Tears of the Dragon
Bruce Dickinson
MetalMedium for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Am
E
C
Cadd9
Em
G
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro Am hide this tab e ------------------------------------ ------1-----0-----1-----0-----0h1--- --------2-----2-----2-----2--------- ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------- --0--------------------------------- E ------------------------------------ C Cadd9 e -------------------------------------- ------1-----0h1-----3-----1-----0-1--- --------0-------------0-----0--------- ----2-----2-------------2-----2------- --3--------------3-------------------- E -------------------------------------- Verse Am For too long now C Cadd9 Am There were secrets in my mind For too long now C Cadd9 Am There were things I should have said In the darkness C Cadd9 Am I was stumbling for the door To find a reason C Cadd9 Am To find the time, the place, the hour Em Waiting for the winter sun G D And the cold light of day Am Em The misty ghosts of childhood fears G The pressure is building D And I can't stay away Chorus Em C G D I throw myself into the sea Em C Release the wave G D Let it wash over me Em C To face the fear G D I once believed Em C The tears of the dragon G D For you and for me Am Where I was C Cadd9 Am I had wings that couldn't fly Where I was C Cadd9 Am I had tears I couldn't cry My emotions C Cadd9 Am Frozen in an icy lake I couldn't feel them C Cadd9 Am Until the ice began to break Em I have no power over this G D You know I'm afraid Am Em The walls I built are crumblig G The water is moving D I'm slipping away Chorus Solo Am Em Slowly I awake G D Am Slowly I rise Em The walls I built are crumblig G The water is moving D I'm slipping away Chorus x2
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Chord set
Am · E · C · Cadd9 · Em · G · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.