Iron Maiden
The Number Of The Beast
The Number Of The Beast (1982)

"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the Beast with wrath, because he
knows the time is short... Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the
Beast for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty six."

d f♯ g D5  (P.M.)

d f♯   g D5   d  f♯   g   D5
I left alone, my mind was blank
c e  f   C5                    f♯  e   f    D5
I needed time to think, to get the memories from my mind
What did I see? Can I believe
That what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy?

Just what I saw in my old dreams?                               (2e guit rentre)
Were they reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?
'Cuz in my dreams it's always there
The evil face that twists my mind and brings me to despair

D5D5D5D5 D5  D5D5D5D5 D5  C5C5C5C5 Csus2  D5D5D5D5 D5  w/ cri

D5
Night was black, was no use holding back
                                   C5   b a D5 
'Cuz I just had to see was someone watching me
In the mist dark figures move and twist
Was all this for real or some kind of hell

  C5  G/B     C5            D5
  6 6 6   the number of the Beast
  C5       G/B      C5            D5
  Hell and fire was spawned to be released

Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised
As they start to cry, hands held to the sky
In the night the fires are burning bright
The ritual has begun, Satan's work is done

  666 the number of the Beast
  Sacrifice is going on tonight

D5  D5/E  D5/F  x 4  w/ petites notes  puis  B♭5  F5  x 4  w/ solo

            G ------7---5----------------               ------3---1----------------
D5D5D5 C5!  D --5/7---7---7-5---5--------  C5C5C5 B♭5!  --1/3---3---3-1---1--------
            A ----------------7---7-6-5--               ----------------3---3-2-1--

G5G5G5 F5  G5  A5 C5/A  puis  D5  F5  G5  B♭5 C5  x 6  w/ solo

This can't go on, I must inform the law
Can this still be real or just some crazy dream?
But I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes
They seem to mesmerise me, can't avoid their eyes

  666 the number of the Beast
  666 the one for you and me

I'm coming back, I will return                                  (comme début)
And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn
I have the fire, I have the force
I have the power to make my evil take it's course

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