Blood on the World's Hands Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays517

Blood on the World's Hands by Iron Maiden is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C5, G5 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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16
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Intro (2X): 
e|-----------------|-------------5-----| 
B|--5-5--5-7-8-7-5-|--5-5--5-7-8---8-7-| 
G|-----------------|-------------------| 
D|-----------------|-------------------| 
A|-----------------|-------------------| 
E|-----------------|-------------------| 
 
e|-----------------|-------------------| 
B|--5-5--5-7-8-7-5-|--5-5--5-7-8-----7-| 
G|-----------------|-------------4-7---| 
D|-----------------|-------------------| 
A|-----------------|-------------------| 
E|-----------------|-------------------| 
VERSE-1: 
 C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5   C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5  
SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME WONDER  | SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME QUESTION 
SOMETIMES IT MAKES ME SADDENED| ALWAYS IT MAKES ME ANGRY BUT... 
WHEN YOU CAN SEE IT HAPPENING | THE MADNESS THAT'S ALL AROUND YOU 
NOBODY SEEMS TO WORRY         | THE WORLD SEEMS SO POWERLESS TO... 
 
CHORUS:                              
ACT !                               IT'S OUT OF  
CONTROL                             BLOOD ON THE  
WORLD'S HANDS                       EACH DAY A  
NEW TOLL 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------5-----| 
A|-3-2-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-0-0---5-7-| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
 
VERSE-2: 
 C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5   C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5  
ANOTHER ASSINATION            | THE SAME DAY A NEW CREATION 
BUT WHAT ARE THEY COMING INTO | SECURITY OF A WORLD THAT BRING... 
ONE DAY ANOTHER KILLING       | SOMEWHERE THERE'S SOMEONE STARVING 
ANOTHER A SAVAGE RAPPING      | MEANWHILE THERE'S SOMEONE LAUGHTING... 
 
CHORUS. 
 
RIFF-1 (4X) 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------5-----| 
A|-0-0-7-8-7-0-0-0-7-8-7-0-0-0-7-8-7-0---5-7-| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
 
Solo riff (for guitar I- 4X) 
e|----------------------|----------------------| 
B|----------------------|----------------------| 
G|---------9--7--5--5-5-|---------7--7---------| 
D|---------9--7--5--5-5-|---------7--7--7--7-7-| 
A|---------7--5--3--3-3-|---------9--5--7--7-7-| 
E|-0-0-0-0--------------|-0-0-0-0-------5--5-5-| 
 
RIFF-2 (2X): 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-3-2-0-0-5-4-0-0-7-6-0-10-9-0-9-| 
E|--------------------------------| 
Solo-riff (4x). 
 
RIFF-3(2X) 
 |GUITAR-I                        | 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-3-2-0-0-5-4-0-0-7-6-0-10-9-0-9-| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 |                                | 
 |GUITAR-II                 /FULL| 
e|--------------------------12-12-| 
B|--------------------------12-12-| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 
RIFF-4: 
Guitar I:  
           Blood on the world's hands       Blood on the world's hands 
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-7-7--7-7-7----------7-7--7-7-7-|-5-5--5-5-5----------5-5--5-5-5--| 
A|-7-7--7-7-7----------7-7--7-7-7-|-5-5--5-5-5----------5-5--5-5-5--| 
E|-5-5--5-5-5----------5-5--5-5-5-|-3-3--3-3-3----------3-3--3-3-3--| 
             |Let ring|                       |Let ring| 
Guitar II: 
e|------------3---2---0-----------|------------3---2---0------------| 
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
RIFF-5 (3x and all full and the other guitar plays RIFF-4): 
e|-3-2---0--3-0-| 
B|-----3--------| 
G|--------------| 
D|--------------| 
A|--------------| 
E|--------------| 
 
RIFF-4. 
 
RIFF-1. 
 
VERSE-3: 
 C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5   C5  C5   C5  C5   C5 G5 G5 G5  
BRUTALITY AND AGGRESSION           | TOMORROW ANOTHER LESSON 
EXPECTING ANOTHER AIR RAID         | PRAYING FOR A CEASEFIRE... 
THEY SAY THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER | NO NEED TO BE COMPLACENT 
THERE'S CHAOS ACROSS THE BORDER    | AND ONE DAY IT COULD BE HAPPENING... 
 
FINAL RIFF (PLAY CHORUS RIFF 'TILL THE END): 
TO US                               IT'S OUT OF  
CONTROL                             BLOOD ON THE  
WORLD'S HANDS                       IT'S OUR  
EPITAPH                             IT'S OUT OF  
CONTROL                             SOMEONE SHOULD  
KNOW                                BLOOD ON THE  
WORLD'S HANDS                       SOMEONE SHOULD ! 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------5-----| 
A|-3-2-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-5-4-0-0-0-0---5-7-| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
 
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Contribuição: Fernando Mantovanele([email protected]) 

    	

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