Bruce Dickinson - Taking the queen

^EmWho stole your heartbeat in ^Cmaj7the night? ^EmThe acolytes fearful ^Cmaj7in the flickering light ^EmThey hold a mirror ^Cmaj7to catch the breath from your mouth ^Em But your breath was stolen by the^Cmaj7 wind ^Emfrom the South

^EmAnother winter's tale is ^Cmaj7done ^EmYour immortal lover is ^Cgone ^Em The chalice stolen from her hand ^C Eternal life at her command ^Em Now all that she rules ^C must see...

^EmThe howling shriek of ^Gdeath in your eyes ^EmThe whole court and the ^Gbeast enter your ^Emroom The gold will turn to^G rust ^EmYour empire follows y^Gou into you^Emr tomb The wraiths of night ^G caress ^Em And whisper softly^G now, "We are the ^Em dead" They bear your life ^G away ^EmThey tear your heart in ^Gtwo They've taken the ^Bmqueen

^CTo some better place, s^Fo they think As the flame ^Emburns low ^Bm

^BNow the flame burns ^Chigher ^FAnd it purifies the love that ^Emdied ^BAnd scared rats closed in ^Calive Back to the ^Fearth, sealing the^B tomb ^AmG

^EmOur skeletons rise through the^G veil of ^Em blood ^EmWho summons us now from our ^Ggraves? "We are the ^Em dead" The shriek of death in^G your eyes ^EmThe whole court and the bea^Gst enter your ^Emroom

^EmThe wraiths of night ^Gcaress ^EmAnd whisper softly^G now, "We are the ^Em dead" They bear your life ^G away ^Em They've torn your heart in ^G two

They've taken the^F queen