Sign Of The Cross Iron Maiden 00:00 - 01:20 = PRE-INTRO (background chanting) 01:20 - 01:55 = INTRO 1 (bass + guitar ?) (X2) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\ B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\ G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\ D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\ A|----0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2------0-2-3---2-3-5--3--2------0-2-3--2--0-2-3-2--\ E|-0----------------------0------------------------0---------------------\ [ending 1] [ending 2] -\----------------------|----------------------| -\----------------------|----------------------| -\----------------------|----------------------| -\----------------------|----------------------| -\----------------------|----------------------| -\-0--0-2-3--2-3--2-3---|-0--0-2-3--2-3--2-0---| 01:55 - 02:47 = INTRO 2 (occassional chords) e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---| 02:47 - 03:26 = VERSE 1 (thumping chords, 4 a bar, hit;miss;hit;hit) e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---| 03:26 - 03:44 = VERSE 2 (similar to Verse 1, but with LEAD 1) [LEAD 1] e|------------------------------------| B|-5--5-7-8-7-----0---5--5-7-8-7------| G|-------------7------------------7---| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| 03:44 - 04:04 = CHORUS (chords) e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---| 04:04 - 04:22 = VERSE 2 04:22 - 04:42 = CHORUS 04:42 - 05:01 = RIFF 1 (2 guitars + bass, guitar 1 top;guitar 2 bottom) (X2) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ B|---12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12----12-12-12--10-12-12-12-\ G|-9------------------------9------------------------9-----------------------\ D|----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-----9--9--9---7--9--9--9-\ A|-7------------------------7------------------------7-----------------------\ E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ -\------------------------------| -\-13-13--12-12--10-10--12-12---| -\------------------------------| -\-10-10---9--9---7--7---9--9---| -\------------------------------| -\------------------------------| (X2) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ B|---10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10----10-10-10---8-10-10-10-\ G|-7------------------------7------------------------7-----------------------\ D|----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-----7--7--7---5--7--7--7-\ A|-5------------------------5------------------------5-----------------------\ E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ -\------------------------------| -\-11-11--10-10---8--8--10-10---| -\------------------------------| -\--8--8---7--7---5--5---7--7---| -\------------------------------| -\------------------------------| 05:01 - 05:30 = RIFF 2 (chords, by the threes) e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---| 05:30 - 06:06 = RIFF 3 (background chanting) [part 1] X2 [part 2] e|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------| B|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------| G|-----------------------|-----------------------|- PART 1 -| D|--9--9-8----9--9--8-7--|--7--7-6----7--7--6-5--|- (X1) -| A|-7--7------7--7--7-----|-5--5------5--5--5-----|----------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------| 06:06 - 07:08 = RIFF 4 [part 1] e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--9-9-9-8-------------9-9-9-8---7--------------------| A|-7----------7---7----7--------7-----7---7---7---7----| E|----------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-| [part 2] e|-----------------------------\ B|-----------------------------\ G|-----------------------------\ D|--9-9-9-8--------------------\ A|-7----------7---7---7---7----\ E|----------000-000-000-000-00-\ [part 3] \--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------\ \--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------\ \--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------\ \--9-9-9-8---7-------------------|-7-7-7-6-------------7-7-7-6---5--------------------\ \-7--------7----7---7---7---7----|5----------7---7----5--------5-----7---7---7---7----\ \-------------000-000-000-000-00-|---------000-000-00--------------000-000-000-000-00-\ -\------------| -\------------| -\-- PART 2 --| -\-- (X1) --| -\------------| -\------------| 07:08 - 07:25 = RIFF 5 [part 1] (X2) [part 2] e|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| D|--9-----10-----7-----9--|--7-----8-----5-----7---------7-----8-----5-----7------| A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| E|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| 07:25 - 07:44 = RIFF 5 with LEAD 2 [LEAD 2] [part 1] (X2) [part 2] (X2) e|---------------10------------------|----------------8------------------| B|-12--10-12-13-----13-10-----10-12--|-10---8-10-11-----11--8------8-10--| G|-------------------------12--------|--------------------------10-------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 07:44 - 07:57 = RIFF 6 (heavy and fast) e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---| 07:57 - 08:17 = RIFF 7 (X4) e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12--10---------------12--10----------------------------| G|-9--9---------12-11---9--9---------12-11-9----9-12-9-12--11---| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 08:17 - 08:36 = SOLO 1 P H P H T H T P P T P P T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P e:--10^7^10^7^10-10^12-12^10^7-12^10^7-12^5^7-12^7^5-12^7^5-12^7^5-12^7^5-12^7| B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| P H T P H T P H T P H T P T P T P P T P P T P P T P P H T P P H e:--^5^7-10^5^7-10^5^7-10^5^7-10^7-10^3-10^5^3-10^5^3-8^5^3-8^5^3^5-7^5^2^3--| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| T P P H H P H P H P H P P P