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The Trooper by Iron Maiden

You'll (1)________ my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire (2)________ musket but I'll run you through
So (3)________ you're waiting for the (4)________ attack
You'd (5)____________ (6)__________ there's no turning back.

The (7)__________ (8)____________ and the charge begins
But on this (9)______________________ no one wins
The smell of (10)__________ (11)__________ and horses breath
As I (12)____________ on into (13)______________ death.

The horse he sweats (14)________ fear we break to run
The mighty (15)________ of the Russian guns
And as we race (16)______________ the (17)__________ wall
The screams of pain as my (18)________________ fall

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
And the Russians fire another round
We get so near yet so far away
We (19)________ meant to fight another day.

We get so (20)__________ (21)________ enough to fight
When a (22)______________ gets me in his sights
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
A (23)__________ of rounds take my horse below.

And as I lay (24)__________ (25)____________ at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Without a (26)________ I draw my parting (27)__________
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