The Educated Fool

Iron Maiden

Composição de: Steve Harris (Gb 1)
Tom:
Afinação:
INTRO-Riff 1 (play it 2 times, Steve plays the chords):

   Em      |-let ring------>  C              G--------------|          D
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------|-------------------------------| 
D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9-----| 
A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12---| 
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------| 

INTRO-Riff 2 (also 2 times, Steve is still playing the chords):

  Em           |-let ring-->  C                        D
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
B|---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--| 
G|-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| 

During the first verse guitar 1 plays the chords by picking
the following pattern (this is just a sample so that you get the idea):

  Em            Em           Em        C           G        D
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------
G|------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------
D|----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7-
A|-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5---
E|------------------------------------|-------------3----------------
E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|7----| 
D|--7--| 
A|-----| 
E|-----| 

VERSE 1:

         Em                    C                    G               D
  I'm an educated fool   so I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do
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             Em                               C                     D
  About this awkward situation   that's been forced down right upon me
          Em                      C             G         D
  As I'm walking down into  on my own into the Valley of life
         Em                                 C              D
  Got a lifetime of experience   Yeah I've got so much to give


CHORUS RIFF (don't let the notes ring [mute 'em with your palm]):

  Em
E|---------------------------------|                     
B|---------------------------------|                     
G|---------------------------------|                     
D|----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-| (play this 4 times) 
A|-7----7-----7-----7--------------|                     
E|---------------------------------|                     

  Open the page...

The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new
pattern:

  Em                          C       G      D (let ring)
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------| 
D|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------| 
E|---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------| 

..felt this way before...

VERSE 2:
        Em                                 C              G           D
  Never felt this way before   seems that somebody's just opened the
door
         Em                                       C           D
  To the book of life ... or is it death is there ever anyway out
             Em                         C          G          D
  Someone's looking down on me  to the very inner core of my soul
              Em                            c               D
  They won't tell me what they see   but I really want to know

Repeat CHORUS RIFF 8 times, then

VERSE 3:
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          Em                   C               G         D
  Do you really wanna be  just another one statistic or feel
            Em                             C                 D
  That you really should aspire  that you really do deserve more
         Em                           C              G         D
  Do you ever really feel   that you have so much potential inside
            Em                            C                D
  What you really have to give  could be realised so much more

CHORUS RIFF (8 times)

BRIDGE:

 (let the chords ring)
  Em         G       C         D    Em      G      C     D
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|  
B|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|  
G|-9----------12--| -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| 
D|-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|  
A|-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------|  
E|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|  

  Time       will    flow       and I       will   fo--llow

INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times):

  Em               C                    G   D
E|----------------|------------------------------| 
B|----------------|------------------------------| 
G|----------------|------------------------------| 
D|----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------| 
A|-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--| 
E|----------------|------------------------------| 

INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual):

E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

G  O-Chords (8 times, don't know if they're exact):
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  Em     G       C       G
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| 
D|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| 
A|-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-| 
E|------------------------------------| 

After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times

INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times):

  Em               C                  G          D
E|----------------|-------------------------------------| 
B|----------------|-------------------------------------| 
G|----------------|-------------------------------------| 
D|----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----| 
A|-12-------------|-12----------------------------------| 
E|----------------|-------------------------------------| 

then the CHORUS RIFF (8 more times),
afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times),
the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times

and finally the OUTRO RIFF:
  Em
E|------------------------------------------|   
B|------------------------------------------|   
G|------------------------------------------|   
D|------9--10---9---9---(| let ring and fade)-| 
A|-12---------------------------------------|   
E|------------------------------------------|   

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------| 

Due to my lacking fingering speed, the solo is missing.
If anyone out there has a transcription of it, please mail it to me.
As usual, comments, error reports or ANYTHING else to:
  • C
  • D
  • Em
  • G
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