pirit Carries On- Dream Theater
(Metropolis Pt.2: Scenes From a Memory)
for keyboard
i used a midi file form Jordan Rudess forums or something like that to help
work out the chords. i have included the voice changes i use and will
shortly be uplaoding a cover of this song at www.youtube.com/user/lolololni
so keep an eye open for it.
D D/F#
Where did we come from, Why are we here?
G D D/C#
Where do we go when we die?
Bm Bm/A
What lies beyond, And what lay before?
E/G# A
Is anything certain in life?
D D/F#
They say, "Life is too short", "The here and the now"
G D D/C#
And "You're only given one shot"
B5 Bm/A
But could there be more, Have I lived before,
E/G# Asus4 A
Or could this be all that we've got?
G A D D/C# Bm
If I die tomorrow, I'd be all right because I believe
G Em D
That after we're gone, The spirit carries on
Instrumental:
D A/D G Em
D A/D G Asus4 A
D D/F#
I used to be frightened of dying
G D D/C#
I used to think death was the end
Bm Bm/A
But that was before, I'm not scared anymore
E/G# A
I know that my soul will transcend
D D/F#
I may never find all the answers
G D D/C#
I may never understand why
Bm Bm/A
I may never prove what I know to be true
E A
But I know that I still have to try
G A D D/C# Bm
If I die tomorrow, I'd be all right because I believe
G A (ORGAN) D C/D
That after we're gone, The spirit carries on
Em Eb D E
Move on, be brave, Don't weep at my grave, because I am no longer here
G Em Bm
But please never let your memory of me disappear
GTR SOLO:
Bm Bb D E E/G#
G A Bm Bb D E
G A D D/C# Bm Bm/A G A
PIANO RUN (SINGLE NOTES):
(PIANO) B C# D C# D E D E F# E F# A Then repeat an octave higher
Then (chords):
G Em C Asus4 A
(ORGAN & PIANO)
D D (LOWER INVERSION)
Safe in the light that surrounds me
G D D/C#
Free of the fear and the pain
Bm Bm/A
The question in mind, Has helped me to find
E/G# A
The meaning in my life again
D D/C#
Victoria's real, I finally feel
G D
At peace with the girl in my dreams
Bm Bm/A
And now that I'm here, it's perfectly clear
E/G# Asus4 A
I found out what all of this means
G A D D/C# Bm Bm/A
If I die tomorrow, I'd be all right because I believe
G Em D
That after we're gone, The spirit carries on
D A/D G Em /
D A/D G Asus4 A /________ play the same as in the
D A/D G Em \ instrumental section
D A/D G Asus4 A \
Then
D A/D G Em
D A/D G G Dsus4/A D
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