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BURNING AMBITION
Written by Steve Harris.
Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
It's the b-side on the single RUNNING FREE,
released 80-02-08.
Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.
E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com
Opening-riff:
E------2---2--|------3---3--|
B--3---3-3-3--|--1---1-1-1--|
G--2---2-2-2--|--0---0-0-0--|
D--0-----0----|--2---2-2-2--|
A-------------|--3-----3----|
E-------------|-------------|
E------3---3--|------2---2--|
B------3---3--|--3---3-3-3--|
G--0---0-0-0--|--2---2-2-2--|
D--0---0-0-0--|--0-----0----|
A--2-----2----|-------------|
E--3-----3----|-------------|
End of opening riff.
Riff 2:
E-----------12---10-9-----|---------10---8-7----|
B--------10-----------10--|-------8----------8--|
G-----11------------------|-----9---------------|
D--12---------------------|--10-----------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------|
E---------7--------------------|
B--7-8-10-----10-8-7--7-(8)----|
G---------------------------7--|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
Verse:
So you think you can own me, well you'd...
E---------------------|----------------------|
B---------------------|----------------------|
G--7--7---------------|--2--2----------------|
D--7--7---------------|--2--2----------------|
A--5--5---------------|--0--0----------------|
E---------------------|----------------------|
..better just think again
E---------------------|-------------------|
B---------------------|-------------------|
G--5--5---------------|-------------------|
D--5--5---------------|--------------3-4--|
A--3--3---------------|--------3-4-5------|
E---------------------|--3-4-5------------|
You'd better watch you steps now, woman, cause I ...
E---------------------|------------------------|
B---------------------|------------------------|
G--7--7---------------|--2--2------------------|
D--7--7---------------|--2--2------------------|
A--5--5---------------|--0--0------------------|
E---------------------|------------------------|
..ain't like those other men
E---------------------|----------------|
B---------------------|----------------|
G--5--5---------------|--7-7-7---5-----|
D--5--5---------------|--5-5-5---3--5--|
A--3--3---------------|-------------3--|
E---------------------|----------------|
End of verse
Solo-riff:
E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|
E-------------------|-------------------|
Riff 3:
E---------------------------------|
B--10p12p10---10------------------|
G------------------12-11-------9--|
D------------------------11-12----|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
B--------10-12---12-10--------------------|
G--11-12---------------12--11-(12)--9b11--|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
End of riff 3.
Bridge before last verse:
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--7------2------5------7-7-7---5-----|
D--7------2------5------5-5-5---3--5--|
A--5------0------3-----------------3--|
E-------------------------------------|
Song-structure:
Opening-riff (2 times)
Riff 2 (2 times)
Verse (2 times)
Opening-riff (2 times)
Riff 2 (2 times)
Verse (2 times)
Drum-bridge
Solo-riff (4 times)
Riff 3 (2 times)
Bridge before last verse
Verse (2 times)
Opening riff
Riff 2
End
Lyrics:
So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again
You'd better watch you steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men
There's something burning inside me that makes me want to be free
And when I get these feelings honey, you better keep away from me
There's things in life now, baby, that I know I've got to do
And I need your love now, baby, to help me see it through
So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again
You'd better watch your steps now, woman, cause I ain't like those other men
So you think you can own me, well you'd better just think again
You'd better watch your steps now , woman, cause I ain't like those other men
There's something burning inside me that makes me want to be free
And when I get these feelings honey, you better keep away from me
OSKAR WIGREN 1996-12-23
BURNING AMBITION is one of my favourite Iron Maiden-songs.
It doesn't really sound like the typical maiden-sound.
It's only 2.41 minutes long and it hasn't got got a chorus
and that's very unusual for IRON MAIDEN-songs.