Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Am Dm Am G Am Dm Em C G Am Dm Am G Am Dm Em C G [Verse 1]

^DStranger than the comet as it streaks across the sky ^CStranger than the truth I know before my open eyes ^DI have dealt in mysteries and trickery of light to enter^Ctain ^CLooked into the abyss, called it by its name

^GmI have plundered time itself, ^Bbput ^Cthe world ^Bbin-^Fside it ^GmI'm the mysteries, ^Bbday ^Cand night^Bb, di^Fvide it ^AmA plague of wonders, ^Con ^Dyour knees^C be^Gside me ^AmKnow the secrets, ^Cyou ^Dshall not^C de^Gride us

[Pre-Chorus]

^DmMy ^Bbdreams of ^Cempire from ^Gmmy frozen ^Bbqueen Will ^Ccome to ^Dmpass Know ^Bbme, the ^CMagus, I ^Gmam Dr. ^BbDee And ^Fthis is my ^Dmhouse

^Em ^G ^D I am the mas^Cter of ^Bmthe tides^Em ^G ^D I shame the mirror in my sight^Em ^G ^DWhat random ^Cmusic ^Bmof ^Amthe ^Emspheres A^Gcross the ^Dyears

[Chorus]

^CKnow ^Emthis ^DI will return to this ^Cland^Em Re^Dbuild where the ruins did ^Cstand^Em ^DChain up the demons set ^Cfree ^EmStrange ^Dalchemy

[Re-Intro] Am Dm Am G Am Dm Em C G Am Dm Am G Am Dm Em C G [Verse 2]

^DGather round the aimless and the feckless and the lame ^CHear the master summon up the spirits by their names I ^Dcurse you Edward Kelley, your betrayal for eternity is ^Cdamned ^CKnow you speak with demons, you cannot command

^GmEven as I looked into the ^Bbglass ^Cthen I ^Bbwas ^Fblinded ^GmBurning by the Mortlake shore my ^Bbhouse, ^Cmy books^Bb in^Fside it ^AmYou have taken up my ^Cwife ^Dand lain ^Cbe^Gside her ^AmNow the black rain on my ^Chouse, ^Dthe ^Ctim^Gbers burning

[Pre-Chorus]

^DmMy ^Bbdreams of ^Cempire from ^Gmmy frozen ^Bbqueen Will ^Ccome to ^Dmpass Know ^Bbme, the ^CMagus, I ^Gmam Dr. ^BbDee And ^Fthis was my ^Dmhouse

^Em ^G ^D I was the ^Ckeeper ^Bmof the ^Ambooks^Em ^G ^D I had the knowledge of the scrolls^Em ^G ^DBut now through ^Cignor^Bmance ^Amand ^Emfear I ^Gcast a sha^Ddow through the years

[Chorus]

^CKnow ^Emthis ^DI will return to this ^Cland^Em Re^Dbuild where the ruins did ^Cstand^Em ^DChain up the demons set ^Cfree ^EmStrange ^Dalchemy

[Guitar Solos] Am C G D C Bm Am C G (x2) Dm F C G F Em Dm F C (x2) Em G D Am Em G D (x2) [Chorus]

^CKnow ^Emthis ^DI will return to this ^Cland^Em Re^Dbuild where the ruins did ^Cstand^Em ^DChain up the demons set ^Cfree ^EmStrange ^Dalchemy

^CKnow ^Emthis ^DI will return to this ^Cland^Em Re^Dbuild where the ruins did ^Cstand^Em Re^Dstore the knowledge memo^Cry ^EmStrange alchemy

Iron Maiden - The alchemist