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PICTURING THE PAST - Sonata Arctica
Standard Tuning (EADGBe) (Ecliptica - Revisited version in Am [down 4])
[INTRO]
C#m  D  G#  C#m
C#m  D  G#  C#m
C#m  D  G#  C#m  B
C#m  D  G#  C#m  B  E
[VERSE]
   C#mIn a house where no one DneG#ver C#msleeps
   Lays a man who sees more Bwith his C#meyes
   Picturing the past beDfore G#him
   C#mIn a bed, alone, with Bclothes Eon
   APaying for a service 
   F#mHe doesn’t EreaBlly C#mneedD  G#  C#m  B  E  
   C#mWith his eyes, he sees more Dlove G#and C#mlust
   More tears, far too much to Bhandle
   C#mCan’t tell a soul, not Dthis G#time
   C#mThey’d lock him right up
   AToo much of burning bushes 
   F#mToo much for Ehis Bweak C#msoulD  G#  C#m  B  E  
[PRE-CHORUS]
   AIn his mind, oh so jaded
   F#mHe’s gone too far behind
   DOf all the visions seen, G#this one makes him scream
[CHORUS]
C#mHe cannot live neither Bdie in this C#mworld
EBurning sensation inF#mside, you know G#mhow that C#mhurts?
Making up for the Bcrimes of your C#mlife
With Escythe as your sword
You must F#mfight ‘till the G#end of C#mtimeB  A  E  F#m  G#  
[SOLO]
D#m  C#  D#m  C#
F#m  E   F#m  E
Bm  F#m  Bm  F#m
[BRIDGE]    
DDon’t look beAhind, or Bmyou will fall C#sus4through C#the C#mtimeB  A  G#  
C#mOnly time can make you Dsee G#behC#mind 
Of the curtain hiding the Bsecret
G#(No C#mlyricBs)A  F#m  
G#Your time is up when you Asee the light
G#(No C#mlyricBs)A  F#m  
DYou can live as a Anoble man but when Btime
C#sus4You won’t be C#left C#mbehinBdA  G#  
[VERSE]
   C#mWith the sound of time ringing Din G#his C#mhead
   He leaves the house where Bno one never C#msleeps
   Job well done knowing Dthat G#at C#mleast one will be pleased
   B  AHiding is always useless
   F#mPictures will Efade Bwith C#mtimeD  G#  C#m  B  E  
[PRE-CHORUS]
   ASeeking for a winner of the F#mday, prize of life is here
   DOf all the visions seen G#this one makes him scream
[CHORUS]
C#mHe cannot live neither Bdie in this C#mworld
EBurning sensation inF#mside, you know G#mhow that C#mhurts?
Making up for the Bcrimes of your C#mlife
With Escythe as your sword
You must F#mfight ‘till the G#end of C#mtime
C#mHe cannot live neither Bdie in this C#mworld
EBurning sensation inF#mside, you know G#mhow that C#mhurts?
Making up for the Bcrimes of your C#mlife
With Escythe as your sword
You must F#mfight ‘till the G#end of C#mtimeB  A  G#  
[OUTRO]
C#m  B  A  G#  C#m

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Picturing The Past

by Sonata Arctica

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C#m

F#m

G#m

D#m

C#sus4

PICTURING THE PAST - Sonata Arctica

Standard Tuning (EADGBe) (Ecliptica - Revisited version in Am [down 4])

[INTRO]

C#m D G# C#m

C#m D G# C#m B

C#m D G# C#m B E

[VERSE]

C#m D G# C#m

In a house where no one never sleeps

B C#m

Lays a man who sees more with his eyes

D G#

Picturing the past before him

C#m B E

In a bed, alone, with clothes on

Paying for a service

F#m E B C#m D G# C#m B E

He doesn’t really need

C#m D G# C#m

With his eyes, he sees more love and lust

More tears, far too much to handle

C#m D G#

Can’t tell a soul, not this time

C#m

They’d lock him right up

Too much of burning bushes

F#m E B C#m D G# C#m B E

Too much for his weak soul

[PRE-CHORUS]

In his mind, oh so jaded

F#m

He’s gone too far behind

D G#

Of all the visions seen, this one makes him scream

[CHORUS]

C#m B C#m

He cannot live neither die in this world

E F#m G#m C#m

Burning sensation inside, you know how that hurts?

B C#m

Making up for the crimes of your life

With scythe as your sword

F#m G# C#m B A E F#m G#

You must fight ‘till the end of time

[SOLO]

D#m C# D#m C#

F#m E F#m E

Bm F#m Bm F#m

[BRIDGE]

D A Bm C#sus4 C# C#m B A G#

Don’t look behind, or you will fall through the time

C#m D G# C#m

Only time can make you see behind

Of the curtain hiding the secret

G# C#m B A F#m

(No lyrics)

G# A

Your time is up when you see the light

G# C#m B A F#m

(No lyrics)

D A B

You can live as a noble man but when time

C#sus4 C# C#m B A G#

You won’t be left behind

[VERSE]

C#m D G# C#m

With the sound of time ringing in his head

B C#m

He leaves the house where no one never sleeps

D G# C#m

Job well done knowing that at least one will be pleased

B A

Hiding is always useless

F#m E B C#m D G# C#m B E

Pictures will fade with time

[PRE-CHORUS]

A F#m

Seeking for a winner of the day, prize of life is here

D G#

Of all the visions seen this one makes him scream

[CHORUS]

C#m B C#m

He cannot live neither die in this world

E F#m G#m C#m

Burning sensation inside, you know how that hurts?

B C#m

Making up for the crimes of your life

With scythe as your sword

F#m G# C#m

You must fight ‘till the end of time

C#m B C#m

He cannot live neither die in this world

E F#m G#m C#m

Burning sensation inside, you know how that hurts?

B C#m

Making up for the crimes of your life

With scythe as your sword

F#m G# C#m B A G#

You must fight ‘till the end of time

[OUTRO]

C#m B A G# C#m

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