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When Your Time Has Come

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[Verse]
WhDen your time has cAome
And you’re lGooking toward the Dlight
AlGl that really mDatters
Is Emwhat you leave bAehind
[Verse]
So Dlet your heart be Afree
Keep your spGirit burning briDght
SeGt down the stones you cEmarry
Take the wDeight off your mAind
[Chorus]
When you’re fBmacing the pAath that dividGes
Know that I wBmill be therAe by your sideG  
Find your strBmength in thAe sound of my E/G#voice
And you’ll knGmaj7ow which choiEm7ce is A7rightD  
[Bridge]
D G D Gmaj7
[Verse]
In Dthis fleeting lAife
We can sGometimes lose our Dway
But nGight is always dEmarkest just befDore the new daAy
[Chorus]
When you’re fBmacing the pAath that dividGes
Know that I wBmill be therAe by your sideG  
Find your strBmength in thAe sound of my E/G#voice
And you’ll knGmaj7ow which cEm7hoice A7is rigF#mht
[Verse]
TDhis very momentBm  
Was always meant C#mto beE  
I Dnever noticedBm  
But all at once I C#mseeF#m  
[Outro]
On the wDorst of days when I felt most E/G#alone
With no Aone to share the secret that I Dhide
I grew nDumb to all the emptiness inF#mside
But nEow I found my Ahome

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When Your Time Has Come

by Dream Theater

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

Gmaj7

Em7

F#m

C#m

[Verse]

D A

When your time has come

G D

And you’re looking toward the light

G D

All that really matters

Em A

Is what you leave behind

[Verse]

D A

So let your heart be free

G D

Keep your spirit burning bright

G Em

Set down the stones you carry

D A

Take the weight off your mind

[Chorus]

Bm A G

When you’re facing the path that divides

Bm A G

Know that I will be there by your side

Bm A E/G#

Find your strength in the sound of my voice

Gmaj7 Em7 A7 D

And you’ll know which choice is right

[Bridge]

D G D Gmaj7

[Verse]

D A

In this fleeting life

G D

We can sometimes lose our way

G Em D A

But night is always darkest just before the new day

[Chorus]

Bm A G

When you’re facing the path that divides

Bm A G

Know that I will be there by your side

Bm A E/G#

Find your strength in the sound of my voice

Gmaj7 Em7 A7 F#m

And you’ll know which choice is right

[Verse]

D Bm

This very moment

C#m E

Was always meant to be

D Bm

I never noticed

C#m F#m

But all at once I see

[Outro]

D E/G#

On the worst of days when I felt most alone

A D

With no one to share the secret that I hide

D F#m

I grew numb to all the emptiness inside

E A

But now I found my home

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