intro (clean sound)

E|---------------------12-14---15-14---15-14-15-14-12---12-----|
B|---------10-12-13-15--------------------------------15----15-|
G|-9-11-12-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h15p12h15-12-15p12---------12-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------14--14----14-12---11-12---14-12--11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

distortion
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-8-10-8-7-----7-8-10-8-7----10b--7-8-10-8-7-----------|
G|-9~-9------------7-9~-----------7-9----9-----------7-9/12/9~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7-8-10-8-7------7-8-10-8-7-----10b----7-8-10-8-7-------|
G|-9~-9------------7-9~-------------7-9------9------------7-9~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

fast
E|------------------------------------12-----------------------|
B|----7-8-10-8-7-------7-8-10-8-7---------7-8-10-8-7-----------|
G|9-9------------7-9-9------------7-9----9-----------7-9-7-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------10-9|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

verse
Near to the east...		            in an ancient land...
King Darius the third....                   Scythians fell.....

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-7---------9-9-9-7-7---------------------|
D|-------------------9-7---------9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|
A|-------------------7-7---------7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------------------------------|

                called Macedonia...
							river Jaxartes.....
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-5-5-5--5-5-4-----------|repeat
A|-3-3-3--3-3-2-----------|
E|-----------------5-3-2~-|

At the age of nineteen...                 All of Asia minor....
By the Tigris river...                     Battle of Arbela....

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9-11-12-11-----------------------|
D|--9-9-9--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-4|
A|--7-7-7---------------------7--9-10--9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|

E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|-5-3-2~-|

By the Aegean sea....                  4 B.C.  he utterly....
Entering Babylon....      treasures he found. took Persepolis
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|
A|---7-7-7-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------|

E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|-5-3-2~-|

Chorus

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9----7----2----5---7----9-|
D|-9----7----2----5---7----9-| repeat
A|-7----5----0----3---5----7-|
E|---------------------------|

Interlude

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------7-9--10-9-7h9p7----------7-9-7----7----| repeat
A|-10-10-----------------10-10-10-------10---9~-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---4-5-4-7-5-4h5p4---------2-----------|
D|-7------------------7-3-3-5--5-3-5-2~--| repeat
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|continue pattern
E|---------------------------------------|

E|------------8------------------8---------11~~-|
B|-11~~-9h11---11-9h11~~--9-11---11-9-11--------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8p6---10p8----12p10----14p12-|
D|-----8------10--------12------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-3~-----4-3~--3-------------4-3~--3----------------------|
D|-----------------5--5-4-1-2~---------5--5-4-2-5-4-2---5--7---|
A|--------2--------------------2-----------------------2--3--5-|
E|-0------2-0--------------------0-----------------------------|

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| continue pattern

interlude 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-5-7-5-4-------5-6-5-8-10-6-5-----------------------------|
G|-7---------5/7-5-7-----7--------7-5/4------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7-53/5-5-3-5-3~-3h5-3---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythym during solo

Am    C    G      Bb5    F5

Second section:

E5    C5    G5    D5    C5     D5   E5

Last verse:
A phrygian king.....
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9--7-|
D|----------------------------9--7-|
A|----------------------------7--7-|
E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------|

Alexander cut the Gordian knot....
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9--7-|
D|----------------------------9--7-|
A|----------------------------7--7-|
E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------|

and legend says that...
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4-|
D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--4---|
A|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2---|
E|--------------------------------------|

he would become the master...
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-5---7-|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3---5-|
E|-------------------------------|

Marching on....
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-9--12--7---9-12--7-|
D|-9--12--7---9-12--7-|
A|-7--10--5---7-10--5-|
E|--------------------|

battle weary marching....

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------9--7-|
D|----------------------------9--7-|
A|----------------------------7--7-|
E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------|

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4-|
D|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--4---|
A|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2---|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-5---7-|
A|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3---5-|
E|-------------------------------|

died of fever in Babylon
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-2---5---7-|
D|-2---5---7-|
A|-0---3---5-|
E|-----------|

outro repeat fast intro

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-(9)---9-7----------------------------------|
D|-----------10-9~~--9-7-------------------9--|
A|------------------------10--9--9-10--9~~-7--|
E|------------------------------------------0-|