• Song:

    The Trooper

  • Artist:

    Iron Maiden

  • Album:

    The Essential Iron Maid...

intro
G|--9-9-9-7----|--7-7-7-5----|--5-5-5------|-----------|
D|----------9--|----------7--|---------7-5-|----5------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|--5---5-7--| (2x)
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|


Pre Verse
G|------------------|-----------| 
D|------------------|----5------|  This song i very fast so use triplets here
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7------|--5---5-7--| 
E|------------------|-----------|
  
G|------------------|-----------|
D|------------------|----5------|  
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7------|--5---5-3--|    
E|------------------|-----------|    

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

G|------------------|the mistake people make is they go back to 7 when
D|------------------|actually if u listen to it it is deeper.                  
A|-5-5-5-5--5-------|
E|------------------|


G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|------------------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
             You'll take my life...

G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|------------------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
             You'll fire your musket...

G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|------------------|
A|--5---5-3--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
            So when you're waiting...

G|-----------|------------------|
D|----5------|------------------|
A|--5---5-7--|------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|
             You'd better stand...

G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7-7-7-7-7-------| (2x)
E|---------------------------|
The bugle sounds and the charge begins...            
But on this battlefield no one wins...

G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-3--3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|---------------------------|
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath...

G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7-7-7-7-7-------|
E|---------------------------|
As I plunge on into certain death


[Chorus] (1:01)
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|
Oh oh-oh oh-oh....


After chorus (1:12)
G|---------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|
A|--5---5-7--7-7-7-7-7-------| (2x)
E|---------------------------|

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

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

(Then repeat continuation of lyrics part)
(Then repeat chorus)


[Solo 1] (2:12)
G|.-------.|-------|-------|-------|------5--------7----|
D|.---5---.|-------|-------|-------|----5--------7------|
A|.-5---5-.|-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-|--3-------5--------|
E|.-------.|-------|-------|-------|--------------------|
this pointed part
first time only


[Solo 2] (2:35)
G|---------|----------|----------|-------|------10--|-------12--|
D|---------|----------|----------|-------|---10-----|----12-----|
A|.-5---5-.|-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-|7-7-7--|8---------|-10--------|
E|.-------.|----------|----------|-------|----------|-----------|


i forgot how many times to play each solo,

Pre Verse,
Verse
Intro

I hope you enjoy
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