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THE SILENT MAN - Dream Theater (Awake)
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
[VERSE]
GA question well Dserved, 
Is Em/C#silence like a Cadd9fever?Csus4  
GA voice never Dheard?  
Or a Em/C#message with no reCadd9ceiver?Csus4  
[PRE-CHORUS]
EmPray Em9they won't Am7ask behEm11/Aind the stained EmglassEm9  
D11/CThere's always D/Cone more mask
[VERSE]
GHas man been a Dvictim 
Of his Em/C#woman, of his Cadd9father?Csus4  
GIf he elects not to Dbother 
Will he Em/C#suffocate their Cadd9faith?Csus4  
[PRE-CHORUS]
EmDespeEm9rate to Am7fall behEm11/Aind the Great EmWallEm9  
D11/CThat sepaD/Crates us all
[CHORUS]
EWhen there is F#mreason, toAnight I'm aBwake
EWhen there's no F#manswer, Aarrive the Bsilent EmanEadd9  E  
EIf there is F#mbalance, toAnight He's aBwake
If Ethey have to F#msuffer, there Alies the Bsilent EmanEadd9  E  
[INTERLUDE]
D          Bb/D
   G/D  D*        C/D    Gadd11     G/A  
D/F#       Bbsus2  Csus4   C
   G/D  D*        C/D    Gadd11  G/A  
G     D    Em/C#   Cadd9   Csus4
[PRE-CHORUS]
Em9Sin without deAm7ceivers, a Em11/AGod with no beEmlieversEm9  
I could D11/Csail by on the D/Cwinds of silence
And B7maybe they won't notiEmadd9ce
But this Cadd9time I think it'd be bDsus2etter if I swDim
EWhen there is F#mreason, toAnight I'm Bawake
EWhen there's no F#manswer, Aarrive the Bsilent EmanEadd9  E  
EIf there is F#mbalance, toAnight He's Bawake
If Ethey have to F#msuffer, there Alies the Bsilent EmanEadd9  E  
There Alies the Bsilent Eman
[CHORD POSITIONS]
e|--G3----D2--Em/C#--0----Cadd9--3----Csus4--1----|--Em0---Em9-0---Am7-0---Em11/A--0-----D11/C-0------D/C-x---||-
B|--3----3----0------3------1----|--0----0----1-----3------3-------7---||-
G|--0----2----0------0------0----|--0----0----0-----0------0-------7---||-
D|--0----0----2------2------3----|--2----4----2-----4------4-------7---||-
A|--2---------4------3------3----|--2----2----0-----0------3-------x---||-
E|--3----------------------------|--0----0-------------------------8---||-
           VERSE CHORDS                       PRE-CHORUS CHORDS
       E      F#m      A    B     Eadd9    Bb/D    G/D  D*    C/D    Gadd11    G/A    D/F#  Bbsus2  
e|--0----0-----0----0----0---|--1-----7---5----3-----3------0-----2------1---||-
B|--0----0-----0----0----0---|--3-----8---7----5-----0------3-----3------1---||-
G|--1----2-----6----8----1---|--3-----7---7----5-----5------4-----2------3---||-
D|--2----4-----7----9----4---|--0-----0---0----0-----5------5-----0------3---||-
A|--2----4-----7----9----2---|------------------------------0-----0------1---||-
E|--0----0-----0----0----0---|------------------------------------2----------||-
        CHORUS CHORDS                      INTERLUDE CHORDS

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The Silent Man

by Dream Theater

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/C#

Cadd9

Csus4

Em9

Am7

Em11/A

D11/C

D/C

F#m

Eadd9

Bb/D

G/D

C/D

Gadd11

G/A

D/F#

Bbsus2

THE SILENT MAN - Dream Theater (Awake)

Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

[VERSE]

G D

A question well served,

Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4

Is silence like a fever?

G D

A voice never heard?

Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4

Or a message with no receiver?

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9

Pray they won't ask behind the stained glass

D11/C D/C

There's always one more mask

[VERSE]

G D

Has man been a victim

Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4

Of his woman, of his father?

G D

If he elects not to bother

Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4

Will he suffocate their faith?

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9

Desperate to fall behind the Great Wall

D11/C D/C

That separates us all

[CHORUS]

E F#m A B

When there is reason, tonight I'm awake

E F#m A B E Eadd9 E

When there's no answer, arrive the silent man

E F#m A B

If there is balance, tonight He's awake

E F#m A B E Eadd9 E

If they have to suffer, there lies the silent man

[INTERLUDE]

D Bb/D

G/D D C/D Gadd11 G/A

D/F# Bbsus2 Csus4 C

G/D D C/D Gadd11 G/A

G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em9 Am7 Em11/A Em Em9

Sin without deceivers, a God with no believers

D11/C D/C

I could sail by on the winds of silence

B7 Emadd9

And maybe they won't notice

Cadd9 Dsus2 D

But this time I think it'd be better if I swim

E F#m A B

When there is reason, tonight I'm awake

E F#m A B E Eadd9 E

When there's no answer, arrive the silent man

E F#m A B

If there is balance, tonight He's awake

E F#m A B E Eadd9 E

If they have to suffer, there lies the silent man

A B E

There lies the silent man

[CHORD POSITIONS]

G D Em/C# Cadd9 Csus4 Em Em9 Am7 Em11/A D11/C D/C

e|--3----2----0------3------1----|--0----0----0-----0------0-------x---||-

B|--3----3----0------3------1----|--0----0----1-----3------3-------7---||-

G|--0----2----0------0------0----|--0----0----0-----0------0-------7---||-

D|--0----0----2------2------3----|--2----4----2-----4------4-------7---||-

A|--2---------4------3------3----|--2----2----0-----0------3-------x---||-

E|--3----------------------------|--0----0-------------------------8---||-

VERSE CHORDS PRE-CHORUS CHORDS

E F#m A B Eadd9 Bb/D G/D D C/D Gadd11 G/A D/F# Bbsus2

e|--0----0-----0----0----0---|--1-----7---5----3-----3------0-----2------1---||-

B|--0----0-----0----0----0---|--3-----8---7----5-----0------3-----3------1---||-

G|--1----2-----6----8----1---|--3-----7---7----5-----5------4-----2------3---||-

D|--2----4-----7----9----4---|--0-----0---0----0-----5------5-----0------3---||-

A|--2----4-----7----9----2---|------------------------------0-----0------1---||-

E|--0----0-----0----0----0---|------------------------------------2----------||-

CHORUS CHORDS INTERLUDE CHORDS

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