Here's another Iron Maiden tab. The song is very simple so there
shouldn't be any trouble. Enjoy it.

By the way, if someone has any of the following songs please send 'em.
- 22 Acacia Avenue
- Children of the Damned
- Another Life
- Prodigal Son
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IRON MAIDEN - Running Free

Intro:
(play 2x)

E G F# E C D
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9-------12--11--9-9--------x-5------xxx-7-----xxx-|
D--9-------12--11--9-9--------x-5------xxx-7-----xxx-|
A--7-------10--9---7-7--------x-3------xxx-5-----xxx-|
E----------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
(play 2x)

E C D E G A
e----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G--9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|-9---xxx-9-------------------xxx-|
D--9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|-9---xxx-9---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|
A--7---xxx-7---xxx-3---xxx-5---xxx-|-7---xxx-7---xxx-5---xxx-7---xxx-|
E----------------------------------|-------------xxx-3---xxx-5-------|

Keep in mind that the strummed chords (x) at the end of the bars are
played continuessly with the 1st chord of the beginning of the riff.
I also play the strummed chord (upstroke, downstroke, upstroke) and
very rapidly.


Chorus:
(play 2x)

E G E C D
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9-------12--9---7-9--x-9---xxx-5----xxx-7-----xxx-|
D--9-------12--9---7-9--x-9---xxx-5----xxx-7-----xxx-|
A--7-------10--7---5-7--x-7---xxx-3----xxx-5-----xxx-|
E----------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

e--9--------------------------------------------------------|
B---12-10-12-10--10-----------------------------------------|
G--------------12--12-11-12-11-9-11-9--9--------------------| 2x
D------------------------------------12-12-11-12-11-9-------|
A----------------------------------------------------12-----|

e--17-15-14-15-14--14-----------------------------------------|
B----------------17--17-15-17-15-14-15-14--14-----------------|
G----------------------------------------16--16-14-16-14------| 2x
D-------------------------------------------------------17-16-|

e-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-16-14---------16-14----------16-14----16-14----16-14--------|
D------17-16---------17-16----------17-------17-------17-16---|


Outro:
(play 4x)

e--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------|----------------------------12\-|
G--------------------------|-12-12-12-11-12-11--------------|
D--9-----9-----9-----9-----|-------------------12-12-12-----|
A--7-----7-----7-----7-----|--------------------------------|
E--0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|--------------------------------|
PM......................|
(play this bar 3x)

I think they change the pick-up or turn on an effect on the 3rd x.
On the 4th x replace last bar with:

e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G--9----5--7---x--| play Chorus
D--9----5--7---x--|
A--7----3--5---x--|
E--0--------------|


Break:

e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G--9-9-------7-9-9-------7-9-9------5-5----5-7-7----7--| 2x
D--9-9-------7-9-9-------7-9-9------5-5----5-7-7----7--|
A--7-7-------5-7-7-------7-9-9------3-3----3-5-5----5--|
E------------------------------------------------------|

e------5-6-5-5-----5-6-5-5----5-6-5-5--------------------|
B-----------8-----------8----------8---------------------|
G--9-9---------9-9---------9-9--------5-5----5-7-7----7--| 2x
D--9-9---------9-9---------9-9--------5-5----5-7-7----7--|
A--7-7---------7-7---------9-9--------3-3----3-5-5----5--|
E--------------------------------------------------------|


Ending:

Just play the sequence sustaining each chord:

| E GG AA xC xxxD xxx | 2x

then:
e-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B--12-10-12-10--10------------------------------------------|
G-------------12--12-11-12-11-9-11-9--9---------------------|
D-----------------------------------12-12-11-12-11-9-11-9---|
A--------------------------------------------------------12-|


/f /f /f /f
e-10---10--------12----12--| /f - means full bend.
B--------------------------|


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James A. Miller - [e-mail]
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
Porto Alegre - Brazil