Iron Maiden

The Educated Fool (ver. 2)(Tabs)

Iron Maiden

Key: Em

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	        The Educated Fool 
Iron Maiden (Steve Harris) 
 
INTRO-Riff 1 (2 times, Steve plays the chords): 
 
   Em      |-let ring------>  C              G          D 
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|  
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9---| 
A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12-| 
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
 
INTRO-Riff 2 (2 times, Steve is still playing the chords): 
 
  Em           |-let ring-->  C                        D 
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|  
|---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--| 
|-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 
During the first verse guitar 1 plays the following pattern  
 
  Em            Em           Em        C           G        D 
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------7----| 
|----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7---7--| 
|-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5--------| 
|------------------------------------|-------------3---------------------| 
 
VERSE 1: 
 
         Em                    C                    G               D 
  I'm an educated fool   so I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do 
             Em                               C                     D  
  About this awkward situation   that's been forced down right upon me 
          Em                      C             G         D       
  As I'm walking down into  on my own into the Valley of life 
         Em                                 C              D 
  Got a lifetime of experience   Yeah I've got so much to give 
 
 
Chorus RIFF  
 
  Em                    
|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------| 
|----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-|   (4 times) 
|-7----7-----7-----7--------------| 
|---------------------------------| 
  Open the page... 
 
 
The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new pattern: 
 
  Em                          C       G      D (let ring) 
|---------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|---------------------------|--------------------------------| 
|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------| 
|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------| 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------| 
|---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------| 
..felt this way before... 
 
VERSE 2: 
        Em                                 C              G           D 
  Never felt this way before   seems that somebody's just opened the  
door 
         Em                                       C           D 
  To the book of life ... or is it death is there ever anyway out 
             Em                         C          G          D  
  Someone's looking down on me  to the very inner core of my soul 
              Em                            c               D        
  They won't tell me what they see   but I really want to know 
 
Repeat Chorus RIFF 8 times, then 
 
VERSE 3: 
          Em                   C               G         D 
  Do you really wanna be  just another one statistic or feel 
            Em                             C                 D 
  That you really should aspire  that you really do deserve more 
         Em                           C              G         D 
  Do you ever really feel   that you have so much potential inside 
            Em                            C                D   
  What you really have to give  could be realised so much more 
 
Chorus RIFF (8 times) 
 
BRIDGE: 
 
  
  Em         G       C         D    Em      G      C     D              
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| 
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| 
|-9----------12-- -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| 
|-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------| 
|-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------| 
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| 
  Time       will    flow       and I       will   fo--llow 
 
INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times): 
 
  Em               C                    G   D 
|----------------|------------------------------|  
|----------------|------------------------------| 
|----------------|------------------------------| 
|----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------| 
|-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--| 
|----------------|------------------------------| 
INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual): 
 
|--------------------------------------|  
|--------------------------------------| 
|--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
 
SOLO-Chords (8 times):  
 
  Em     G       C       G 
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| 
|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-| 
|-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-| 
|------------------------------------| 
 
After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times 
 
INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times): 
 
  Em               C                  G          D 
|----------------|-------------------------------------|  
|----------------|-------------------------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------------------------| 
|----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----| 
|-12-------------|-12----------------------------------| 
|----------------|-------------------------------------| 
 
Chorus RIFF (8 more times), 
afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times), 
the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times 
 
and finally the OUTRO RIFF: 
  Em 
|------------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------9--10---9---9---(let ring and fade)-| 
|-12---------------------------------------| 
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Written by Steve Harris

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