Iron Man Chords & Tabs

by Black Sabbath

[Content]
[Intro] (Bend and release low E string behind the nut)
(6/4)
    F                                   F                                   F                       
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G                                                                                                   
D|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2-----------------------|
A                                                                                                   
E|-0b------r-------|(0)--------------|-0b------r-------|(0)--------------|-0b------r---------------|
I am Iron Man!

[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G                                                                             
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| x2
A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------|
E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|

[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Has     he     lost his mind?     Can he see  or  is  he  blind?
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Can     he      walk at all,      or if he mo-oves will he fall?

[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D                                                                          
A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------|
E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|

[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Is      he     alive or dead?    Has he thoughts within his head?
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
We'll   just   pass him there,   why should we-e  e - ven care?

[Riff B]
¼                                                   ¼
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D                                                                                                         
A|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|
E|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5---0-4--5--5--6--|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5---0-4--5--5--6--|
¼
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------r--------------|
G|-------------------------|----------e--------------|
D|-------------------------|----------s--------------|
A|----------5b-------------|----------t--------------|
E|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5-----------------|

[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G                                                                             
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| x2
A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------|
E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|

[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
He      was    turned to steel    in the great mag-ne-tic field
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
When    he     travelled time     for the fu-ture of man-kind

[Chorus]
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G                                                                                                         
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--|
A|-14------------------|-12------------------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-12------------------|-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
Nobody wants him,   he just stares at the world
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G                                                                                                         
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--|
A|-14------------------|-12------------------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-12------------------|-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
Planning his vengeance, that he will soon unfurl

[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G                                                                             
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| x2
A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------|
E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|

[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Now     the     time is here      for Iron Ma-an to spread fear
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Ven  -  geance from the grave,   kills the people he once saved

[Chorus]
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G                                                                                                         
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--|
A|-14------------------|-12------------------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-12------------------|-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
Nobody wants him,    they just turn their heads
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G                                                                                                         
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--|
A|-14------------------|-12------------------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-12------------------|-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|
Nobody helps him,       now he has his revenge

[Riff C]
.   .   .  .                   .   .   .  .
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G                                                               
D|-11-9-------------------------|-11-9-------------------------|
A|-------11--10--9--7-----------|-------11--10--9--7-----------|
E|---------------------7-7h9-9--|---------------------7-7h9-9--|

[Solo]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                            
G|----------------------------------9-9---------9-9---------|
D|-------------------------9-9-9h11-----11p9--------11p9----|
A|-----7h9-9p7----7h9-9/11-------------------11----------11-|
E|-7h9---------9h-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------9-------------------------------------------|
B|----------7/9---12-9---9--------------------9-12p9----9---|
G|---------------------11--9-9-----------9h11--------11-----|
D|-9h11-11---------------------11-9-9h11--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------9--------/14-14-14-14p12----------|
B|-12p9----9-12p9----9-12---12-9-9-----------------14h-14---|
G|------11--------11----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------9-9-----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14------12p9-----9-12-12p9----------------------------|
G|-----------------11h-----------11h-11p9-----9-9-----------|
D|----------------------------------------11h-----11p9------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------11---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B                                                            
G|------9-9---------------9---------------------------------|
D|-9h11-----11p9-----9h11---9-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-11---|
A|---------------11h----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G                               
D|-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-9h11-11-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

[Riff C]
.   .   .  .                   .   .   .  .
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G                                                               
D|-11-9-------------------------|-11-9-------------------------|
A|-------11--10--9--7-----------|-------11--10--9--7-----------|
E|---------------------7-7h9-9--|---------------------7-7h9-9--|

[Chorus Riff]
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G                                                                
D|----------------------7-8-9--|----------------------7-8-9--| x2
A|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|-9--9-------7--7-8-9---------|
E|-7--7--7-10------------------|-7--7--7-10------------------|

[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G                                                                             
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| x2
A|-9-------12------12-s14--14------|-17s16-17s16-17-\-12--12-s14--14------|
E|-7-------10------10-s12--12------|-15s14-15s14-15-\-10--10-s12--12------|

[Verse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Hea  -  vy     boots of lead,    fills his victims full of dread
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G                                                                     
D|---------------------------------|-5p4-5p4-5p4---------------------|
A|-----------------5-h-7---7-------|-------------5---5-h-7---7-------|
E|-7-------10----------------------|---------------------------------|
Run  -  ning as fast              I - ron Ma- an lives a- gain
as they can,

[Riff B]
¼                                                   ¼
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D                                                                                                         
A|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|
E|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5---0-4--5--5--6--|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5---0-4--5--5--6--|
¼
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D                                                     
A|----------5b-------------|-------------------------|
E|-7--7-----------7-----6--|-5--5--5-----------------|
(Drums and Bass)

[Intro Repeat leading to Outro Solo]
    F                                   F                                 
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G                                                                         
D|-2---------------|(2)--------------|-2---------------|(2)--------------|
A                                                                         
E|-0b------r-------|(0)--------------|-0b------r-------|(0)--------------|
[Outro Solo] (counted at double tempo)
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G                                                                                 
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4--5--4--5--4h5p4---| x2
A|-7-5-7~--------5h7|p5~--------------|-7-5-7~----------|------------------5--|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
1½    1½     1½
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------10-12-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----8---10s12-------|
G|-------------7---|-7-9-9b--r-9b--r-|9br-7---7h9~----|(9)----9-------------|
D|-----5---7s9---9-|-----------------|------9---------|---------------------|
A|-5s7---7---------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
F    F    F                  g       ½        g
e|-12b--12b--12b--10h12p10--|-10------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------------|-----\10-8-10b-8-----|------------------|-----------------|
G|--------------------------|-----------------9-7-|------------------|---------7---7-9-|
D|--------------------------|---------------------|\7-5-7p5--5h7-----|-5-7-7s9---9-----|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|--------7-----5h7-|-----------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|
1½    1½    1½        1½  1½               g               ½   ½   ½
e|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B                                                                             
G|-9b--r-9b--r-9b--|(9)--9b--9pbr-7h9p7--|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------9-|----\7-5-7---5-7-|-7b--7b--7br-5---|
A|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------7-|
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G                                                                                 
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4--5--4--5--4h5p4---| x3
A|-7-5-7~--------5h7|p5~--------------|-7-5-7~----------|------------------5--|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
.
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D                   
A|-7-5-7-----------|
E|-----------------|
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|  /   Slide up
|  \   Slide down
|  s   Legato slide
|  h   Hammer-on
|  p   Pull-off
|  b   Bend
|  r   Release
|  br  Bend & release
|  pbr Pre-bend & release
Types of Bends
|  ¼   Quarter tone
|  ½   Half tone
|  F   Full tone
|  1½  One and a half tone
|  ~   Vibrato
|  .   Staccato
|  g   Grace note slide
from two frets above
| (n)  Hold note over bar line
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