Iron Maiden - Be Quick Or Be Dead Chords & Tabs

 

Be Quick Or Be Dead Chords & Tabs

Iron Maiden Chords & Tabs

Version: 5 Type: Tab

Be Quick Or Be Dead Tab

   
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BE QUICK OR BE DEAD - Iron Maiden           
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From 1992's "Fear of the Dark" album
Written by Dickinson/Gers

Tabbed by: SethMegadefan
Email: rdlilly@hickorytech.net

Tuning: Standard EADGBE

I've got everything here except the solo. I'm no expert guitarist, and just playing the
rhythm stuff is hard enough. Enjoy what's here, though.

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|  Play
D|----5-5-0-0-1-1-3-3-1-0--------5-5-0-0-1-1-3-3-1------|    4
A|--------------------------------------------------3---|  Times
E|-3--------------------------3-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7--8----|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--6----|
E|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---------|
   .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . .
   Covered in    sinners   and dripping  with guilt

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3----5--------8----8\-|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-1----3--------6----5\-|
E|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-----------------------|
   .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . 
   Making  your  money    from slime and from filth

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7--8----|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--6----|
E|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---------|
   .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . .
 Parading your bellies    with i -     vory towers

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3----5--------8----8\-|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-1----3--------6----5\-|
E|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-----------------------|
   .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . .
  Investing our  lives in your schemes and your powers

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1--------------|
E|---------------------------------------1--1--1-1-1-|
   .  .  . . .  .  .  . . . .  .  . . .  .  .  . . .
   You've got to watch them be quick or be dead

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------8---7---8---|
A|-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1--6---5---6---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   .  .  . . .  .  .  . . . .  .  . . . 
   Snake eyes in heaven the thief in your head

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1--------------|
E|---------------------------------------1--1--1-1-1-|
   .  .  . . .  .  .  . . . .  .  . . .  .  .  . . .
   You've got to watch them be quick or be dead

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------8---7---8---|
A|-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-1--1--1-1-1--6---5---6---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   .  .  . . .  .  .  . . . .  .  . . .
   Snake eyes in heaven the thief in your head...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/iron_maiden/be_quick_or_be_dead_tab_ver_5.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----7--5--0----5--3-------3--1-------1--1p0--|
A|---------------------5----------3----------1-|
E|-3----------3----------3----------3----------|
                                             Be

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----7--5--0----5--3-------3--1-------1--1p0--|
A|---------------------5----------3----------1-|
E|-3----------3----------3----------3----------|
   Quick          Or be  dead                Be

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----7--5--0----5--3-------3--1-------1--1p0--|
A|---------------------5----------3----------1-|
E|-3----------3----------3----------3----------|
   Quick      (quick)    (quick) (quick) or be

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----7--5--0----5--3-------3--1-------1--1p0--|
A|---------------------5----------3----------1-|
E|-3----------3----------3----------3----------|
   Dead       (dead)     (dead)     (dead)

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------5--------------|
E|-1-----------------3--------------|
   See what's ruling all our lives

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3------------------5--------------|
E|-1------------------3--------------|
   See who's pullling strings

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------5--------------|
E|-1-----------------3--------------|
   See what's ruling all our lives

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------5--------------|
A|-3-strum-----------5-strum--------|
E|-1-----------------3--------------|
   See who pulls the strings       

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---3-------------5------------3-----------|
A|---1---3---------3----5-------1---3---5---|
E|-------1--------------3-----------1---3---|
I'll bet you won't fall on your face

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3----------5-----------3---5---7---------8------10-----|
A|---1---3------3----5------1---3---5---------6------8------|
E|-------1-----------3--------------------------------------|
Your belly will hold you in place...

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|  Play 
D|----5-5-0-0-1-1-3-3-1-0--------5-5-0-0-1-1-3-3-1------|    4
A|--------------------------------------------------3---|  Times
E|-3--------------------------3-------------------------|

Play 3rd and 4th time
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----8--------------------------8----------------------|
D|--------7---8---10--8-7------------7---8---10--8------|
A|--------------------------------------------------10--|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Go back and do the same thing for the next verse and chorus.
Then it goes to the guitar solo. Then it goes finally into
the last chorus. End the song with this chord:
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|-5------|
E|-3------|
=======================TABLATURE LEGEND=====================================
| \ slide down
| h hammeron
| p pulloff
| . palm mute
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