The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner

Iron Maiden

Tom: G

Intro: (E  F#  D   E F# D) 



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g-10---10-12-13-15--13-12-13--8--8-10-11-13--11-10-8|10--|--
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e-----------repete 2x-------------------------------|na1ª|--



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g-10---10-12-13-15--13-12-13--8--8-10-11-13--11-10-8|10--|--
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e-----------repete 2x-------------------------------|na1ª|--



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b-9---9-11-12-14--12-11-12--7--7-9-10-12--10-9-7----|-9--|--
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d---------------------------------------------------|so--|--
a---------------------------------------------------|na1ª|--
e-----------repete 2x-------------------------------|vez-|--


Riff 1:              4x

e|-----------------|
B|-4-2/4-2--4-6-2--|
G|-2-4/6-0--2-4-0--|
D|-----------------|



(E  F#  D   E F# D)  F# E D
Tough of the track, with the wind 
And the rain that's beating down on your back 
Your heart's beating loud and goes on getting louder 
And goes on even more 
(E  F# D E)
till the sound is ringing in your head 
With every step you tread, and every breath you take 
Determination 
(E  F#  D   E F# D)  F# E D
makes you run, never stop 
Gotta win, gotta run till you drop 
Keep the pace, hold the race 
Your mind is getting clearer 
You're over halfway there but the miles 
(E  F# D E)
just never seem to end as if you're in a dream 
Not getting anywhere. 
It seems so futile.

(E C F# C)+ Riff 2 + Riff 3
Run, on and on Run, on and on 
The Loneliness of the long distance runner.

Riff 2:  E            C          F#           C                
Riff  3:    E                    C                   F#                   C

e|-------------------------|   e|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|   B|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|   G|-(10-9-8)---(8-7)---(10-9-8)---(8-7)|
D|--9...--9...-11...--9...-|   D|------------------------------------|
A|--7...--9...--9...--9...-|   A|------------------------------------|
E|--x...--x...--x...--x...-|   E|------------------------------------|




Solo 1:

B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--11--13--11---12-11-13-12-11--12-12-11-10-9-8-7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|


Solo 2:                                                    Solo 3:

e|-------2x-----------|    e|---------18x-----------|
B|--------------------|    B|-10---12---10---8------|
G|-9--11-10-9-8-9-8-7-|    G|--9---11----9---7------|
D|-9------------------|    D|-----------------------|
A|-7------------------|    A|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|    E|-----------------------|


(E D E F#) D
I've got to keep running the course 
I've got to keep running and win at all costs 
I've got to keep going, be strong 
Must beso determined and push myselfon.

Solo 4:

e|---------4/5-5-4-3-0--8-6-8-6-8-6...-------------------------------|
B|-2-3-4-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------9-8-7-6---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------8-7-97h8p7-6--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|------------------------------PM------------------------...--------|
B|---------------------------------------------------(8-7-6-8-7-6)-8b|
G|-----9b-----------------------------------7h8bp7-6-----------------|
D|--7-8----10-9-8-7-8-8b-(9-8-7-6-8-7-6-7b)--------------------------|
A|-6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo 5:

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------10-9-8-7-8b-8b|
B|-5-4---5-4---5-4-------9b-9b-|------------10-9-8-7-----------------|
G|----8-7---8-7---8-7-6b7b-7b-|-10-9-8-7----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|



e|--------------------------------|----------------------------(-9-7)|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------(11-9)|
G|-9-8-7-6-8-7-6-5-7-6-5-4-6-5-4-3|9-8-9b-12-11-10-11-10-11-12-------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------...-|


(E  F#  D   E F# D)  F# E D
Run over stiles, across fields 
Turn to look at who's on your heels 
Way ahead of the field 
The line is getting nearer 
but do you want the glory that goes 
(E  F# D E)
You reach the final stretch 
Ideals are just a trace 
You feel like throwing the race
Its all so futile.

(E C F# C)+ Riff 2 + Riff 3
Run, on and on Run, on and on 
The Loneliness of the long distance runner.

Riff 4:

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-10-11-12-11-10-9-6-6-7-8-9-8-7-6|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------------4x-------------------|


Riff 5:

e|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-(11-10)-9|-(11-10)-12-(11-10)-9|-(11-10)--10-9-8-10-9-8-8-7-8-7...|
G|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----2x----|--------6x-----------|----------------------------------|