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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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              Dream Theater : A Mind Beside Itself
                      iii.The Silent Man
1.GA question well Dserved
2.Has Man been a victim
1.A/C#"Is silence like a Cadd9fever?"
2.of his woman, of his father?
1.G"A voice never Dheard"
2.if he elects not to bother 
1.A/C#"Or a meesage with Cadd9no receiver?"
2.Will he suffocate their faith?
E|-G---3-----|-D2-----|-A/C#-----|-Cadd9--------------|
B|----3--/--|-3--/--|-2--/-|-3--/---X-X-6--|
G|----4--/--|-2--/--|-2--/-|-5--/---X-X-5--|
D|----5--/--|-0--/--|-2--/-|-5--/---X-X-5--|
A|----5--/--|-------|-4--/-|-3--/---X-X-3--|
E|-3--3-----|-------|------|---------------|
 / - omit rhythm pattern..
1.EmPray they won't aAmsk
2.Desperate to fall
1.DBehind the stained Emglass
2.Behind the Great Wall
1.CThere's always Done more mask
2.That seperates us all
*Chorus
EWhen there is Areason     ATonight I'm BawakeE  
When there is no answer  Arrive the Silent man
If there is balance      Tonight He's awake
If they have to suffer   There lies the Silent Man
E|--------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
B|--7--5-7--X-X-|-6--/----8-8-|-8---7-7--7--|------------|
G|--7--7-7--X-X-|-7--/----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--4-------|
D|--7--7-7--X-X-|-8--/----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--5-------|
A|--5--5-5--X-X-|-8--/--------|-------------|-------5--7-|
E|--------------|-6--/--------|-------------|-------3--5-| G 
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
B|--7--------3-|----6--5----8-8-|-8---7-7--7--|-------------|
G|--7--------3-|----5--5----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--4--------|
D|--7--------3-|----5--5----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--5--------|
A|--5------0-1-|----------------|-------------|-------5--7--|
E|-----2-3-----|----------------|-------------|-------3--5--| G 
E|-G------------------------|-D------------------------------|
B|-------------8-7h8p7-----|--------10--12--10-------------|
G|--------7-9----------9-7-|--7-9s11--11--11--11s9-7---7h9-|
D|----7s9------------------|-------------------------9-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-A/C#--------9-7h9p7-5-----|-Cadd9---------------------|
B|-------------------8---|-----6----6-----------|
G|----6------------------|-----5h7--5-----------|
D|------7----------------|-------------7s5s3s2--|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
EmSin without Amdeceivers DA God with no Embelievers
CI could sail by on the DWinds of Silence
Band maybe they won't Emnotice 
But Cthis time i think it'd Dbetter if i swim
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A Mind Beside Itself

by Dream Theater

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A/C#

Cadd9

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Dream Theater : A Mind Beside Itself

iii.The Silent Man

G D

1.A question well served

2.Has Man been a victim

A/C# Cadd9

1."Is silence like a fever?"

2.of his woman, of his father?

G D

1."A voice never heard"

2.if he elects not to bother

A/C# Cadd9

1."Or a meesage with no receiver?"

2.Will he suffocate their faith?

G D A/C# Cadd9

E|----3-----|-2-----|------|---------------|

B|----3--/--|-3--/--|-2--/-|-3--/---X-X-6--|

G|----4--/--|-2--/--|-2--/-|-5--/---X-X-5--|

D|----5--/--|-0--/--|-2--/-|-5--/---X-X-5--|

A|----5--/--|-------|-4--/-|-3--/---X-X-3--|

E|-3--3-----|-------|------|---------------|

/ - omit rhythm pattern..

Em Am

1.Pray they won't ask

2.Desperate to fall

D Em

1.Behind the stained glass

2.Behind the Great Wall

C D

1.There's always one more mask

2.That seperates us all

*Chorus

E A A B E

When there is reason Tonight I'm awake

When there is no answer Arrive the Silent man

If there is balance Tonight He's awake

If they have to suffer There lies the Silent Man

E|--------------|-------------|-------------|------------|

B|--7--5-7--X-X-|-6--/----8-8-|-8---7-7--7--|------------|

G|--7--7-7--X-X-|-7--/----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--4-------|

D|--7--7-7--X-X-|-8--/----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--5-------|

A|--5--5-5--X-X-|-8--/--------|-------------|-------5--7-|

E|--------------|-6--/--------|-------------|-------3--5-| G

E|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|

B|--7--------3-|----6--5----8-8-|-8---7-7--7--|-------------|

G|--7--------3-|----5--5----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--4--------|

D|--7--------3-|----5--5----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--5--------|

A|--5------0-1-|----------------|-------------|-------5--7--|

E|-----2-3-----|----------------|-------------|-------3--5--| G

G D

E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

B|-------------8-7h8p7-----|--------10--12--10-------------|

G|--------7-9----------9-7-|--7-9s11--11--11--11s9-7---7h9-|

D|----7s9------------------|-------------------------9-----|

A|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|

A/C# Cadd9

E|---------9-7h9p7-5-----|----------------------|

B|-------------------8---|-----6----6-----------|

G|----6------------------|-----5h7--5-----------|

D|------7----------------|-------------7s5s3s2--|

A|-----------------------|----------------------|

E|-----------------------|----------------------|

Em Am D Em

Sin without deceivers A God with no believers

C D

I could sail by on the Winds of Silence

B Em

and maybe they won't notice

C D

But this time i think it'd better if i swim

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