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Beneath The Surface

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[INTRO - THEME]
|  E|  E/G#   A|  E|  F#m   A|
|  E|  E/G#   A|  E|  C#m   A|
[Verse 1]
EIs there ever really a E/G#right time?
You had C#mled me to believe someday Ayou'd be there for me
EWhen the stars above alE/G#igned
When you C#mweren't so consumed I kept Alooking for the clues
F#mSo I waited in the Bshadows of my heart
F#mAnd still the time was never Bright
[Chorus 1]
Until Eone day I stopped Acaring
And beEgan to forget why I Blonged to be so close
And I Edisappeared into the C#mdarkness
And the F#mdarkness turned to pain and C#mnever went away 
Until F#mall that remained was Aburied Bdeep beneath the Esurface
[INTERLUDE 1 - THEME]
|  E|  E/G#   A|  E|  F#m   A|
|  E|  E/G#   A|  E|  C#m   A|
[Verse 2]
EA shell of what things could've E/G#been
Tired C#mbones beneath a veil of guarded Asecrets all too frail
ESad to think I never E/G#knew
You were C#msearching for the words, for the Amoment to emerge
F#mYet the moment never Bcame
F#mYou couldn't risk my fragile Bframe
[Chorus 2]
Until Eone day you stopped Acaring
And beEgan to forget why you Btried to be so close
And you Edisappeared into the C#mdarkness
And the F#mdarkness turned to pain and C#mnever went away 
Until F#mall that remained was Aburied Bdeep beneath the E/G#surface
[Interlude 2]
|  G#m|  A|  E|  B|
|  G#m|  A|  E|  B|
[MID-8]
G#mI would scream just to be Aheard
As if yelling at the Estars, I was bleeding just to Bfeel
G#mYou would never say a Aword
                                                    E       B   B(let ring)
Kept me reaching in the dark, always something to conceal
[Chorus 3]
             E       Emaj7   E4(let ring)
Until one day I stopped caring
And beEgan to forget why I Blonged to be so close
And I Edisappeared into the C#mdarkness
And the F#mdarkness turned to pain and C#mnever went away 
Until F#mall that remained was Aburied Bdeep beneath the Esurface
[OUTRO - THEME]
|  E|  E/G#   A|  E|  F#m   A|
                  Beneath the
|  E|  E/G#   A|  E|  C#m   A|
  surface
|  E|

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Beneath The Surface

by Dream Theater

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

F#m

C#m

G#m

Emaj7

[INTRO - THEME]

E E/G# A E F#m A

| | | | |

E E/G# A E C#m A

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

E E/G#

Is there ever really a right time?

C#m A

You had led me to believe someday you'd be there for me

E E/G#

When the stars above aligned

C#m A

When you weren't so consumed I kept looking for the clues

F#m B

So I waited in the shadows of my heart

F#m B

And still the time was never right

[Chorus 1]

E A

Until one day I stopped caring

E B

And began to forget why I longed to be so close

E C#m

And I disappeared into the darkness

F#m C#m

And the darkness turned to pain and never went away

F#m A B E

Until all that remained was buried deep beneath the surface

[INTERLUDE 1 - THEME]

E E/G# A E F#m A

| | | | |

E E/G# A E C#m A

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

E E/G#

A shell of what things could've been

C#m A

Tired bones beneath a veil of guarded secrets all too frail

E E/G#

Sad to think I never knew

C#m A

You were searching for the words, for the moment to emerge

F#m B

Yet the moment never came

F#m B

You couldn't risk my fragile frame

[Chorus 2]

E A

Until one day you stopped caring

E B

And began to forget why you tried to be so close

E C#m

And you disappeared into the darkness

F#m C#m

And the darkness turned to pain and never went away

F#m A B E/G#

Until all that remained was buried deep beneath the surface

[Interlude 2]

G#m A E B

| | | | |

G#m A E B

| | | | |

[MID-8]

G#m A

I would scream just to be heard

E B

As if yelling at the stars, I was bleeding just to feel

G#m A

You would never say a word

E B B

(let ring)

Kept me reaching in the dark, always something to conceal

[Chorus 3]

E Emaj7 E4

(let ring)

Until one day I stopped caring

E B

And began to forget why I longed to be so close

E C#m

And I disappeared into the darkness

F#m C#m

And the darkness turned to pain and never went away

F#m A B E

Until all that remained was buried deep beneath the surface

[OUTRO - THEME]

E E/G# A E F#m A

| | | | |

Beneath the

E E/G# A E C#m A

| | | | |

surface

| |

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