Ayreon
Day Fifteen: Betrayal
The Human Equation
Intro:
Chords from keyboards
Am(add9) | Cmaj7 | F(#11) | F | x2
Verse:
Am(add9)
[Fear] This is what you dreamt about
Cmaj7
Director of the firm
F(#11) F
Will it be you, or your best friend?
Am(add9)
He's always been the better man and
Cmaj7
He fits all their terms
F(#11) F
What will you do to gain your end...
Break:
Em
Verse 2:
Am(add9)
[Agony] You remember he once told you
Cmaj7
He tampered with the books
F(#11) F
When he lost out on the deal
Am(add9)
You're digging up the evidence
Cmaj7
... No one looks
F(#11) F
You leave it there for all to see
Chorus:
Em B
[Reason] This memory burns inside
G E/G# Am
You can't forget, you cannot fight or erase it
F C B
[Passion] Let it go, try to unwind
Em B
[Reason] You'll have to tell and set it right
G E/G# Am
You cannot run, you cannot hide, so face it!
Bb B E
[Passion] Wake up, free your mind
Verse 3:
Am(add9)
[Fear] You never talk, he'll never know
Cmaj7
What you have done
F(#11) F
But can you live with this betrayal?
Am(add9)
[Agony] They found him out and let him go
Cmaj7
I guess you've won
F(#11) F
But one day, the truth might be unveiled
Chorus:
Em B
[Reason] This memory burns inside
G E/G# Am
You can't forget, you cannot fight or erase it
F C B
[Passion] Let it go, try to unwind
Em B
[Reason] You'll have to tell and set it right
G E/G# Am
You cannot run, you cannot hide, so face it!
Bb B E
[Passion] Wake up, free your mind
Break
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4:
Am(add9)
[Me] I have to talk and let him know
Cmaj7
What I have done
F(#11) F
I cannot live with this betrayal
Am(add9)
He's always been the better man
Cmaj7
I never won
F(#11) F
Now the truth must be unveiled