Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Em C D x2 Em G D Em D [Verse 1]

^EmHear the rime of the ancient mariner See his eye as he stops one of ^Dthree ^EmMesmerises one of the wedding guests ^CStay here and listen to the nightmares ^Dof the ^Emsea

And the ^Cmusic plays on, as the bride passes by ^DCaught by his spell and the mariner tells his ^Emtale^D

[Verse 2]

^EmDriven south to the land of the snow and ice To a place where nobody's ^Dbeen ^EmThrough the snow fog flies on the albatross ^CHailed in God's name, hoping good ^Dluck it brin^Emgs

And the ^Cship sails on, back to the north ^DThrough the fog and ice and the albatross follows ^Emon ^D

[Interlude 1] Em G/B Em D x2 Em D C D C D x2 Em D [Verse 2]

^EmThe mariner kills the bird of good o^Dmen ^EmHis shipmates cry against what he's done^D ^EmBut when the fog clears, they justify him^D ^EmAnd make themselves a part of the crime

Sailing ^Con and on and no^Drth across the sea^Em ^D ^Em Sailing ^Con and on and no^Drth 'til all is ca^Emlm ^D ^Em

[Verse 4]

^EmThe albatross begins with its vengeance^D ^EmA terrible curse, a thirst has begun^D ^EmHis shipmates blame bad luck on the mariner^D ^EmAbout his neck, the dead bird is hung

And the ^Ccurse goes on and ^Don and on at sea^Em ^D ^Em And the ^Ccurse goes on and ^Don for them and me^Em ^D ^Em

[Verse 5]

^Em"Day after day, day after day We stuck nor breath nor motion^D As ^Emidle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean ^DWater, water everywhere and all the boards did shrink ^EmWater, water everywhere nor any drop to drink"

Em G D Em Em G D [Verse 6]

"^EmThere", calls the mariner, "^EmThere comes a ship over the ^Emline" "But ^Emhow can she sail with no ^Emwind in her sails and no ^Emtide?"

^CSee... onward she comes Onward she ^Amnears, out of the sun ^CSee, she has no crew She has ^Amno life, wait but there's two

[Verse 7]

^EmDeath and she life in death ^EmThey throw their dice for the ^Emcrew ^EmShe wins the mariner ^Emand he belongs to her ^Emnow ^CThen, crew one by one They drop down ^Amdead, two hundred men ^CShe, she, life in death She lets him ^Amlive, her chosen one

[Interlude 2] F#m Am Em F G x2 Em D Em C Eb x3 Em D Em Am E F# Amaj7/C# [Bridge] A+ G+ A+ F#+ A+ G+

^A+One after one by the star dogged moon Too quick for groan or sigh ^F#+Each turned his face with a ghastly pang

And cursed me with his eye

^A+Four times fifty living men And I heard nor sigh nor groan With heavy thump^G+, a lifeless lump

They dropped down one by one A+ F#+ Dm/A Cm/G Dm/A Bm/F# x2 [Interlude 3] D Dsus4 D5 x2 [Verse 8]

The ^Dcurse it lives ^Dsus4on in their ^D5eyes The ^Dmariner ^Dsus4he wished he'd ^D5die A^Dsus2long with the ^Dmsea creatures ^Dsus2But they lived ^Dmon, so did ^D5he

^DAnd by the ^Dsus4light of the ^D5moon He ^Dprays for their ^Dsus4beauty not ^D5doom ^Dsus2With heart he ^Dmblesses them ^Dsus2God's creatures ^Dmall of them ^D5too

[Verse 9]

^Dm7Then the ^Dmspell ^Dm7starts to ^D5break The ^Dm7albatross ^Dmfalls ^Dm7from his ^D5neck ^Dm7Sinks down like ^Dmlead ^Dm7into the ^D5sea ^Dm7Then down in ^Dmfalls ^Dm7comes the ^Amrain

[Interlude 4] Am F G Am G x2 [Guitar Solo 1] Am F G Am G x4 [Guitar Solo 2] Em C D Em D x4 [Interlude 5] Em C D Em D x4 Em C D Em D x2 E Em E Em E [Verse 10] Em C D x2

^EmHear the groans of the long dead seamen See them stir and they start to ^Drise ^EmBodies lifted by good spirits ^CNone of them speak and they're lifeless ^Din their ^Emeyes

And ^Crevenge is still sought, penance starts again ^DCast into a trance and the nightmare carries ^Emon ^D

^EmNow the curse is finally lifted And the mariner sights his ^Dhome ^EmSpirits go from the long dead bodies ^CForm their own light and the mariner's ^Dleft a^Emlone

[Interlude 6] Em G/B Em D x2 Em D [Verse 11]

^EmAnd then a boat came sailing towards him^D ^EmIt was a joy he could not believe^D ^EmThe pilot's boat, his son and the hermit^D ^EmPenance of life will fall onto him

And the ^Cship sinks like ^Dlead into the ^Emsea And the ^Chermit shrieves the ^Dmariner of his ^Emsins

[Verse 12]

^EmThe mariner's bound to tell of his story^D ^EmTo tell this tale wherever he goes^D ^EmTo teach God's word by his own example^D ^EmThat we must love all things that God made

And the ^Cwedding guest's a ^Dsad and wiser ^Emman And the ^Ctale goes on and ^Don and on and ^Emon

Iron Maiden - Rime of the ancient mariner