Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter

Written by Bruce Dickinson.
Taken from the album NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING.

Opening-riff:
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G--7-----7-----7-------|
D--7--5--7--7--7--5-2--|
A--5--5--5--7--5--5-2--|
E-----3-----5-----3-0--|

Let E ring
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D--(2)-----------------|
A--(2)-----------------|
E--(0)-----------------|

Verse:
Honey it’s getting close to midnight
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------3-----|
G-----------------------------0-------|
D--(2)----------------------2---------|
A--(2)--------------------------------|
E--(0)--------------------------------|

and all the myths are still in town
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------2--|
D--------------------------------2----|
A------------------------------0------|
E-------------------------------------|

Chorus:
...daughter, bring your daughter.    To the..
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D--5---2--2----------|--5---2--2-----------|
A--5---2--2----------|--5---2--2-----------|
E--3---0--0----------|--3---0--0-----------|

...slaugh- - - - - - - ter       Let her...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G--5------------------------|
D--5----------------|--7----------------|
A--3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|--7-------------4--|
E-------------------|--5---5-5-5-5-7----|

...go     Let her go      Let her...
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D--7--7-9--7-7------|
A--5--5-5--5-5--|--7--7-9--7-5--|
E---------------|--5--5-5--5-3--|

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A--2-----5---4--2-5-2--|--2-----5---4-0----|
E--0---0---0----0-3-0--|--0---0---0-----3--|

End of chorus.

Before second verse:
E-------|
B-------|
G---0---|
D---2---|
A---2---|
E---0---|

Bridge before solo:
     So pick up you......
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--5-5---------------|
A--5-5---------------|
E--3-3---------------|

     No going back, no...
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--7-7---------------|
D--7-7---------------|
A--5-5---------------|
E--------------------|

...to hide
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G---7---7---7-----|
D---7-5-7-7-7--5--|
A---5-5-5-7-5--5--|
E-----3---5----3--|

Solo-riff:
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G------------------|--5---------------|
D--2---------------|--5---------------|
A--2---------------|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|

E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G--2---------------|--7---------------|
D--2---------------|--7---------5-5---|
A--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|--5--5-5-5--5-5---|
E-------------------3-3---|

End of solo-riff.

Riff 2:
....daughter, bring your daughter, bring your..
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D---2------------------|--(2)----------------|
A---2------------------|--(2)----------------|
E---0------------------|--(0)----------------|

...daughter, bring you daughter, bring your..
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D--(2)-----------------|--(2)--------------|
A--(2)-----------------|--(2)--------------|
E--(0)-----------------|--(0)--------------|

...daughter, bring your daughter to the....
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E---------------------------|

...slaughter                Bring your...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

End of riff 2.

Riff 3:

First guitar plays:
daughter,fetch your daughter, bring your...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

daughter, fetch your daughter, bring your...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E---------------------------|

...daughter, fetch your daughter to the...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E---------------------------|

...slaughter.                Bring your...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

End of riff 3.

Second guitar plays: (Volume swells)
daughter,fetch your daughter, bring your...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---9---------------|--12---------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

daughter, fetch your daughter, bring your...
E---------------------------|
B--10-----------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

...daughter, fetch your daughter to the...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D----10-------------|----12-------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

...slaughter.                Bring your...
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G----9----------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

Guitar-solo while second time of Riff 3.
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-----12-11-12-14-12-11-12--|
D--14-----------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

Doubling of guitar-solo.
E---------------------------|
B-----12----12-13-12----12--|
G--------14----------14-----|
D--14-----------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

Riff 4:
After last chorus:
    Let her go.(4 times)
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A--7-5---2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E--5-3---0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Down to protection. Now
E-------------------0--|--(0)--------------------|
B-------------------3--|--(3)--------------------|
G-------------------1--|--(1)-----------------9--|
D-------------------2--|--(2)-----------------9--|
A-------------------2--|--(2)-----------------7--|
E-------------------0--|--(0)-----------------0--|

Song-structure:
Opening-riff
Tuning E
Verse (4 times)
Chorus (2 times)
Tuning E
Verse (4 times)
Chorus (2 times)
Bridge before solo
Solo-riff (4 times)
Riff 2
Riff 3 (3 times)
Chorus (3 times)
Riff 4
End

Lyrics:

Honey it’s getting close to midnight
and all the myths are still in town
True love and lipstick on your linen
Bite the pillow make no sound
If there’s some living to be done
Before your life becomes your tomb
You’d better know I’m the one
So unchain the backdoor invite me door

Chorus:
Bring your daughter, bring your daughter to the slaughter
Let her go, let her go, let her go

Honey it’s getting close to daybreak
The sun is creeping in the sky
No patent remedies for heartache
Just empty words and humble pie
So get down on your knees honey
Assume an attitude
You just pray that I’ll be waiting
Cos you know I’m coming soon

Chorus

So pick up your foolish pride, no going back
No where, no way, no place to hide

Bring your daughter,
fetch your daughter to the slaughter.

Chorus