Standard Tuning EADGBe This is an acoustic singer/songwriter version of the epic track. Chords in parenthesis are optional. They follow the vocal melody but arent in the studio version. Intro: Galloping Em E ------------------------------| B -----------------------3------| G ----4p2h4----4----5-------5---| D -----------2---2----2---------| A ------------------------------| E -0----------------------------| E ---------------------------------| B ---------------------------------| G ----4p2h4----4-----5-----2--2h4--| D -----------2----2-----2----------| A ---------------------------------| E -0-------------------------------| E ------------------------------| B -----------------------3------| G ----4p2h4----4----5-------5---| D -----------2---2----2---------| A ------------------------------| E -0----------------------------| E -----------------------| B -----------------------| G ----4p2h4----4-----4---| D -----------2-----2-----| A -----------------------| E -0---------------------| Verse 1:

^EmIn the gloom the gathering s^Ctorm ab^Dates in^Em the ships gimlet e^Cyes aw^Dait ^EmThe call to arms to hammer a^Ct the g^Dates to^Em blow them wide throw e^Cvil to^D its fate ^BAll summer long the drills to b^Guild th^Ae machin^Be to turn men from f^Glesh n^A blood to steel ^BFrom paper soldiers to bodie^Gs on th^Ae beach ^Bfrom summer sands to ^GArmage^Addon's reach

^EmOverlord your master not ^Cyour go^Dd the e^Emnemy coast dawning ^CGrey w^Dith s^Emcud ^EmThese wretched souls pukin s^Chakin f^Dear to ^Emtake a bullet for those ^Cwho se^Dnt them here ^BThe world's alight the cl^Giffs er^Aupt in f^Blame no escape re^Gmorsel^Aess shrapnel rains ^BDrowning men no chance for a w^Garrio^Ar's fate^B a choking death ent^Ger hel^Al's gate

Pre-Chorus 1:

^ESliding we ^Cgo, only ^Gfear on our ^Dside To the^E edge of the w^Cire and we r^Gush with the^D tide Oh the ^Ewater is ^Cred with the bl^Good of the ^Ddead But ^EI'm still a^Clive pray to ^Ggod I sur^Dvive

Chorus 1:

^CHow l^Eong on this ^Dlongest ^Eday til we fi^Cnally ^Emake it ^Dthrough? ^CHow l^Eong on this ^Dlongest ^Eday til we fi^Cnally ^Emake it ^Dthrough?

Verse 2:

^EmThe rising dead faces blo^Cated to^Drn they^Em are relieved the l^Civing ^Dwait their turn ^EmYour numbers up the bullets ^Cgot y^Dour nam^Eme you still go on to he^Cll and^D back again ^BValhalla waits Valkyries r^Gise and^A fall th^Be warrior tombs lie ^Gopen f^Aor us all ^BA ghostly hand reaches throu^Ggh the ^Aveil blo^Bod and sand we ^Gwill p^Arevail

Pre-Chorus 2:

Chorus 2:

^CHow l^Eong on this ^Dlongest ^Eday til we fi^Cnally ^Emake it ^Dthrough? ^CHow l^Eong on this ^Dlongest ^Eday til we fi^Cnally ^Emake it ^Dthrough?

till fade

Iron Maiden - The longest day acoustic