ACES HIGH

Written by Steve Harris.

Performed by IRON MAIDEN.

Taken from the album POWERSLAVE.



Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.

E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com



Opening-riff:

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

B----------------|

G----------------|

D----4-6-4-7--6--|

A--7-------------|

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



Last time of opening-riff:

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

B----------------|

G----------------|

D--4----6--4-----|

A----7--------7--|

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



Riff 2:

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

B---------------5--5-----|

G--5--4-5-4-5-4-------5--|

D------------------------|

A------------------------|

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



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

B---------------------5--------|

G--5--4-5-4-5-4-7--7----7-5-4--|

D------------------------------|

A------------------------------|

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



Verse-riff 1:

There goes the siren that warnes of the air raid

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

B-------------------------------------------------|

G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2---6---2--|

D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0---4---0--|

A-------------------------------------------------|

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



There comes the sound of the guns sending flak

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

B-------------------------------------------|

G--4---6---7---9---7---6---4---7---6---2----|

D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4---0----|

A-------------------------------------------|

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



Verse-riff 2:

   Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines

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

B-------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------|

D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4-------4------|

A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5---2---5--|

E--------------------------------------3-------3--|



Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste

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

B-------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------|

D--2---4---5---7---5---4---2---5---4--------------|

A--0---2---3---5---3---2---0---3---2---5----------|

E--------------------------------------3----------|



Pre-chorus-riff:

   Running             scrambling

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

B-------------------|-------------------|

G-------------------|-------------------|

D-------------------|-------------------|

A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

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



   flying

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

B-------------------|-------------------|

G-------------------|--5-4--------------|

D-------------------|------7-5-7-5-4----|

A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----------------5--|

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



   Rolling             turning

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

B-------------------|-------------------|

G-------------------|-------------------|

D-------------------|-------------------|

A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

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



   diving              going in again

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

B-------------------|-------------------|

G-------------------|--5-4--------------|

D-------------------|------7-5-7--------|

A--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-------------------|

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



End of pre-chorus-riff.



Chorus:

   Run          live to...

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

B------------|--------------|

G------------|--------------|

D--2---------|--5-----7-----|

A--2---------|--3-----5-----|

E--0---------|--------------|



...fly          fly to...

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

B------------|--------------|

G------------|--------------|

D--2---------|--5-----7-----|

A--2---------|--3-----5-----|

E--0---------|--------------|



...live         do or...

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

B------------|--------------|

G------------|--------------|

D--2---------|--5-----7-----|

A--2---------|--3-----5-----|

E--0---------|--------------|



...die          want you.

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

B------------|--------------|

G------------|--------------|

D--2---------|--------7-----|

A--2---------|--5-----5-----|

E--0---------|--3-----------|



   Run          live to...

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

B------------|--------------|

G------------|--------------|

D--5---------|--8-----10----|

A--5---------|--6-----8-----|

E--3---------|--------------|



...fly          fly to...

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

B------------|--------------|

G------------|--------------|

D--5---------|--8-----10----|

A--5---------|--6-----8-----|

E--3---------|--------------|



...live         Aces...

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

B------------|--------------|

G------------|--------------|

D--5---------|--8-----10----|

A--5---------|--6-----8-----|

E--3---------|--------------|



...high

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

B------------|--------------|

G------------|--------------|

D--5---------|--8-----10----|

A--5---------|--6-----8-----|

E--3---------|--------------|



End of chorus.



Riff 3:

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

B-----------------------------|

G-----------------------------|

D-----------------------7--7--|

A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|

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



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

B-----------------------------|

G-----------------------------|

D-----------------------2--2--|

A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0--0--|

E---------------------3--------|



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

B-----------------------------|

G-----------------------------|

D-----------------------7--7--|

A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0-0-5--5--|

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



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

B----------------------------|

G----------------------------|

D-----------------------2----|

A--0--3-3--0-0--3-2-0---0----|

E---------------------3------|



End of riff 3.



Solo-riff 1:

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

B---------------|---------------|

G---------------|---------------|

D---------------|--------5---7--|

A--7-----3---5--|--7-----3---5--|

E--5-----1---3--|--5------------|



Solo-riff 2:

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

B---------------|---------------|

G---------------|---------------|

D--4------------|--4-----7---9--|

A--2-----5---7--|--2-----5---7--|

E--------3---5--|---------------|



Outro-riff:

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

B---------------------|-----------------5---------------|

G---------------------|--4--7--7--7--7-----7--5--4p5p4--|

D--7---5--7--5--7--5--|---------------------------------|

A---------------------|---------------------------------|

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



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

B--8---5p6p5-----5--6--5----------------------|

G-------------7-----------4--5-------------2--|

D------------------------------------------2--|

A------------------------------------------0--|

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



Song-structure:

Opening-riff (16 times)

Riff 2 (4 times)

Verse-riff 1 (2 times)

Verse-riff 2 (2 times)

Pre-chorus-riff (2 times)

Chorus

Riff 3 (2 times)

Solo-riff 1 (2 times)

Solo-riff 2 (2 times)

Riff 3 (2 times)

Verse-riff 1 (2 times)

Verse-riff 2 (2 times)

Pre-chorus-riff (2 times)

Chorus

Riff 2 (3 1/2 times)

Outro-riff

END



Lyrics:

There goes the siren that warns of the air raid

There comes the sound of the guns sending flak

Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne

Got to get up for the coming attack



Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines

Remove all the wheelblocks

There's no time to waste

Gathering speed as we head down the runway

Gotta get airborne before it's too late



Running, scrambling, flying

Rolling, turning, divind, going in again

Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die

Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high



Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers

Let off a sharp burst and then turn away

Roll over, spin round and come in behind them

Move to their blindsides and firing again



Bandits at 8 O'clock move in behind us

Ten ME-109's out of the sun

Ascending and turning out spitfires to face them

Heading straight for them I press down my guns



Rolling, turning, diving

Rolling, turning, diving, going in again

Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die

Run, live to fly, fly to live, Aces high





OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-27