RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP

Written by Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson.

Performed by IRON MAIDEN.

Taken from the album NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING.



Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.

E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com



NOTE:

Iron Maiden have never played this song live.



Riff 1:

E--------------------|--------------------------|
B--------------------|--------------------------|
G------9---10-7---9--|----9---7---9-------------|
D----9---9------7----|--7---7---7---7---9-9-----|
A--7-----------------|--------------7---7-7-----|
E--------------------|--------------------------|



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B--------------------|--------------------------|
G------9---10-7---9--|----9---7---9-5---7-7-----|
D----9---9------7----|--7---7---7---5---7-7-----|
A--7-----------------|--------------5---5-5-----|
E--------------------|--------------------------|



Verse 1:

           The convoy lights are dead ahead

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A--10--9---7--7--7---8---5--7--|-------------------------------|
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The Merchantmen lay in their bed, The thumb of diesels hammers down,

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In the oily sea-the killing ground

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His knuckles white his eyes alight,

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He slams the hatch on the deadly night, A cunning fox in the chickens lair,

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A hound of hell and the devil don't care

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Chorus:

   Running silent, running deep, we are your final prayer,

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   Warriors in secret sleep, a merchantman's nightmare,

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   A silent death lies waiting, for all of you below,

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   Running silent, running deep, sink into your silent sleep

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Verse:

2.Chill the heart of fighting men,

3.The lifeboats shattered the hull is torn,

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In open ocean wondering when? The lethal silver fish will fly

The tar black smell of burning oil, On the way down to Davy Jones

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The boat will shiver-men will die

Every man for himself-you're on your own

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A cast of millions-a part to play

The wolf eyes watch the crosswire

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Killer? Victim? Or fool for a day Obeying an order-men have to die

"Stern tubes ready", "Aim and fire!" They can pin some medal on your chest,

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Us or them-a well rehearsed lie

But in two more weeks-dead like the rest

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Riff 2:

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G--12--------------------------------|--12---------------------------9--|
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Solo-riff 1:

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Solo-riff 2:

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Solo-riff 3:

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Riff 3:

   Running silent, running deep, we are your final prayer,

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   Warriors in secret sleep, a merchantman's nightmare.

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Songstructure:

Riff 1 (2 times)

Verse 1

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Riff 2 (2 times)

Solo-riff 1 (4 times)

Solo-riff 2 (4 times)

Solo-riff 3 (2 times)

Verse 3

Chorus

Riff 2 (2 times)

Riff 3

END



OSKAR WIGREN 1997-02-09