Dance Of Death chords by Iron Maiden (Official Version)

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Intro 1
Em 
D 
C 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (C major) 
D 
Em 
E 
Em 
E 
Em 
D 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
C 
D 
Em 
E 
 (C major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
D 
A 
C 
 (D major)  (A major)  (C major) 
D 
 (D major) 
Em 
E 
 (E minor)  (E major) 

Verse 1
E 
D 
C 
Let me  (E major) tell  (D major) you a story to chill  (C major) the bones
D 
E 
About a thing  (D major) that I saw  (E major) 
Em 
D 
A 
One  (E minor) night  (D major) wandering in the  (A major) everglades
C 
D 
 (C major) I'd one drink  (D major) but no more
E 
 (E major) 

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Verse 2

I was rambling,

enjoying the bright moonlight

Gazing up at the stars

Not aware of a presence

so near to me

Watching my every move

Verse 3
Em 
D 
 (E minor) Feeling scared  (D major) and I fell to
C 
my knees  (C major) 
D 
As something rushed  (D major) me
Em 
from the trees  (E minor) 
D 
A 
Took me  (D major) to an unholy place  (A major) 
C 
D 
And  (C major) that is where I  (D major) fell
from grace
Em 
E 
 (E minor)  (E major) 

Verse 4
Em 
 (E minor) 
D 
Then they summoned  (D major) me
C 
over to join  (C major) in with them
D 
Em 
To the  (D major) dance of the dead  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
D 
 (E major) In  (E minor) to  the circle  (D major) of fire,
A 
I fol (A major) lowed them
C 
D 
Em 
 (C major) Into  (D major) the middle, I was  (E minor) led

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) 
D 
Em 
D 
As if  (D major) time  (E minor) had stopped  (D major) still I
A 
was  (A major) numb with fear
C 
D 
Em 
D 
Em 
But still,  (C major) I  (D major) wanted to go  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
G 
Em 
D 
And the blaze  (G major)  (E minor) of  the  (D major) fire
A 
C 
did no  (A major) hurt upon me  (C major) 
D 
As I  (D major) walked onto the coals
E 
D 
 (E major)  (D major) 

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) 
G 
D 
A 
And I felt  (G major) I  (D major) was in a trance  (A major) 
C 
D 
Em 
E 
And my spir (C major) it was lif (D major) ted from me  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
D 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) And if only  (D major)  (E minor) someone  (D major) 
A 
had the chance  (A major) 
C 
D 
To wit (C major) ness what  (D major) happened to me
E 
 (E major) 

Verse 7
Em 
 (E minor) 
D 
Em 
D 
And I danced  (D major)  (E minor) an  d I pranced  (D major) 
A 
and I sang  (A major) with them
C 
D 
Em 
 (C major) All had  (D major) death  (E minor) in  their eyes
G 
D 
Lifeless  (G major) figures  (D major) they
A 
were undead  (A major) all of them
C 
D 
Em 
 (C major) They had as (D major) cended from  (E minor) hell

Interlude 1
Em 
F#m 
D 
Em 
 (E minor)  (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
F#m 
D 
Em 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
Em 
F#m 
G 
Em 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
F#m 
D 
Em 
F#m 
D 
Em 
 (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
F#m 
D 
A 
Em 
 (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor) 
D 
As I danced  (D major) with the dead

Verse 8
G 
 (G major) 
A 
D 
My free spir (A major) it was  (D major) laughing
Em 
A 
and howling  (E minor) down at me  (A major) 
Em 
D 
G 
 (E minor) Below my undead  (D major)  (G major) body
A 
D 
Em 
C 
Just  (A major) danced  (D major) the circle of dead  (E minor)  (C major) 

Verse 9
Em 
 (E minor) Until the time came to
G 
A 
 (G major) reunite us  (A major) both
D 
Em 
D 
My spirit  (D major) came back  (E minor) down to me  (D major) 
Em 
D 
G 
 (E minor) I didn't know  (D major)  (G major) if
A 
I was alive or  (A major) dead
D 
Em 
C 
As the  (D major) others, all joined  (E minor) in  with me  (C major) 

Interlude 2

Verse 10

By luck then a skirmish started And

took the attention away from me

When they took their gaze from me

Was the moment that I fled

Verse 11

I ran like hell faster than the wind

But behind I did not glance

One thing that I did not dare

Was to look just straight ahead

Interlude 3
D 
G 
A 
D 
Em 
D 
 (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
Em 
D 
G 
A 
D 
Em 
C 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (C major) 
Em 
D 
G 
A 
D 
Em 
D 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
Em 
D 
G 
A 
D 
Em 
C 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (C major) 
F#m 
A 
D 
Em 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor) 
A 
D 
Em 
 (A major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
F#m 
A 
D 
 (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
E 
Em 
F#m 
F# 
F#m 
D 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor)  (F sharp major)  (F sharp minor)  (D major) 
Em 
E 
Em 
F#m 
A 
D 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
F#m 
F# 
F#m 
A 
D 
 (E minor)  (F sharp minor)  (F sharp major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
A 
F#m 
Em 
D 
C 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (F sharp minor)  (E minor)  (D major)  (C major) 
D 
Em 
C 
D 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
C 
D 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
C 
D 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
D 
When you know  (D major) that your time

Verse 12
G 
 (G major) 
has come around
A 
D 
Em 
D 
 (A major) You  (D major) know you'll be prepared  (E minor) for it  (D major) 
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Say your last good (G major) byes to everyone
A 
D 
Em 
C 
Em 
D 
C 
D 
 (A major) And drink  (D major) and say a pray (E minor) er  (C major)  (E minor) for  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
D 
C 
D 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
G 
C 
D 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
 (E minor) 
D 
C 
D 
 (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
C 
Em 
F#m 
D 
Em 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
F#m 
D 
Em 
D 
F#m 
D 
Em 
 (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
 (D major)  (E minor) it

Verse 13
When you're lying in your sleep,
when you're lying in your bed
F#m 
And you  (F sharp minor) wake  from your dreams to go
D 
Em 
 (D major) dancing with the  (E minor) dead
When you're lying in your sleep,
when you're lying in your bed
F#m 
D 
Em 
And you  (F sharp minor) wake  from your dreams to go  (D major) dancing with the  (E minor) dead

Interlude 4
D 
Em 
D 
Em 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
F#m 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
Em 
F#m 
D 
G 
G 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (G major) 
D 
G 
D 
Em 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
D 
Em 
D 
C 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (C major) 
D 
Em 
 (D major)  (E minor) 
D 
A 
C 
D 
 (D major)  (A major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em 
E 
 (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
 (E minor) To

Verse 14

this day I guess I'll never know

Just why they let me go

But I'll never go dancing no more

'Til I dance with the dead

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 133

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Dance Of Death by Iron Maiden, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Dance Of Death the way Iron Maiden intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.