DICKINSON BRUCE - "tears of the dragon" Tablature

Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 11:20:26 +0100 (MET)
From: Misel Lukic <dvlmlc@cs.umu.se>
Subject: TAB: Dickinson Bruce; Tears Of The Dragon


Tears Of The Dragon by Bruce Dickinson
from the album Balls To Picasso

Transcribed by Misel Lukic (dvlmlc@cs.umu.se, luka@ts.umu.se)

The intro was originally tabbed by Carmen J Pezzone
(cpezzone@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) but I made a few small changes.

This is how I play the chords (of course there are other ways):

E A D G B E
Am 0 0 2 2 1 0
C 0 3 2 0 1 0
Cadd9 0 3 2 0 3 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
D x 0 0 2 3 2


[Intro]
Am
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-----0---------
----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-------
--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 for 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

[Outro]

This is the first time I've tabbed a tune so be nice to me if you
find any mistakes. It sounds pretty good to me, but if you have
suggestions of changes just drop me a mail. If you think it's good,
feel free to send me praises ;-).

Cheers,
Misel Lukic (dvlmlc@cs.umu.se, luka@ts.umu.se)