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[Intro]
E C D Am Em
E E C Am Em
E Em E D Em
E G D E
G D E G D A
[Geoff Tate]
EmThe writing's on the wall
Will you go on and fool yourself?C  
In no time you'll be done
Refusing to adAmjust yourself to the flow
Why walk the stoney road?
You won't get out Ealive
Nobody uEmnderstands it, do you?
Come in and look around:
Every siCngle stroke, they say
Was worth the pain
Now, in this Dgallery of wonder
You wonder what it's all about
Well, selling sun in the rEain!
[Tobias Sammet]
WCe're gonnGa give them bite-sized Amharmony
Oh, Cwe're gonna sDhove it down their tEhroats
[Geoff Tate]
DF#mreams and Afire - we are C#malchemy
You set out on the Blosing end
Gonna make you Dwhole C#magain
WasF#mte to dAiamonds - we are Ealchemy
No one to be left Din need
We're giDlding their reality
E D E G D A
[Tobias Sammet]
WEme gotta keep 'em dancing
While tears pour out of blaCckened skies
Another shade of drama
Spectators weeping over criAmes
That broken Amheroes
AmDrag from crazy minds
AmAnd by the way, now:
[Both]
EmThey who pay the piper call the tune at last
[Tobias Sammet]
KnoCwing what you wanna give
And what is gonna do
FDeeding on desire
The spectres shall arise
Right in front of their eyeEs
D
[Geoff Tate]
We'Cre gonna gGive them perfect Amharmony
OCh, we're gonna sDhove it down their throEats
[Both]
DF#mreams and fiAre - we are alchC#memy
You set out on the loBsing end
Gonna make you Dwhole agaC#minF#m  
F#mWaste to dAiamonds - we are alcEhemy
No one to be lDeft in need
We're gilding their reaBmlity
D A# C G F
D A# C F A#
D A# C Gm D#
D A# C F A#
C
[Geoff Tate]
WGme'd never lie
We're neFver ever gonna Clet you down
[Tobias Sammet]
When dGmanger and diFstraction lie in A#wait
[Geoff Tate]
WeGm'd never lie
WhFen dreams aspire to take Cyou down
WeGm'd never dare to liFe to you
AmYou're just spared the pGart of truth
That doesnFm't make any sense to yEou...
[Solo]
Gm Dm C
Gm Am A A#
G F C
Gm G F Am G F E
[Tobias Sammet]
DrF#meams and Afire - we are alC#mchemy
You set out on the loBsing end
Gonna make you whDole againC#m  
WasF#mte to diamoAnds - we are alcheEmy
No one's to be leDft in need
A new take on realityE  D  E  D  E  

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Alchemy

by Avantasia

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

E C D Am Em

E E C Am Em

E Em E D Em

E G D E

G D E G D A

[Geoff Tate]

The writing's on the wall

Will you go on and fool yourself?

In no time you'll be done

Refusing to adjust yourself to the flow

Why walk the stoney road?

You won't get out alive

Nobody understands it, do you?

Come in and look around:

Every single stroke, they say

Was worth the pain

Now, in this gallery of wonder

You wonder what it's all about

Well, selling sun in the rain!

[Tobias Sammet]

C G Am

We're gonna give them bite-sized harmony

C D E

Oh, we're gonna shove it down their throats

[Geoff Tate]

F#m A C#m

Dreams and fire - we are alchemy

You set out on the losing end

D C#m

Gonna make you whole again

F#m A E

Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy

No one to be left in need

We're gilding their reality

E D E G D A

[Tobias Sammet]

We gotta keep 'em dancing

While tears pour out of blackened skies

Another shade of drama

Spectators weeping over cries

That broken heroes

Drag from crazy minds

And by the way, now:

[Both]

They who pay the piper call the tune at last

[Tobias Sammet]

Knowing what you wanna give

And what is gonna do

Feeding on desire

The spectres shall arise

Right in front of their eyes

[Geoff Tate]

C G Am

We're gonna give them perfect harmony

C D E

Oh, we're gonna shove it down their throats

[Both]

F#m A C#m

Dreams and fire - we are alchemy

You set out on the losing end

D C#m F#m

Gonna make you whole again

F#m A E

Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy

No one to be left in need

We're gilding their reality

D A# C G F

D A# C F A#

D A# C Gm D#

D A# C F A#

[Geoff Tate]

We'd never lie

F C

We're never ever gonna let you down

[Tobias Sammet]

Gm F A#

When danger and distraction lie in wait

[Geoff Tate]

We'd never lie

F C

When dreams aspire to take you down

Gm F

We'd never dare to lie to you

Am G

You're just spared the part of truth

Fm E

That doesn't make any sense to you...

[Solo]

Gm Dm C

Gm Am A A#

G F C

Gm G F Am G F E

[Tobias Sammet]

F#m A C#m

Dreams and fire - we are alchemy

You set out on the losing end

D C#m

Gonna make you whole again

F#m A E

Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy

No one's to be left in need

E D E D E

A new take on reality

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