Sea of Madness Lyrics

From the album Somewhere in Time
Words and music by Adrian Smith
http://www.netsector.com/tony/maiden
RIFF 1
RIFF 1 A
Oh.. my eyes... can't believe...
Oh... my heart... turn my back...
1.Like the... the dove Fly so... above
1.Like a river will flow on towards we go
--2--|-PM--|-2--PM-3-|--3--|-PM--|--3-PM-5-|--5-|--PM-|-5-PM-9-|-9-9-9---9-|
1.you see... bring you... sadness
2.you do bring you... sadness Out on the...
-9--------9----10-|-10--|PM|-10--PM--12-|-----------------12-|(12)\\--------
-7--|PM|--7-PM--8-|--8--8--8--8--8---10-|--------------------|-----\--------
HARMONY INTERLUDE(Two guitars)
|---|----------------|------------------|--------H-P--------|---------------
|---|-----|--PM-|----|-------|-PM--|--4-|-(4)~--4^5^4--5----|--------------
|-2-|-2~--2--4--5--2-|-(2)~--2--4--5----|-----------------7-|---------------
|---|----------------|------------------|--------H-P--------|---------------
|---|-----|--PM-|----|-------|--PM-|--7-|-(7)~--7^9^7--9----|---------------
|-5-|-5~--5--7--9--5-|-(5)~--5--7--9----|-----------------10|---------------
|-----4----------------|-------|--PM-|-----|-------------4--4---|-----------
|-(7)---5--7--0--1--2~-|---2~--2--4--5--2~-|-(2)~--4--5---------|-----------
|-----7----------------|-------|--PM-|-----|-------------7------|-----------
|(10)---9-10--5--4--5~-|---5~--5--7--9--5~-|-(5)~--7--9--5------|-----------
|-------------------------AH-|----H-P----------------|----------------------
|-|---------PM----------|-6--|-(6)^7^6---------------|----------------------
|-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----|----------7----------S-|----------------------
|----------------------------|-------------7~---(7)\-|----------------------
|-------7--|PM|--7--PM--2----|-(2)---2------H-P---4--|----------------------
|-------5--5--5-----5---0----|-(0)---0--0--4^5^4--2--|----------------------
GUITAR SOLO
|----H-P-----------P------------|--H-P-------------14-|---------------------
|---2^3^2---P-----3^2--4--2--4~-|-2^3^2----2~--S------|---------------------
|---P--H--H--P--H--H--P--P--H--P-------------------|------------------------
|-15^14^15^17^14^15^17^15^14^15^14---P---14--------|-------P--P--S--H--P--H-
|-H------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--
|-----11~------|---P-------11--12----11--12--14--11--12--14----12--14----|--
|-----------------------------S---S---|---B-------------------|-------------
H P C#5
|-14^15^14-------------BR---------BR-|--------------------------------------
| RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A | | |
END RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A
CONTINUE RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF A
LEAD GUITAR
DIVE DIVE
|-----------|--S---9-----11-|--~~~--12--------------|-------------------|
|-----------|--/9-----9-----|-----------12------12--|-(12)\-(12)\---S---|
Ooh Ooh Ooh
|--P------------|------------H-P----------|----------H-P--------|
|-9^8---~~~~~~--|-(8)--9----8^9^8---------|---------8^9^8-------|
S
|-------|-----------------------H--H----14\-|
|-------|-------------H--H----14^16^17------|
|-------|---H--H----13^14^16----------------|
REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF 1 & 1/2 TIMES:
It's madness/The sun don't shine on the sea of madness
B5 STRUM
There ain't no wind to fill your sails
REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF 1 & 1/2 TIMES:
Madness/When all you can see can only bring you sadness
B5 STRUM
On towards the sea we go
REPEAT RIFF I (X4)
REPEAT VERSE I
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
|-RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF B------------------------
Out on the sea of madness
|-------------------------|------S------------|
REPEAT RHYTHM GUITAR RIFF B
LEAD GUITAR
Of madness
|--B---TH--TH--|-------5---B-----|--------S-------|---------------B--|
|-7/9--12--10--|-~~~------7^9--5-|----7--5\4---S--|------S-S-P---7^9-|
(hold bend) H B
|--------------|--vibrato--|-------------------|-------B------B----17^19^20|
|--------T---T-|----B--P---|---P-H-P-----------|-----20^22--20^22----------|
|(9)----12--14-|--14/17^7--|(7)^5^7^5------P---|dive--------sharp----------|
|--------------|-----------|-----------7~~~^0--|-------------bend----------|
R B B B R B R
|-------------|--------fast------------20-------fast----|
|-------------|------------slow--------------------slow-|
|-19^17----17-----H--P--H---|-------------|-5--P----B----5---P----------|
|-------20----20~~^22^20^22-|----B--------|---8^5--8^10-----8^5---B-P---|
|-------------------------|------------------B-------|P------------|
|----------7---S--P-------|-----S--5--7--------------|----7~~~~----|
SOME BRIEF EXPLANATION OF MY NOTATION:
\ indicates a slide (will have an "S" above it) or vibrato dive
~ vibrato shake (1/2 to 1 step unless stated)
^ Note change signified by:
B bend--the pitch to bend to is signified after the ^
b indicates striking a note at the 7th fret and
7^9 bending it until it sounds at the pitch of the 9th
R release--bend if released
H hammer on to note following ^
P pull off to note following ^
T Finger tap
H Tap Harmonic