• Song:

    Lord Of The Flies

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

  • Album:

    The X-Factor

BAND: Iron Maiden
SONG: Lord Of The Flies
ALBUM: The X Factor ( also live at "Death On The Road" )
WRITTEN BY: Steve Harris and Janick Gers

Ok, this is one of my favourite songs, so it's no wonder I chose to tab it.

INTRO: ( Janick ) 14 times
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---4-0-0-7-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-42-2---|
|---4-0-0-7-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-42-2---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Dave plays this chord at the start of Janick part at the 3,4,5 and 6 time.
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|---2---|
|---0---|
Then Dave plays this untill the verse, but with different rhythms.
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-etc.---|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|

VERSE: ( Janick )
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---11--12--9--11----11--12--9-------------|
|---9---9---7--9-----9---9---7-------------|
|------------------------------------------|
( Dave )
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0---|

PRE-CHORUS:
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---5----------7-------9--9-9-9--7--5---|
|---5----------7-------9--9-9-9--7--5---|
|---3----------5-------7--7-7-7--5--3---|
|---------------------------------------|                  Cut this note at the
Last time of pre-chorus:                                        |  second pre-chorus
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5-------------7--------11-------------11------11-----------9---|
|----5-------------7--------11-------------11------11-----------9---|
|----3-------------5--------9--------------9-------9------------7---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
" Killing so we survive, wherever we may roam, wherever we may hide..."
" Exited  but  scary to, believe   what   we've  become"

CHORUS:
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---11---------------------7-------------------------------------------5--5-5--7-9---|
|---11---------------------7----------------7-------------------5------5--5-5--7-9---|
|---9----------------------5----------------7-------------------5------3--3-3--5-7---|
|-------------------------------------------5-------------------3--------------------|
" Saints and sinners, something within  us, we are Lord Of The Flies"
" Saints and sinners, something willing us, to  be Lord Of The Flies"

SOLO: ( Janick )
|--------------------------------------------------------------17-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------18b-18b----19-17-16-17-19---|
|---15h17----17b-17b-17-15-14----15-17---17br-17b---17----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------19-19-19-19--19-17-15-14-15-14---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------15-17---|
|---11b-12--12p11----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------------------------------------|
|---------12------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


INTERLUDE:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------7--9--7----|
|---6--7--9--7-6----6--7--9--7-6----6--7--9--7-6----9---------9---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Think that's all
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