The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
Key: DD | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Intro
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Verse
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I left alone, my mind was blank.
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  I needed time to think, to get the memories from my mind.
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What did I see?
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Can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy.
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Just what I saw in my old dreams
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  Were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?
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'Cause in my dreams it's always there
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  The evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair
Bridge
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Yeahhhhhh
Verse
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The night was black, was no use holding back
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'Cause I just had to see, was someone watching me
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In the mist dark figures move and twist
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Was all this for real, or just some kind of hell?
Chorus
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Six six six, the number of the beast
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Hell and fire was spawned to be released
Verse
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Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised
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As they start to cry hands held to the sky
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In the night the fires are burning bright
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The ritual has begun, Satan's work is done
Chorus
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Six six six, the number of the beast
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Sacrifice is going on tonight
Bridge
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[Solo]
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Dm F G A# C Dm F G A# C
Verse
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This can't go on I must inform the law
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Can this still be real or just some crazy dream?
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But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes
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They seem to mesmerise, can't avoid their eyes
Chorus
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Six six six, the number of the beast
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Six six six, the one for you and me
Verse
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I'm coming back
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I will return
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  And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn
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I have the fire
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I have the force
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  I have the power to make my evil take its course
Outro
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