Written by Steve Harris and Paul Di'Anno.
Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
Taken from the album IRON MAIDEN.

Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.


Verse:(Riff 1)
1.Unchain the colours                  before my eyes,
2.Tears for rememberance,              and tears for joy,
3.Unchain the colours                  before my eyes,
E----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|--8-------8-------8----7-----7-----7----|
B------8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|----10------10------10---8-----8-----8--|
G--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|-------10------10----------9-----9------|
D-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   Yesterday's sorrows,                tomorrow's white lies.
   Tears for somebody                  and this lonely boy.
   Yesterday's sorrows,                tomorrow's white lies.
E----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|--8-------8-------8----7-----7-----7----|
B------8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|----10------10------10---8-----8-----8--|
G--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|-------10------10----------9-----9------|
D-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   Scan the horizon,                   the clouds take me higher,
   Out in the madness,                 the all seeing eye,
   Scan the horizon,                   the clouds take me higher,
E----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|--8-------8-------8----7-----7-----7----|
B------8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|----10------10------10---8-----8-----8--|
G--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|-------10------10----------9-----9------|
D-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   I shall return                      from out of fire.
   Flickers above us,                  to light up the sky.
   I shall return                      from out of fire.
E----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|--8-------8-------8----7-----7-----7----|
B------8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|----10------10------10---8-----8-----8--|
G--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|-------10------10----------9-----9------|
D-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Riff 2:
E------------------------|---------------------------|
B------------------------|---------------------------|
G------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----------4---4--------|-----------5---5-----------|
A--2--------2---2--5--4--|--5--------3---3--3-2------|
E--0---0-0---------3--2--|--3---3-3-------------3-2--|

E------------------------|---------------------------|
B------------------------|---------------------------|
G------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----------4---4--------|-----------5---5-----------|
A--2--------2---2--5--4--|--5--------3---3--3-2------|
E--0---0-0---------3--2--|--3---3-3-------------3-2--|

E------------------------|---------------------------|
B------------------------|---------------------------|
G------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----------4---4--------|-----------5---5-----------|
A--2--------2---2--5--4--|--5--------3---3--3-2------|
E--0---0-0---------3--2--|--3---3-3-------------3-2--|

E------------------------|---------------------------|
B------------------------|---------------------------|
G------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----------4---4--------|-----------5---------------|
A--2--------2---2--5--4--|--5--------3---------------|
E--0---0-0---------3--2--|--3---3-3------------------|

Fill before second verse:
E----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7------|
B------8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|----8-----8-----8-----8-----8----|
G--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|------9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Riff 3:
E--------------------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------------------|--------------------------|
G--------------------------------|--------------------------|
D--7-------7-------7-------5--5--|--7-------7-------5--5-5--|
A--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-3--3--|--5---5-5-5---5-5-3--3-3--|
E--------------------------------|--------------------------|

Riff 4:
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D--9-------9-------9-------12--12--|--9-------9-------12--12--12-14--|
A--7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-10--10--|--7---7-7-7---7-7-10--10--10-12--|
E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Riff 5:
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3----|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
D----------------------------5--|----------------------------7--|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2----|--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3----|
D----------------------------4--|----------------------------5--|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3----|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
D----------------------------5--|----------------------------7--|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2----|-------------------------------|
D----------------------------4--|--5-----------7----------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|--3-----------5----------------|
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Songstructure:
Bass-intro
Verse 1
Riff 2
Fill
Verse 2
Riff 2
Riff 3 (4 times)
Riff 4 (4 times)
Riff 5
Riff 4 (4 times)
Riff 5
Riff 1 (1/2 time)
Verse 3
Riff 2 (2 times)
END

Lyrics:

Unchain the colours before my eyes,
Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies.
Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher,
I shall return from out of fire.

Tears for rememberance, and tears for joy,
Tears for somebody and this lonely boy.
Out in the madness, the all seeing eye,
Flickers above us, to light up the sky

Unchain the colours before my eyes,
Yesterday's sorrows, tomorrow's white lies.
Scan the horizon, the clouds take me higher,
I shall return from out of fire.


OSKAR WIGREN 1997-02-09