Written by Steve Harris. Performed by IRON MAIDEN. Taken from the album POWERSLAVE. Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren. E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com Opening-riff: E----------------| B----------------| G----------------| D----4-6-4-7--6--| A--7-------------| E----------------| Last time of opening-riff: E----------------| B----------------| G----------------| D--4----6--4-----| A----7--------7--| E----------------| Riff 2: E------------------------| B---------------5--5-----| G--5--4-5-4-5-4-------5--| D------------------------| A------------------------| E------------------------| E------------------------------| B---------------------5--------| G--5--4-5-4-5-4-7--7----7-5-4--| D------------------------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| Verse-riff 1: There goes the siren that warnes of the air raid E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2---6---2--| D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0---4---0--| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| There comes the sound of the guns sending flak E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2----| D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0----| A-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| Verse-riff 2: Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4-------4------| A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5---2---5--| E--------------------------------------3-------3--| Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4--------------| A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5----------| E--------------------------------------3----------| Pre-chorus-riff: Running scrambling E-------------------|-------------------| B-------------------|-------------------| G-------------------|-------------------| D-------------------|-------------------| A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| E-------------------|-------------------| flying E-------------------|-------------------| B-------------------|-------------------| G-------------------|--5-4--------------| D-------------------|------7-5-7-5-4----| A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------5--| E-------------------|-------------------| Rolling turning E-------------------|-------------------| B-------------------|-------------------| G-------------------|-------------------| D-------------------|-------------------| A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| E-------------------|-------------------| diving going in again E-------------------|-------------------| B-------------------|-------------------| G-------------------|--5-4--------------| D-------------------|------7-5-7--------| A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-------------------| E-------------------|-------------------| End of pre-chorus-riff. Chorus: Run live to... E------------|--------------| B------------|--------------| G------------|--------------| D--2---------|--5-----7-----| A--2---------|--3-----5-----| E--0---------|--------------| ...fly fly to... E------------|--------------| B------------|--------------| G------------|--------------| D--2---------|--5-----7-----| A--2---------|--3-----5-----| E--0---------|--------------| ...live do or... E------------|--------------| B------------|--------------| G------------|--------------| D--2---------|--5-----7-----| A--2---------|--3-----5-----| E--0---------|--------------| ...die want you. E------------|--------------| B------------|--------------| G------------|--------------| D--2---------|--------7-----| A--2---------|--5-----5-----| E--0---------|--3-----------| Run live to... E------------|--------------| B------------|--------------| G------------|--------------| D--5---------|--8-----10----| A--5---------|--6-----8-----| E--3---------|--------------| ...fly fly to... E------------|--------------| B------------|--------------| G------------|--------------| D--5---------|--8-----10----| A--5---------|--6-----8-----| E--3---------|--------------| ...live Aces... E------------|--------------| B------------|--------------| G------------|--------------| D--5---------|--8-----10----| A--5---------|--6-----8-----| E--3---------|--------------| ...high E------------|--------------| B------------|--------------| G------------|--------------| D--5---------|--8-----10----| A--5---------|--6-----8-----| E--3---------|--------------| End of chorus. Riff 3: E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------7--7--| A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--| E-----------------------------| E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------2--2--| A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0--0--| E---------------------3--------| E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------7--7--| A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--| E-----------------------------| E----------------------------| B----------------------------| G----------------------------| D-----------------------2----| A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0----| E---------------------3------| End of riff 3. Solo-riff 1: E---------------|---------------| B---------------|---------------| G---------------|---------------| D---------------|--------5---7--| A--7-----3---5--|--7-----3---5--| E--5-----1---3--|--5------------| Solo-riff 2: E---------------|---------------| B---------------|---------------| G---------------|---------------| D--4------------|--4-----7---9--| A--2-----5---7--|--2-----5---7--| E--------3---5--|---------------| Outro-riff: E---------------------|---------------------------------| B---------------------|-----------------5---------------| G---------------------|--4--7--7--7--7-----7--5--4p5p4--| D--7---5--7--5--7--5--|---------------------------------| A---------------------|---------------------------------| E---------------------|---------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------| B--8---5p6p5-----5--6--5----------------------| G-------------7-----------4--5-------------2--| D------------------------------------------2--| A------------------------------------------0--| E---------------------------------------------| Song-structure: Opening-riff (16 times) Riff 2 (4 times) Verse-riff 1 (2 times) Verse-riff 2 (2 times) Pre-chorus-riff (2 times) Chorus Riff 3 (2 times) Solo-riff 1 (2 times) Solo-riff 2 (2 times) Riff 3 (2 times) Verse-riff 1 (2 times) Verse-riff 2 (2 times) Pre-chorus-riff (2 times) Chorus Riff 2 (3 1/2 times) Outro-riff END Lyrics: There goes the siren that warns of the air raid There comes the sound of the guns sending flak Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne Got to get up for the coming attack Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines Remove all the wheelblocks There's no time to waste Gathering speed as we head down the runway Gotta get airborne before it's too late Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, divind, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers Let off a sharp burst and then turn away Roll over, spin round and come in behind them Move to their blindsides and firing again Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us Ten ME-109's out of the sun Ascending and turning out spitfires to face them Heading straight for them I press down my guns Rolling, turning, diving Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-27