Written by Steve Harris
The Educated Fool
Iron Maiden (Steve Harris)
INTRO-Riff 1 (2 times, Steve plays the chords):
Em |-let ring------> C G D
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----9-10-9----------------|----9-10-9-10-9-/12---10-9---|
A|-12-----------------------|-12-----------------------12-|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
INTRO-Riff 2 (2 times, Steve is still playing the chords):
Em |-let ring--> C D
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---7-8-10-8-7-8------------|---7-8-10-8-7-8---10/12---10-8-10--|
|-9-------------------------|-9---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
During the first verse guitar 1 plays the following pattern
Em Em Em C G D
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------9---9--------9---9--------9---|-----5---5--------------------7----|
|----9---9---9----9---9---9----9---9-|---5---5---5-----5---5------7---7--|
|-7-------------7------------7-------|-3-------------5---5---5--5--------|
|------------------------------------|-------------3---------------------|
VERSE 1:
Em C G D
I'm an educated fool so I don't know what it is I'm supposed to do
Em C D
About this awkward situation that's been forced down right upon me
Em C G D
As I'm walking down into on my own into the Valley of life
Em C D
Got a lifetime of experience Yeah I've got so much to give
Chorus RIFF
Em
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----9----7-----5-----5--7p5--5h7-| (4 times)
|-7----7-----7-----7--------------|
|---------------------------------|
Open the page...
The Second Verse is played (heavily!) distorted, so there's a new pattern:
Em C G D (let ring)
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5-----------7---------------|
|-9-------9---9--9---9--9-9-|-5--5----5--5---7---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-3--3----5--5---5---------------|
|---------------------------|---------3--3-------------------|
..felt this way before...
VERSE 2:
Em C G D
Never felt this way before seems that somebody's just opened the
door
Em C D
To the book of life ... or is it death is there ever anyway out
Em C G D
Someone's looking down on me to the very inner core of my soul
Em c D
They won't tell me what they see but I really want to know
Repeat Chorus RIFF 8 times, then
VERSE 3:
Em C G D
Do you really wanna be just another one statistic or feel
Em C D
That you really should aspire that you really do deserve more
Em C G D
Do you ever really feel that you have so much potential inside
Em C D
What you really have to give could be realised so much more
Chorus RIFF (8 times)
BRIDGE:
Em G C D Em G C D
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-9----------12-- -|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|
|-9----------12----|-5---------7--|-9-------12---|-5-----7------|
|-7----------10----|-3---------5--|-7-------10---|-3-----5------|
|------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Time will flow and I will fo--llow
INTERLUDE RIFF 1 (6 times):
Em C G D
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----9-10-9------|----9-10-9-12-10-9------------|
|-12-------------|-12----------------12-10--12--|
|----------------|------------------------------|
INTERLUDE RIFF 2 (8 times, Em-C-G-D as usual):
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--9--11--12----9--11--11-12-14-12-11--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
SOLO-Chords (8 times):
Em G C G
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-|
|-9------12------5-------12-12-12-12-|
|-7------10------3-------10-10-10-10-|
|------------------------------------|
After the Solo play INTERLUDE RIFF 2 four more times
INTERLUDE RIFF 3 (4 times):
Em C G D
|----------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|
|----9-10-9-9----|----9-10-9-9---10-9-12----10-9-12----|
|-12-------------|-12----------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|
Chorus RIFF (8 more times),
afterwards the BRIDGE Chords (12 times),
the INTRO-RIFF 1 two more times
and finally the OUTRO RIFF:
Em
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------9--10---9---9---(let ring and fade)-|
|-12---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
