The E*-thing means that you should put a finger on the 4th fret of the high e-string while playing a normal E (don't know if that is an actual chord) Am Am G Stand in line as we march to the drums of the east, Am Paralyzed and possessed by crusaders deceased, Am G Am Lost in the silence, the call from the turbulent times. Am D E E* Bound by the science that lives on? that lives on the wise. chorus: FG A The beating of a million drums. FG A The fire of a million guns. FG A G The mother of a million sons. D Civilization! x2 Am Am Lost in the silence, they bow to the call of the east. GAm G Am Tantalized and seduced by the demons released. Am G Ears to the ground by the name of the merciless sky. Am D E E* Onto the fire that burns in the all seeing eye. CHORUS x2 Bridge: Am G The beating of a million drums. Am G The fire of a million guns. AmB C D E The mother of a million sons. E* Civilization CHORUS x3