CHILDHOOD'S END

As recorded by Iron Maiden

(from the 1992 Album "Fear of the Dark")
Transcribed by Blood-Brother@nexgo.de Words by Steve Harris
Music by Steve Harris

A Intro
P = 88
V V V V V gV V V gV VVVV
1 4 k gV gV gV V V V V gV gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V
I4
Gtr I

T 10 9 10 9 12 10 9 10 9 10 9 12 12 10 9
11 9 11 11 11 9 11 11 9 11 11 11 9
A 11 11 11 11 11 11
B
P P P P P P

4 k V gV V V V gV V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V gV V gV V V V V V
I4 gV gV V gV gV V gV
Gtr II

T
2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 4 2 1
A 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 2
B 4 4 4 4 4 4
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

rit.

6
gV gV V V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V
I
T 10 9 10 9 12 10 9 10 9 10 9
11 11 9 11 11 11 9 9 11 9 11 11 11 9
A 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
B
P P P P P

I gV gV V V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V
T
2 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 1
A 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 2
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

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P = 178
gV V V gV VV gV V V V V V gV VV gV V V V V V gV
10 u u V u u V u
I
T 12 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 12 14
11 9
A 14
B

I gV V V gV VV gV V V V V V gV VV gV V V V V V gV
u u V u u V u
T
4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6
A 4 2 2
B

1. 2.
V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V
V gV
15
I u u u u u
9
T 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 12 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 14
11
A 12
B

I V V gV V V V
V
V V gV V V gV V V V
gV V V gV V V gV V V V
u u u u u
T
6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 4
A 4
B 5

B Verse1, 2 & 3

T
20
I ggVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
gVV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V gV V V
Gtrs I, II
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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24
I VV V
V
V
V
V
V
V V V
V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V V V V
V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 9
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

28
I ggVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
gVV VV VV VV
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V gV V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

32
I VV V
V
V
V
V
V
V V V
V V V gV V gV gV V V V
V V V V V V gV V gV V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 4 6 6 6 6 6
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C Chorus

gV V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV
36 u u V u u V u
I
Gtr I

T 12 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 12 14
11 9
A 14
B

I gV V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV
u u V u u V u
Gtr II

T
4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6
A 4 2 2
B

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V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V gV V V gV V V V
41 V gV
I u u u u u
9
T 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 12 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 14
11
A 12
B

I V V gV V V V
V
V V gV V V gV V V V
gV V V gV V V gV V V V
u u u u u
T
6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6
A 4
B 5 after 3rd Chorus

1.
to Coda
V V gV VV gV V V V V V gV VV gV V V V
gV V V gV VV gV V V V
46
V u u V u u u u
I
T 1212 14 1412 14121214 1212 14 1412 14121214 1212 14 1412 14121214
9 11
A 14
B

I V V V gV VV gV V V V V V gV VV gV V V V
gV V V gV VV gV V V V
u u V u u u u
T
4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 6
A 2 2 4
B

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D Interlude
2.
V V gV V V
gV V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V
52
I u
Gtr I

T 14 12 14 12 12 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9
11 11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11
A 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
B
P P P P

I V V gV V V
gV V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V
u
Gtr II

T
6 4 6 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
A 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
sl. sl. sl. sl.

j k c c
I V U W V c
gV U W V V U W V V
gV U W V V
Gtr III

T
A 7 7 7 7
B 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 2
2 2 2 2 0

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57
V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V
I
T 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9
11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11
A 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
B
P P P P

I V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V
T
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
A 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
sl. sl. sl. sl.

c c
I gV W V gV W V c
U W V V W V gV W V gV
U W V gV
T
A 4 4 4 6 6 6
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
0 0 0 2

61
V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V
I
T 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9
11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11
A 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
B
P P P P

I V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V
T
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
A 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4
B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
sl. sl. sl. sl.

c c
I U V U W V V
W V V U W V V
U W V
T
A 7 7 7 7 9
B 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7
2 2 2

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1. 2.

V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V k
65
I gV V V gV V V V gV V V gV V V V
V V V V gV V V V V
T 10 9 10 9
11 11 9 11 11 11 9 11
A 11 11 11 11 4 4 6 7 6 7 4 4 6 7 6 7
B 4 5 4 5 7 7 7
7 7 5 7
P P
8va

I V gV gV V gV V V V V gV gV V gV V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V
V V V V gV V V V
M
Full

T 13
2 1 2 1
A 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 6 7 6 7 4 4 4 6 7 6 7
B 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 7 7 7
7 7 5 7
sl. sl.

