Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk, electronica, experimental and classical music. The majority of Ayreon's albums are dubbed "rock operas" (or "metal operas") because the albums contain complex storylines featuring a host of characters, usually with each one being represented by a unique vocalist.
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This is one of the saddest Ayreon songs ever... though this is very nice to play! especially if you got a vocalist or you are a vocalist... =) 2 versions: Orginal and a radio version performed by Arjen Lucassen and Marjan Welman.
Day six: Childhood (original)
Intro: EmCAmCEmDCEm
Verse: EmCAm [Agony] You're alone in your bedroom CEmDCEm Hiding from the world, staring at the ceiling EmCD [Me] Mother said 'he'll be home soon' CEmDCEm But he never was, and I knew how she was feeling
Chorus: F#mDF#mD [Fear] You always let him down; 'you'd never be like him' F#mBmDA He'd always break you, never let you win F#mDF#mD No matter what you said, he'd always disagree F#mBmD You swore that one day you would be AEmCAmCEmDCEm better than him...one day you'd win
Verse: EmCAm [Agony] You're hiding out in the cellar CEmDCEm Aching and ashamed, covering up the bruises EmCD [Me] And then he would tell her CEmDCEm How I tripped and hurt my head, how I'd always be a loser
Chorus:
F#mDF#mD [Fear] You always let him down; 'you'd never be like him' F#mBmDA He'd always break you, never let you win F#mDF#mD No matter what you said, he'd always disagree F#mBmD You swore that one day you would be AEm better than him...one day you'd win
(Instrumental section) Bridge Intro: EmAm | EmAm | EmAm | AmG| B| C | D |E Repeat Bride 2: E | G | Em | G | B | D | EmAm Repeat Bridge Intro Repeat Bridge 2 (End on Am)
Verse: EmCAm [Agony] You're all alone in your bedroom CEmDCEm How could you learn to care, when nobody cares for you EmCD [Me] Mother said he'd be home soon CEmDCEm But he never came, as for me...he didn't have to...
Verse: AmFDm You're alone in your bedroom FAmGFAm Hiding from the world, staring at the ceiling AmFG Mother said 'he'll be home soon' FAmGFAm But he never was, and I knew how she was feeling
Chorus: BmEmBmG You always let him down; 'you'd never be like him BmEmGDDDDsus4D He'd always break you, never let you win BmEmBmG No matter what you said, he'd always disagree BmEmG You swore that one day you would be DAmFDmFAmGFAm better than him...one day you'd win
Verse: AmFDm You're hiding out in the cellar FAmGFAm Aching and ashamed, covering up the bruises AmFG And then he would tell her FAmGFAm How I tripped and hurt my head, how I'd always be a loser
Chorus: BmEmBmG You always let him down; 'you'd never be like him BmEmGDDDDsus4D He'd always break you, never let you win BmEmBmG No matter what you said, he'd always disagree BmEmG You swore that one day you would be DAmFDmFAmGFAm better than him...one day you'd win
Verse: AmFDm You're all alone in your bedroom FAmGFAm How could you learn to care, when nobody cares for you AmFG Mother said he'd be home soon FEmGFAm But he never came, as for me...he didn't have to...