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THE EDGE OF DARKNESS - Iron Maiden from The X Factor (1995) album written by Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers B5/E 0244xx D5/A x002xx [Intro] B5/E D5/A B5/E x4 B5/E D5/A B5/E C5 D5 x2 [Verse 1]

^Em I've looked in^Dto the heart of ^Emdarkness ^C ^D ^Em Where the ^Dblood-red journey ^Emends ^C ^Am ^Em When you've ^Dfaced the heart of ^Emdarkness ^C ^D ^Em Even your ^Dsoul begins to ^Embend ^C ^Am

[Verse 2]

^Em For a ^Dweek I have been ^Emwaiting ^C ^D ^Em Still I am ^Donly in Sai^Emgon ^C ^Am ^Em The walls move ^Din a little ^Emcloser ^C ^D ^Em I feel the ^Cjungle call me ^Don ^C ^D

(distorted power chords) [Verse 3]

^Em Every ^Dminute I get ^Emweaker ^C ^D ^Em While in the ^Djungle they grow ^Emstrong ^C ^Am ^Em What I ^Dwanted was a ^Emmission ^C ^D ^Em And for my ^Dsins they gave me ^Emone ^C ^Am

[Verse 4]

^Em They brought it ^Dup just like room ^Emservice ^C ^D ^Em'Cause every^Done gets what they ^Emwant ^C ^Am ^Em And when that ^Dmission was all ^Emover ^C ^D ^Em I'd never ^Cwant another ^Done ^C ^D

[Riff] Em G Am C D x3 [Bridge 1]

^Em I know, captain, that you've ^Emdone this work before ^G ^D We've got a problem, you can ^Bmhelp us all I'm ^Csu^Dre ^Em The colonel's gone rogue, and his ^Emmethods are unsound ^G ^D You'll take a PBR up ^Criver track him ^Ddown...

[Riff] Em G C D [Bridge 2]

^Em There's a conflict in ^Emevery human heart ^G ^D And the temptation is to ^Bmtake it all to ^Cfa^Dr ^Em In this war ^Emthings get so confused ^G ^D But there are some things which ^Bmcannot be ex^Ccu^Dsed

[Bridge 3]

^Em He's acting like a God - an ^Eminsane lunatic ^G ^D Your mission - exterminate with ^Bmextreme preju^Cdi^Dce ^Em The route is dangerous and your ^Emprogress may be slow ^G ^D Here is the file and it's ^Call you ^Dneed to know...

[Riff] Em G Am C D x2 Oo'ooh... [Solo 1] Em Em G D Bm C D x2 [Solo 2] Em Em G D Bm C D x2 [Instrumental] Em G Am C D x4 [Pre-chorus]

^EmHere I am the ^Gknife in my hand And now ^AmI understand why the ^Cgenius must ^Ddie

[Chorus 1]

^Em Now I ^Dstand alone in the ^Emdarkness ^C ^D ^Em With his ^Dblood upon my ^Emhands ^C ^Am ^Em Where sat the ^Dwarrior the ^Empoet ^C ^D ^Em Now lie the ^Cfragments of a ^Dman ^C ^D

(clean picking) [Chorus 2]

^Em I've looked in^Dto the heart of ^Emdarkness ^C ^D ^Em Where the ^Dblood-red journey ^Emends ^C ^Am ^Em When you've ^Dfaced the heart of ^Emdarkne^Css ^D ^Em Even your ^Csoul begins to ^Dbend ^C ^D

[Outro]

^Em I've looked in^Dto the heart of ^Emdarkness... -TTP

Iron Maiden - The edge of darkness