I UU W
W
V
V c gV V V gV V V V gV gV V V gV V V V VV
V V V V gV V V V V V
T
A 9 9 9 4 4 6 7 6 7 4 4 6 7 6 7 7
B 7 7 7 4 5 4 5 7 7 4 7 5
7 7 5 7 2

E Guitar Solo
8va 8va
c 3
70 V V V V V V k V W k V W V V V V V V V
I V
u
Gtr II ||||||||||||||||
M M M
Full Full Full M
Full M
Full 1 1 1 1

T
10
13 15 13 13 13 13
O 7
10
7
10 O4
4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
A
B
P

c c c
ggVV WW VV VV WW VV c
I WW V gV W V VV WW VV V
V gV W V V W V gV W V V
V W V V W V
Gtr III
2 2 2 0 0 0
T 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7
B 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 5
2 2 2

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3
3 3 V W V V W k
74
I V V V V V V V V gt V t V V V gV V V V Vc
3
gV V
V
A.H. A.H.
M
Full M
Full

T 5 5 5 5
O 5
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 2
A [4] [4] 4 4 2 2
B 4 2 2 2 0 9 10
P P P P Fb Fb P P

c c
ggV WW VV c VV WW VV c
I WW V VV W V VV WW VV V
V V W V V W V V
V W V V W V
2 2 2 5 5 5
T 2 2 2 5 5 5
4 4 4 2 2 2
A 7 7 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
B 5 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

3
V V W t V Q V
V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V
78
I V V V V V V V V V gV
3
A.H.
M
Full MM
1 1/2Full

T
9 9 9 11 11 9 11 12 9 11 12 12 14 11 14 14 [14] 14 14 14
O
A 9 9 11 12 12 12 12
B 12 10 12 12 10 12 12
sl. B

c c c
gV W V ggVV WW VV VV
I WW V
V gV W V VV
V
WW
W
VV
V gV
V W V V W V
2 2 2 0
T 2 2 2 2 2 2 0
4 4 4 2 2 2 2
A 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
2 2 2

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8va
V V V V gV V
81 l V W V V gV W V V W gV f V
I v u
3
|||||||||||||||
M
Full M
Full M
Full

T 15 15 15 15 14 12 12 15 15 14 13
14 12 14 12 11 11
A
B
H P sl.

c c
W VV c ggV WW VV VV UU
I WW V V
V
W
W
V
V
VV W V V U
V W V
0 0 2 2 2 0 0
T 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
2 2 4 4 4 9 9
A 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9
B 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7

8va
V V V V gV
85
I V V V V V V V gV V gV f V V V P gV V gV P V V V V
z z V
M
Full FullM M
Full

T
O
12 10 12 12 10 12 10 10 12 12 10
O O
11 9 9 11 11 4 4 4 2
A 11 10 9 7 9 11 4 2
B
P sl. P sl. P

c
W VV ggVV UU WW VV c
I WW V V U W V VV
V
0 0
T 0 0
9 9 11 11 11 11 2
A 9 9 11 11 11 11 2
B 7 7 9 9 9 9 0

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8va
gV V
88
P V V gV V V V V V gV gV V V f V V V V V V V W V V V V gW V V R
I gV z
3 3
uP
M
Full M
Full

T 12 14 15
12 14 17 16 14
17
14 15 14
17 17 17 17 17 17
O
17 17 17 15 14 14 14 5
11 13 14
A 4 16 14
B
sl. sl. P P P sl.

c
V U U
I UU WW VV VV UU UU
U W V V U U
T 3 3 3
2 2 2 0 0 0
A 2 2 2 0 0 0
B 0 0 0
3 3 3

F 2nd Interlude
V W V V V V gV V V gV
92
gW V gV V gV gV gV V
gV gV
I
Gtrs I, II
9
T 9 10 9 10 10 10 12 12 10 9
11 11 11 11 9 9 11
A 11 11
B

8va
V V gV W V gV V V V V W V V
96
I gV V V V
u
Gtr II
FullM
12 10 9 12 12 10 9
T 12 12 9 10 12 10 9 12 12 10
A
B

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V VgV W
gW VgV VgV V gVgV V gV W V V V V gV V VgV gV V gV V V V V
100
I
Gtrs I, II
9 12 10 9
T 9 10 9 10 10 1012 1210 9 12 12 9 101210 9
11 11 11 11 9 9 11
A 11 11
B

W V V V V gV V VgV gV gW V V V V V VgV V V gV V VgW V

V VgV V V
I ENDING

Gtr III
7 9 7 9 9 9 10 12 10 9 9 9 10 9
T 10 10 10 10 9 7 10 12 10 1210 9 9 12 12
9
A
B

D.S. al Coda
gSV V
106
I u
Gtr I
(9)
T 12
A
B

8va

W V V gV V V gV V
I V
u u
Gtr II
FullM
12 12 10 9
T 12 12 10
(6) 4
A
B

8va

gW V gV V V V VV VV ggVV VV
I gV gQQ
u V V V V Q
Gtr III
1/2 M
16 16 14 12
T 15 15 14
9 9 11 11 6
A 9 9 11 11 6
B 7 7 9 9 4
sl.

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