2 Minutes to Midnight by Iron Maiden Off the album, Powerslave Hal Leonard Recorded Version transcription Intro Sec 1 ------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------7--7--------------------------- ----5----7----5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2-- ----5----7----5----7------------5-----7----5------2--play 4 times -00---00---00--00-----------00----00---00----00--0- ------------------------------------------------------ Sec 2 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ----5----7----5----7--7v-7------5-----7----5------2--play 2 times ----5----7----5----7--7--7------5-----7----5------2-- -00---00---00--00-----------00----00---00----00--0--0-3p0 ------------------------------------------------------ Verse Play Intro/Sec 2 twice then.... some blackened pride still burns... and the reasons for the carnage... madmen play on words and make us all... ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ----5----7----5----7--7--7-7-----5-----7----5--5--5-5-5- ----5----7----5----7--7--7-7-----5-----7----5v-5--5-5-5-(play 2 times) -00---00---00--00-------------55---55---55-------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Chorus The killer's breed... demon seed fortune... -------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------6---6------3-------3------------------------------ -2---x-x--2----x-5---5--x-x-4--x-x--4--5----5/4--4p2----------3--- -2---x-x--2----x-7---7--x-x-5--x-x--5--5----5/4--4p2--3---x-x-3--- -0---x-x--0----x-0---------------------3----3/---------3---x-x-1-- --------------------------------------------------------1---x-x---- the pain.... ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- -3/2--2p0--5--5-5-5---5-0--------- -3/2--2p0--5--5-5-5---5-5----5---- -1---------3--3-3-3---3-2----5---- ------------------------------3---- war again.... pray for my soul... -------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------6----------3-------3------------------------------ -2---x-x--2----x-5------x-x-4--x-x--4--5----5/4--4p2-------------3- -2---x-x--2----x-7------x-x-5--x-x--5--5----5/4--4p2--3---x-x-3--3- -0---x-x--0----x-0---------------------3----3/---------3---x-x-3--1 --------------------------------------------------------1---x-x-1-- anymore.... ------------------- ------------------- -3/2--2p0--2--1--- -3/2--2p0--2--2---- -----------2--2---- -----------0--0---- 2 Minutes.... the hand that.... ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------5------7----10--12--- -5-7-7-7-7p5----5-7-7-7-7p5---5-5----7----10--12---play twice -0-0-0-0-0---7--0-0-0-0-0---7-3-5----5-----8--10--- 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