The Parchment chords by Iron Maiden

[Intro]

D5 D5 D5 D5
D5 D5 D5 D5

E5 E5 E5 E5 
E5 E5 E5 E5

 
F5  E5   F5 
E5   A5  G#5 
E5   F5  
E5   D5  E5   4x

 
Em Em G  F
Em Em G  F
 

[Verse 1]
          Em
When the moon will rise again
                                G   F
Until we read the Parthian skin
        Em            
Broken fears warring days 
               G F
are here again
         Em
'Fore we all to dust descend
                
Heaven knows 
                   G F
when life will end
         Em      
God to know in the mire, 
                G F
put out the fire
 
 
[Verse 2]

           Em
Know there is a cross to bear
                             G
In your primal quest of fear
        F   Em                  G
No quarter now is given no less
   F      Em
Aslumber was my main ideal
                            G
Asunder did my spirit steal
  F        Em        
Sceptered race uttered 
                  G
words in disgrace
 
 
[Verse 3]

  F      Em
Sweet revenge will be ours
                             G
Vengeance of a shaken world
 F      Em        
Just remember that 
                   G
patience is no sin
     F  Em
And to find another way
                            G
Live to breathe another day
 F       Em               
Lord of light in the darkness, 
         G F
our guide
 
 
[Instrumental]

Em Em Em Em
Em Em Em Em

 
Em Em  Bm  A/C# D  
Em Em  Em  Bm   Bm A/C# D x2
 
Em Em G D C Am C D
Em Em G D C Am C D x2
 
 
[Solo]

 Em Em    G  D C Am   
 C  D Em  Em D C  Am C  D   x2

 
Em Em D  C  Am C  D x2
 
 
[Instrumental]

F5  E5   F5  E5   A5  G#5  E5   F5  E5   D5  E5 x4
 
Em C Am G/B  2x
 
 
[Verse 4]

Em
In a tempest never shaken
C
Edge of doom is not mistaken
 Am
Countenance is not a sin
 G/B
Gallant king, we bow to him
 Em
Fierce as wolf with a leopard skin
 C
Dark and bitter deep within
   Am
Invader punished with his life
 G/B
Vanquished in the morning
 
 
[Verse 5]

         Em
Sea of blood in light divine
        C
Unholy reverence enjoyed
   Am
Intoxicated with their hell
 G/B
Man immortal sickness dwell
        Em
Savage beasts troops engage
           C
Assembled here to butcher blades
  Am
Smoke has darkened in the air
  G/B
Smell of death and deep despair
 
 
[Verse 6]

 Em
Wilderness a tyrant dream
 C
Sell your soul not give them power
  Am
Slay upon imperial crown
 G/B
Witness now the witching hour
 Em
Bound himself to oath and king
      C
Such loyalty, a shameless thing
 Am
Youth of agony still burn
  G/B
Shedding parents blood
 
 
[Verse 7]

       Em
Never say a prayer to me
           C
For this crime and treachery
           Am
Drinking from your cup of wisdom true
 G/B
Many men will follow you
       Em
Now an army is raised
         C
And our gods, they be praised
 Am
Death is but a guilted edge
       G/B
Shall no more than we will pledge
 
 
[Bridge]

           C                    D
Hear the cry we are ready to believe
 
 
[Verse 8]
          Em
The prodigal has returned
        G
Give us our own revenge
          Am
With the power he learned
         C              Am
We will burn the same again
      Em      
A betrayal of angels 
G
in a foreign land
     Am             
A revenge for the 
          C          Am
merciful destiny at hand
 
 
[Verse]

          Em
For all those who have written
        G
In the sand will be told
          Am           
That the same will happen, 
 C             Am
searching for gold
        Em
Like a fire in the sky
       G
I can feel strength return
         Am        
Heading for afterlife, 
 C    Am  Em C Am G/B C D
meet me there
 
 
[Instrumental]

 Em   C  Am  
 G/B  C  D 
 
Em C  Am D
Em C  Am D
 
 
[Solo]

Em G C D Em G C Am x4
 
 
[Instrumental]

 E5  F#5  G5  A5  C5  D5  
E5   F5   E5  D5  C5  A5 
E5   F#5  G5  A5  C5  D5  
A5   B5   A5  G5  F#5  E5 3x
 
E5  F#5  G5  A5  C5  D5  
E5  F5   E5  D5  C5  A5  
E5  F#5  G5  A5  C5  D5  
A5  B5   A5  G5  F#5  D5 
 
 
[Ending]

D5  D5  D5  D5  Dsus2

ℹ️ About This Song

On the 3rd of September 2021, the track was released. The track is written by Steve Harris.

Track Info

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• Song: The Parchment
• Artist: Iron Maiden
• Produced by Steve Harris & Kevin Shirley
• Album: Senjutsu
• Released Date: 3 September 2021

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: Em
• Chords: D5, E5, F5, A5, G#5, Em, G, F, Bm, A/C#, D, C, Am, G/B, F#5, G5, C5, B5
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord