Kings of Metal Lyrics

As recorded by Manowar
(From the 1988 Album KINGS OF METAL)
Words by Joey DeMaio Music by Joey DeMaio & Ross the Boss
E5(type 2)
G5(type 2)
A5(type 2)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'solo'
Moderate Heavy Metal Q=133
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W +Q +S S E Q Q W +Q +Q H
||o----------|--------------------||----------|----------------|
||o-7--------|-(7)--(7)--------5--||-7--------|-(7)--(7)-------|
| Gtr II
| W +H Q Q W +W
||o----------|--------------3--3--||----------|----------------|
||o-2--------|-(2)----------------||-2--------|-(2)------------|
Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H +W +W
|-9--12-----12s14-(14)--|-14-7-(7)-9-(9)----|-(9)--------|-(9)----|
|-7--10-x---10s12-(12)--|-12-5-(5)-7-(7)----|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
| Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H +W +W
|-2---5------5s=7--(7)--|----------2-(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-0---3-0----3s=5--(5)--|----------0-(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
$
PM----|
Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H W +H. S S S S
|-9--12-----12s14-(14)--|-14-7-(7)-9-(9)----|-2--------|-(2)---------------|
|-7--10-x---10s12-(12)--|-12-5-(5)-7-(7)----|-0--------|-(0)------0-0-0-0--|
| Q Q E E +Q E E +E E +H W +W
|-2---5------5s=7--(7)--|----------2-(2)----|-0--------|-(0)---------------|
|-0---3------3s=5--(5)--|----------0-(0)----|----------|-------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E +H W +W
|--8p=7---------8p7---------|--8p=7--------------|----------|--------|
| +W +Q. E +H W +W
Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H W W
|-9--12-----12s14-(14)--|-14-7-(7)-9-(9)----||-9--------|-12----|
|-7--10-x---10s12-(12)--|-12-5-(5)-7-(7)----||-7--------|-10----|
| Q E S S E E +Q E E +E E +H W W
|-2---5------5s=7--(7)--|----------2-(2)----||-2--------|--5----|
|-0---3-0----3s=5--(5)--|----------0-(0)----||-0--------|--3----|
Gtr II
W W W W
Gtr I
W W W W
To Coda
W W W W
W W H H +W
|-----------|----------|------------|--------o||
|-12--------|-7--------|------5-----|-(5)----o||
Guitar Solo
Gtrs I, II
W +W
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q
|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|--5-5-5-5-7b9r(7)-5--|
|-7b9-----7b9-----7b9---|----------7b9r(7)-5--|
W
\2__________________________________
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5h==8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8--|
W W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
+W W +W
+W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+W
S S S S S S S S Q +Q
|-------------------------15b17r=(15)---|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM PM
| Gtr III
| Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q
|-7b9-----8b10==(8)r---9b11====|=(9)r-10b12==(10)r---11b13---12b14---|
PM| PM--| PM
| Q. E +Q Q
|-13b15-----14b16==(14)r---15b17====|
Gtr II
W W
Gtr I
PM PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E W
| Gtr III
| +E E +Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
|-(15)r-16b18==(16)r---17b19----18b20----||-19b21--19b21--------19b21--|
E5(typG5(typE 2)G5(A5(type 2)
+W Q E E E E +Q
/ / / o / / /
+H +Q Q Q E S S E E +Q
|-(9)-----------(9)-----------|--9----12--------12s14-(14)----|
|-(7)-----------(7)-----------|--7----10----x---10s12-(12)----|
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
D.S. al Coda
E E +E E +H +W +W
E E +E E +H +W +W
| H H +W W
&
W W
Out-Chorus
Gtrs I, II
W W W W 6x
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o-0--------|-7--------|-0--------|-7----o||
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths