Wasted Years


by Iron Maiden





Off the album, Somewhere in Time





From Hal Leonard transcription book of


Iron Maiden's Powerslave/Somewhere in Time





intro





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verse


From the coast of gold....





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I'm travelin on....





far and wide





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But now it seems                                                I'm just a


stranger





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And all the things...





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it isn't someone else


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for rest of verse, just repeat





Chorus





golden years......





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interlude (play intro riff)





rhythm under solo





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