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
Em Cadd9
And maybe they won't notice
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