e:--8^3^0--T-P-P--T-P-P-----------H--P---------------0^3^5^3^5^3^5^3^5^3-5^3^2| B:--------3-8^3^2-10^3^5~---P----8^10^8----8b(9)r8~---------------------------| G:-------------------------7^4/9--------9-------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| P e:--2-3^2--P--------------------------------------------------P--H--P--------| B:--------5^3-3b(5)--r3~---H-P-P--------H-P-P-----------10--11^10^11^10-11---| G:------------------------5^7^5^4\2/4--2^4^2^0---2~--9-----------------------| D:---------------------------------------------x-----------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--P--H--P-----P--H--P---------------P-H--P------P------P------P-----P-H-P--| B:--^10^11^10-11^10^11^10--11--10~--10^8^10^8\5/10^8\5/10^8\5/10^8\5-5^3^5^0-| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---P-H-P-H-P-P------------------18b(20)-18b(20)~--r18-----20b(22)r20-20-19-| G:--4^2^4^2^4^2^0-----------14/19------------------------16------------------| D:----------------2--(2)/12--------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--17-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-----19-17-16----16-17-19b(21)r19~--(19)\----------------------------------| D:--------------19-----------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 08:36 - 08:55 = SOLO 2 e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------P--H--P--H--P-----------H--P-----------------------------| G:--17b(19)-r17~--17^15^17^15^17^15---H---15^17^15-15---P-----------------P--| D:----------------------------------15^17-------------17^15-15----15-17-17^15| A:-------------------------------------------------------------17----17------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------------------18b(20)~--r18~---| G:------------------------------------------------------(0)------------------| D:-----15~-----15----------------------12----------12~-----------------------| A:--17------17----17-16-15-13-15-13-15----15-12-15---------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| P.M........... P P e:--15--13-15^13-15^13--15--18-15-13-15-13-15-18-15-13-15-13-15-18-15-13-15-13| B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--15-18-15-13-15-13-15-18-15-13-15-18b(20)r(18)--18--r18--15----15---------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------15----18b(20)~| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---------P--P--H--P--H-----------------------------------------------------| B:--r18--18^16^15^16^15^16----15---P--P--H--P--------------------------------| G:-------------------------17----17^15^14^15^14----14---P--------------------| D:----------------------------------------------17----17^15-15----15-17~-----| A:-------------------------------------------------------------17------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| B:-------------13-----------------------------------------3------------------| G:--12b(14)----------12--r12-10-----------5b(7)--r5----5--3-----3------P-----| D:------------------------------12-10\8\---------------------5-----5--4^3----| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------------------------------5--------------------------------| G:--------------------------------------------------3--5b(9)-----------------| D:---P-----------------------------3~--3/5----5--3---------------------------| A:--4^3--1--3--x--1~--1----1--3/5--------------------------------------------| E:-------------x---------3---------------------------------------------------| 08:55 - 09:14 = RIFF 7 (X4) 09:14 - 10:10 = RIFF 8 (with background chords on 3rd & 4th repeat; slows on 6th repeat, into OUTRO 1) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10-9--------\ B|----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12---------10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10------12-10--\ G|-9----------------------------------------9------------------------------------------\ D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ (X6) -\-----------------------------------------10-9----------------------------------------| -\----10-12-12--12-12--12-13-12-10-12-----------12-10-12-10----------------------------| -\--9-------------------------------------------------------12-11-12-11-9----12-11-9---| -\------------------------------------------------------------------------12---------12| -\-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -\-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 10:10 - 10:47 = OUTRO 1 (slow and crunchy) e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---| 10:47 - 11:12 = OUTRO 2 (INTRO 1 with ENDING 2) Lyrics: Eleven saintly shrouded men Silhouettes stand against the sky One in front with a cross held high Come to wash my sins away Standing alone in the wind and rain Feeling the fear that is growing Sensing the change in the tide again Brought by the storm that is brewing Feel the anxiety hold off the fear Some of the doubt in the things you believe Now that your faith will be put to the test Nothing to do but await what is coming Why then is God still protecting me Even when I don稚 deserve it Thought I am blessed with an inner strength Some they would call it a penance Why am I meant to face this alone Asking the question time and again Praying to God won稚 keep me alive Inside my head feel the fear start to rise... They値l be saying their prayers When the moment comes There値l be penance to pay when it痴 judgement day And the guilty値l bleed when the moment comes They値l be coming to claim, Take your soul away The sign of the cross The name of the rose... A fire in the sky The sign of the cross They値l be coming to bring the eternal flame They値l be bringing us all immortality Holding communion so the world be blessed My creator my god値l lay my soul to rest Lost the love of heaven above Chose the lust of the earth below Eleven saintly shrouded men Came to wash my sins away