-7--7-6-4--4-2--0----|-4--11-9-7--7-6-4--4-2-0--|
D|-------------------------4-2-|------------------------4-|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------| all x 1
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

*
(Rythm Guitar- again under what the lead player is playing)
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--11-11---7-7-----------------|
D|-9-9-9---5-5-5--9-9----11-11--|   
A|---------------7-7-7--9--9--9-| x 4
E|------------------------------| 
*

Verse (both guitars and bass) "And as I wait and I look for an answer"
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|  
D|-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|  
A|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|  x 4
E|-----------3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|
 
Then- (heavier) (Both Guitars and bass)

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-|
A|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-| x 2
E|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-7-5-7-7--3-3-3--0-0-0-|

"As the ominous light draws near"
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-|
A|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-| x 1
E|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--3-3-3--0-0-0-|

"There’s a lone dog howls in the park"
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-|
A|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-| x 1
E|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-7-5-7-7--3-3-3--0-0-0-|

"As a lightning flash lights dark.. The storm is nearly here"

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-5-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9-|
A|7-7-5-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9-|x 1
E|5-5-3-5-5--3-3-3--0-0-0--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7-|

Pre-Chorus- "Only God will know"

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|5--5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9-|
A|5--5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9-| x 1
E|3--3-3-3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0-0--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7-|

"You're sitting alone you watch"

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-|
A|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-| x 1
E|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--3-3-3--0-0-0-|

"And the swaying rustling leaves"

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-|
A|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-| x 1
E|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-7-5-7-7--3-3-3--0-0-0-|

"As you wait for rain to fall"

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-5-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9-|
A|7-7-5-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9-|x 1
E|5-5-3-5-5--3-3-3--0-0-0--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7-|

Pre Chorus 2-"Only God knows"

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|5--5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9-|
A|5--5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9-| x 1
E|3--3-3-3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0-0--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7-|

"The whole sky glooooooooooooooooooooooows"
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|5--5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-|
A|5--5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-|
E|3--3-3-3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0-0--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|

Chorus :  "MAYBE LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE!"

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|12--10--7--5--3p0-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|x 9?
E|------------------|

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|12--10--7--5--5h7/12-|
D|---------------------| play this 2nd riff the last time round on the chorus 
A|---------------------| x 1
E|---------------------|
*
Rythm Guitar under Chorus

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-4444-4444-4444-4444-------------------------|
D|-4444-4444-4444-4444-----5555-5555-7777-7777-|
A|-2222-2222-2222-2222-----5555-5555-7777-7777-| x 5
E|-------------------------3333-3333-5555-5555-|
*

Rythm Guitar under guitar solos-

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-|
A|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-9-7-9-9--5-5-5--2-2-2-| x 4
E|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-7-5-7-7--3-3-3--0-0-0-|

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-2--7-7-5-7-7-|
A|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-2--7-7-5-7-7-|x 1
E|5-5-3-5-5--5-5-3-5-5--3-3-3--0-0-0--5-5-3-5-5-|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-2--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7-|
A|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--5-5-5--2-2-2--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7-|x 1
E|5-5-3-5-5--5-5-3-5-5--3-3-3--0-0-0--5-5-3-5-5--5-5-3-5-5-|

 
Then Interlude-

Lead Guitar

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|6-7-9-7-6-4----6-7-9-7-6-4--4-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------| x 4
E|------------------------------|

*
Rythm guitar underneath during interlude-
(not entirely sure about the notes here)

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-4~~~~---4-4-4-------|
D|-4~~~~---4-4-4--5-5~-|
A|-2~~~~---2-2-2--5-5~-|x 4
E|----------------3-3~-|
*

Repeat pre chorus 2 and chorus

Outro Both Guitars
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--7-9-9-7-9-|
A|9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--9-9-7-9-9--7-9-9-7-9-| X 1
E|7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--7-7-5-7-7--5-7-7-5-7-|

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