CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED
by Iron Maiden

(0:01 - 0:14)
INTRO:
RIFF 1: (*2 times) (gtr.1 - clean acoustic)
Gtr.1E||-0---------------0---------------|-----------------3---------------|
     H||-0-------------------0-----------|-------------0-------0-----------|
     G||-0-----------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
     D||-2---------------------------2---|-----------------------------0---|
     A||-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     E||-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
      ||                                 |                                 |
Bass G||-------------------------9-------|---------------------------------|
     D||-----------------------9-----9---|-5-------0---------------5p4h5p4-|
     A||-7-------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|
     E||-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
Gtr.1E|------------------2---------------|-----0---------------2-----------||
     H|----------------------3-------3---|-1-------1-------3-------3-------||
     G|--2-----------------------2-------|-0-----------0---2-----------2---||
     D|--0-------------------------------|-2---------------0---------------||
     A|----------------------------------|-3-------------------------------||
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
      |                                  |                                 ||
Bass G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
     D|----------------------------------|-----2---------------4-----------||
     A|--5-------------------5---5-------|-3-------3-------5-------5-------||
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------||
(0:14 - 0:28)
INTRO SOLO: (electric guitar joins)
Lead E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|
     D|--2-------------------------------|-2-------4-------5---------------|
     A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |                                  |                                 |
Gtr.1E|--0---------------0---------------|-----------------3---------------|
     H|--0-------------------0-----------|-------------0-------0-----------|
     G|--0-----------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
     D|--2---------------------------2---|-----------------------------0---|
     A|--2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     E|--0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
 
Lead E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|--4-----------2p0-----------------|-2-h-3-p-2-p-0---2-p-0-----------|
     D|------------------4---------------|-------------------------2-p-0---|
     A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |                                  |                                 |
Gtr.1E|------------------2---------------|-----0---------------2-----------|
     H|----------------------3-------3---|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|
     G|--2-----------------------2-------|-0-----------0---2-----------2---|
     D|--0-------------------------------|-2---------------0---------------|
     A|----------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
Lead E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|-4-------2-----------------------|
     D|--2-------------------------------|-----------------5-------4h5p4---|
     A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |                                  |                                 |
Gtr.1E|--0---------------0---------------|-----------------3---------------|
     H|--0-------------------0-----------|-------------0-------0-----------|
     G|--0-----------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
     D|--2---------------------------2---|-----------------------------0---|
     A|--2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     E|--0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
 
                                                                   He is
Lead E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|-----------------8---7h8p7---------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------7---------------7---7---|
     D|----------------------------------|-9-----------9-------------------|
     A|--5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |                                  |                                 |
Gtr.1E|------------------2---------------|-----0---------------2-----------|
     H|----------------------3-------3---|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|
     G|--2-----------------------2-------|-0-----------0---2-----------2---|
     D|--0-------------------------------|-2---------------0---------------|
     A|----------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(0:28 - 0:57)
VERSE 1:
        walk  -  ing                              like     a     sma  -  
Gtr.1E|----------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
     G|--------------------------0-------|-----------------0---------------|
     D|------------------2---------------|-------------------------2-------|
     A|----------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|
     E|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |                                  |                                 |
Bass G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     A|--7-------------------------------|---------2-------2-------0-h-2---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
       - all   child.                                             But
Gtr.1E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|--------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|
     G|------------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
     D|----------2-----------------------|---------4-----------------------|
     A|--3-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |                                  |                                 |
Bass G|----------------------------------|-----------------7---------------|
     D|----------------------------------|-----5-------7-------7---4-------|
     A|--3-------------------------------|-5-------5-------------------5---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
...
(0:57 - 1:25)
CHORUS:
        damned!
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|------------------9-------9-------|---------4-------4---------------|
     D|--2---------------9-------9-------|---------4-------4---------------|
     A|--2---------------7-------7-------|---------2-------2-------0---2---|
     E|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                        Child  -  ren  of        the  dam -
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|--5---------------5---------------|-7-------------------------------|
     D|--5---------------5---------------|-7-------------------------------|
     A|--3---------------3---------------|-5-------------------------------|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(1:25 - 1:53) VERSE 2
(1:53 - 2:20) CHORUS, end with:
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|
     D|--7-------5-------4-----------9---|
     A|--------------------------5---7---|
     E|----------------------------------|
(2:20 - 2:30)
RIFF 2:
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|-(9)------------------------------|-(9)-------------------------7---|
     A|-(7)------------------------------|-(7)-------------------------5---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|-(7)------------------------------|-(7)-------------------------5---|
     A|-(5)------------------------------|-(5)-------------------------3---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|-(5)--------------------------7---|-(7)-------------------------9---|
     A|-(3)--------------------------5---|-(5)-------------------------7---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                              Now it's    burning his ha - 
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|-(9)------------------------------|-(9)-------------------------9---|
     A|-(7)------------------------------|-(7)-------------------------7---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(2:30 - 3:01)
INTERLUDE:
        -ands.                                        He's turning to laugh. 
Gtr.3E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|--------------------------4---5---|-(5)-----4-----------------------|
     A|----------------------------------|-----------------7-------7---5---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |                                  |                                 |
Gtr.2E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     H|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     D|-(9)------------------------------|-(9)-------------------------7---|
     A|-(7)------------------------------|-(7)-------------------------5---|
     E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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