The Gift of Music Dream Theater
Intro
[A] [A] [A] [D]
[A] [A] [A] [G]
[A]Far in the distant future
[A]Beyond the pages of our [G]time
[A]Cold-blooded wicked tyrants
[A]Threaten the freedom of [Em]mankind
[C]Corruption, lust, and greed
[A]Define the new nobili[G]ty
Changing the c[F]ourse of history
[D]Across the vast North Empire
[D]Most people struggle to sur[C]vive
[D]Living a meek existence
[D]Where they're secludedly opp[A]ressed
[G]We are living day to [Dm]day
[G]Forced to bear the lion's [Dm]share
[C]People just don't have the time for [Bb]music anymore
And[Am] no one seems to care
My[Gm] friends have seen the Chosen One
Our [Bb]quest for freedom has begun
[E]He will be the answer to our prayers
[A]There walks a god among us
[A]Who's seen the writing on the [G]wall
[A]He is the revolution
[A]He'll be the one to save us a[Em]ll
(fast fill/riff)
Eb-E-A-D-E-Eb-C-A
[Gm]My brother Gabriel[Dm]
Is [C]all the hope we need[F]
[Gm]Shining like a b[F]eacon i[Bb]n the [C]night[F]
[Gm]Shepherd of Ravenskill[Dm]
A [C]reason to believe[Dm]
[Eb]Music is the gift he brings
[Cm]The songbird stops to [F]listen when he sings
(guitar solo)
[Em] [A]
[Em] [Em/F#] [Em/G] [A]
[C] [Am]
[G] [F]
(organ solo/instrumental craziness)
Em (based in Em, but it gets too crazy to transcribe right now)
(this section ends on a G note, in Gm or Em, not sure)
(3:30 onwards, my favourite riff, wish it was longer)
(chords)
(bass/riff)
[C] [G]
C -- D - E -- G - F# --
[Am]
A -- B - C -- E - F#-G-F#-D -- B -
[C]
C -- A - G - F# -- G --
[C]
C -- D - E -- G - F# --
[F]
F -- G - A -- B - C - E-F-F#-G-
[D] [C] [F] [--] [Em] [--]
D -- B - C -- A - G - F -- E --
(above section x2)
(the end)
[D] [-] [C]
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