BE QUICK OR BE DEAD

by Iron Maiden

Tempo: fast

(0:03 - 0:18)

RIFF 1:

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     D|------5p0---0h1p0-3p0-1p0---------|-----5p0---0h1p0-3p0-1p0---------|
     A|----------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------3-------|
     E|-(3)----------------------------3-|(3)----------------------------3-|

Gtr.1E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|------5p0---0h1p0-3p0-1p0---------|-----5p0---0h1p0-3p0-1p0---------|
     A|----------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------3-------|
     E|-(3)----------------------------3-|(3)----------------------------3-|

Gtr.1E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|------5p0---0h1p0-3p0-1p0---------|-----5p0---0h1p0-3p0-1p0---------|
     A|----------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------3-------|
     E|-(3)----------------------------3-|(3)----------------------------3-|

Gtr.1E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|------5p0---0h1p0-3p0-1p0---------|-----5p0---0h1p0-3p0-1p0---------|
     A|----------5---------------5---3---|---------5---------------3---1p0-|
     E|-(3)----------------------------3-|(3)------------------------------|

(0:18 - 0:33)

VERSE 1:

        Co - vered  in  sin - ners  and  drip - ping with guilt.
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     E|--1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
             . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . 

         Ma - king your mo - ney  from   slime  and  from filth.        Pa-
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     D|----------------------------------|-3-----5---------8-----7---------|
     A|----------------------------------|-1-----3---------6-----5---------|
     E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

       -ra - ding your bel - lies   in    i    -    vory  to - wers.    In-
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     E|--1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
             . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . 

       -ves - ting our  lives  in your  schemes  and your po - wers.
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     D|----------------------------------|-3-----5---------8-----7---------|
     A|----------------------------------|-1-----3---------6-----5---------|
     E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(0:33 - 0:48)

CHORUS:

            You got to watch  them  -  be quick  or   be  dead.
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     D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
     A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
     E|----------------------------------|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

       Snake eyes in  hea - ven,   the  thief's  in  your head.
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     D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-----7-----8---|
     A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-----5-----6---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .

(0:48 - 1:03)

RIFF 2:

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     D||------7---5-----------5---3-------|-----3---1-----------1-1-1p0-----||
     A||----------------------------------|-----------------------------3---||
     E||-(3)------------------------------|-------------------------------3-||
      ||                                  |                                 ||
Bass G||----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
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     A||----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
     E||-(3)----------3-3-------------3-3-|-(3)---------3-3---------------3-||

(1:03 - 1:29)

INTERLUDE:

        See...               what's ruling all our lives.
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     A|--3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
     E|--1-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

        See...             who's pulling strings...
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     D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     A|--3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
     E|--1-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|

...

        bet  you  won't fall   on  your   face.                      Your
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     D|--3---------------5---------------|-3-------------------------------|
     A|--1-----3---------3-----5---------|-1-----3-----5-------------------|
     E|--------1---------------3---------|-------1-----3-------------------|

        bel - ly  will  hold  you   in   place.
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     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
     D|--3---------------5---------------|-3-----5-----7-------------------|-(7)-------------|
     A|--1-----3---------3-----5---------|-1-----3-----5-------------------|-(5)-------------|
     E|--------1---------------3---------|---------------------------------|-----------------|

Gtr.1E|----------------------------------|
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     G|----------------------------------|
     D|--8---------------10--------------|
     A|--6---------------8---------------|
     E|----------------------------------|

(1:29 - 1:44) RIFF 1

(1:44 - 1:59) VERSE 2

(1:59 - 2:13) CHORUS

(2:13 - 2:28) RIFF 2

then solo