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1/61

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 61Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
e|-------------------0-------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------------0-----------0-------------------0-----------0---------------|
G|-----------4-----------4-------------------4-----------4-------------------|
D|-------2-------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------0---------------------------0---------------------------|
B|---------------2-----------2-------------------------------4---------------|
G|-----------2-----------4-------2-----------2-----------4-------4-----------|
D|-------2-------------------------------2-----------------------------------|
A|---0-------------------------------0---------------2-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------0-------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|---------------0-----------0---------------2---------------0---------------|
G|-----------4-----------4---------------2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
D|-------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
E|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------4-------------------------------5-----------------------|
B|-----------5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-verse Chords]  E   Asus2  Bsus4  
EI don't pretend to have the Asus2answerBsus4  
ENever said I have the keBsus4yB  
BuC#m7t somehow they Bsus4see, a Asus2light inside of mF#me
Am I Enot the man who Asus2I was meant to bBsus4eB  
EAs the people gather roAsus2und meBsus4  
EI never felt so all aloBsus4neB  
Is this the C#m7chance to be someBsus4one
My Asus2moment in the sF#mun
Why am EI afraid of Asus2facing the unBsus4knownB  
They are Efinding Asus2faith in Bsus4me
And Asus2they beliEeve 
I'm the onBe 
To set them Efree

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The Answer

by Dream Theater

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Bsus4

C#m7

F#m

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Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

e|-------------------0-------------------------------0-----------------------|

B|---------------0-----------0-------------------0-----------0---------------|

G|-----------4-----------4-------------------4-----------4-------------------|

D|-------2-------------------------------2-----------------------------------|

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

E|---0-------------------------------4---------------------------------------|

e|-------------------0---------------------------0---------------------------|

B|---------------2-----------2-------------------------------4---------------|

G|-----------2-----------4-------2-----------2-----------4-------4-----------|

D|-------2-------------------------------2-----------------------------------|

A|---0-------------------------------0---------------2-----------------------|

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

e|-------------------0-------------------------------0-----------------------|

B|---------------0-----------0---------------2---------------0---------------|

G|-----------4-----------4---------------2-------2-------2-------2-----------|

D|-------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|

E|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------4-------------------------------5-----------------------|

B|-----------5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|

G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---2-------------------------------4---------------------------------------|

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

E Asus2 Bsus4

[Pre-verse Chords]

E Asus2 Bsus4

I don't pretend to have the answer

E Bsus4 B

Never said I have the key

C#m7 Bsus4 Asus2 F#m

But somehow they see, a light inside of me

E Asus2 Bsus4 B

Am I not the man who I was meant to be

E Asus2 Bsus4

As the people gather round me

E Bsus4 B

I never felt so all alone

C#m7 Bsus4

Is this the chance to be someone

Asus2 F#m

My moment in the sun

E Asus2 Bsus4 B

Why am I afraid of facing the unknown

E Asus2 Bsus4

They are finding faith in me

Asus2 E

And they believe

I'm the one

To set them free

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