Sun and Steel

Written by Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith. Performed by IRON MAIDEN. Taken from the album PIECE OF MIND. NOTE: This song is about Miyamoto Musashi, a legendary Japanese Swordsman. Iron Maiden have never played this song live. Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren. E-mail me at [email protected] Opening-riff: E---------------|------------| B---------------|------------| G---------------|------------| D---------------|------------| A--4-7-4-2------|--(2)-------| E--2-5-2-0------|--(0)-------| E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------| A--4-7-4-2-7---4---4------------------------------| E--2-5-2-0-5---2---2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--| E--------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------| A--7---4---4------------------------2--| E--5---2---2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--0--| E------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------| A--7---4---4-------------------------------| E--5---2---2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--| E-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------| A--7---4---4-----------------4--7--4--| E--5---2---2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2--5--2--| Verse: You killed your first man at 13 E-------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------| A--2--2-------------------------------------| E--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--| Killer instict, animal supreme E---------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------| A--2--2------------------------------4-7-4-2--| E--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-5-2-0--| Riff 2: E------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------| A--7---4---4-------------------------------| E--5---2---2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--| E-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------| A--7---4---4-----------------4--7--4--| E--5---2---2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2--5--2--| Chorus: Sunlight, falling on your steel. Death in life is... E--0-------------------|--3----------------------| B--2-------------------|--3----------------------| G--2-------------------|--0----------------------| D--2-------------------|--0----------------------| A--0-------------------|--2----------------------| E----------------------|--3----------------------| ..your ideal, life is like a wheel E--2----------------------|--0------------------| B--3----------------------|--1------------------| G--2----------------------|--0------------------| D--0----------------------|--2------------------| A-------------------------|--3------------------| E-------------------------|---------------------| E--3-----2--------| B----3------3-----| G------0-------2--| D-----------------| A-----------------| E-----------------| End of chorus. Riff 3: E--------------|------------------| B--------------|------------------| G--------------|------------------| D--9---7-9-10--|--9-7------4-5----| A--------------|------10-------5--| E--------------|------------------| E---------------------------| B---------------------------| G----------------7----------| D--7-9-10---9-10-----4-5----| A------------------------4--| E---------------------------| E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G----------------7---------11--| D--7-9-10---9-10-----10-12-----| A------------------------------| E------------------------------| E--------------------------------| B------------------10---8-10-12--| G--9-11-12---11-12---------------| D--------------------------------| A--------------------------------| E--------------------------------| End of riff 3. Solo-riff: E--------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------| A--4--------------------------------------2--| E--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--0--| Riff 4: E----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G----------------------------------| D----------------------------------| A----------------------------------| E---2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5--6--7--| E--------------------------| B--------------------------| G--------------------------| D--------------------------| A--------------------------| E--3---4---5---6--7--8--9--| End of riff 4. Song-structure: Opening-riff Verse Riff 2 Verse Riff 2 Chorus (2 times) Riff 2 Verse Riff 2 Verse Riff 2 Chorus (2 times) Riff 3 (2 times) Solo-riff (3 times) Riff 4 Chorus (4 times) END Lyrics: You killed your first man at 13, Killer instinct, animal supreme, By 16 you had learned to fight The way of the warrior, you took it as your right. Chorus: Sunlight, falling on your steel, Death in life is your ideal, Life is like a wheel, rolling on and on Through earth and water, fire and wind, You came at last-nothing was the end, Make a cut by fire and stones, Take you and your blade and brake you both in two-break you both in two OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-25