Ayreon – Day Eight School (Guitar)

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[Intro] Esus4 Em | Gsus2 G | Dsus2 D Dsus2 | Am Am/B C | [Verse]
       Esus4                   Em
[Fear] It's time to leave your sheltered cage

Gsus2            G
Face you deepest fears

Dsus2        D       Dsus
The world is against you

Am                  Am/B C
You're fighting back the tears

     Esus4             Em
[Me] All the kids were watching me

Gsus2       G
I felt very small

Dsus2            D        Dsus2
I could hear the laughter

     Am           Am/B C
As I stumbled down the hall
[Chorus] Guitars play B5 throughout. Relative Harmonies in Brackets []
        B5    [5  #4   5  #4]
[Rage] (human) Seeking to find
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 3 #4 5] deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
B5     [5   #4   5  #4   5 #4 5]
(human) Bleeding it gone into the
[6 5 #4 3 #4 5 #4 3] profit of the competition
B5     [5  #4  5 #4]
(human) Loving today,
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 3 #4 5] all of the feelings are they going away
B5     [5  #4  5  #4]
(human) Ending it now,
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 5 #4 3] I'd rather hear about the where and the how [Verse 2]
        Esus4                Em
[Agony] The bigger boys they beat you up

Gsus2               G
Out here you cannot hide

Dsus2         D        Dsus2
No friends to help you

Am           Am/B C
No father at your side

     Esus4                Em
[Me] I swore that I'd get back at them

Gsus2            G
But I was just a kid

Dsus2       D         Dsus2
One day I'd show them

           Am      Am/B C
I wouldn't rest until I did
[Chorus 2] Guitars play B5 throughout. Relative Harmonies in Brackets []
        B5    [5  #4   5  #4]
[Rage] (human) Seeking to find
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 3 #4 5] deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
B5     [5   #4   5  #4   5 #4 5]
(human) Bleeding it gone into the
[6 5 #4 3 #4 5 #4 3] profit of the competition
B5     [5  #4  5 #4]
(human) Loving today,
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 3 #4 5] all of the feelings are they going away
B5     [5  #4  5  #4]
(human) Ending it now,
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 5 #4 3] I'd rather hear about the where and the how [Interlude] E5 C/E Esus4 | E5 C/E Esus4 E5 | x2 A5 G5 F5 G5 | A5 F5 G5 C5 | x2 [Bridge]
        E5                          C/E          Esus4     
[Pride] You've got to prove you are not like the rest

         E5         C/E         Esus4           E5
[Reason] There's no need if you know you're the best

        E5                         C/E         Esus4
[Pride] That's not enough, let the other kids know

    E5   C/E             Esus4        E5      
[Reason] What's the use, go with the flow

     A5      G5        F5   G5
[Pride] Be a man, give into hate

         A5         F5       G5     C5
[Reason] You better learn to communicate

        A5        G5       F5      G5
[Pride] Better to learn to protect yourself

         A5             F5         G5          C5
[Reason] That's not the way to get out of this hell
[Bridge 2]
        E5           C/E              Esus4         
[Pride] See that kid, watch the smile on his face

         E5             C/E          Esus4  E5
[Reason] He's just like you, feeling out of place

        E5               C/E     Esus4
[Pride] Well I don't care, let's show him who's boss

         E5             C/E             Esus4    E5
[Reason] That's not the way to get your message across

        A5   G5        F5   G5
[Pride] Be a man, give into hate

         A5         F5       G5     C5
[Reason] You better learn to communicate

        A5        G5       F5      G5
[Pride] Better to learn to protect yourself

         A5             F5         G5          C5
[Reason] That's not the way to get out of this hell
[Bridge 3]
          C                      F
[Passion] Don't rack your brain, let it all go

Dm         C          B
Savour the moment and feel your blood flow
[Verse 3]
Esus4           Em
[Me] Then I got back at them

Gsus2               G
Still acting like a kid

Dsus2  D            Dsus2
Then I showed them

Am                     Am/B  Esus4
But when I had I could not quit...
[Chorus 3] Guitars play B5 throughout. Relative Harmonies in Brackets []
        B5    [5  #4   5  #4]
[Rage] (human) Seeking to find
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 3 #4 5] deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
B5     [5   #4   5  #4   5 #4 5]
(human) Bleeding it gone into the
[6 5 #4 3 #4 5 #4 3] profit of the competition
B5     [5  #4  5 #4]
(human) Loving today,
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 3 #4 5] all of the feelings are they going away
B5     [5  #4  5  #4]
(human) Ending it now,
[5 #4 5 6 5 #4 3 #4 5 #4 3] I'd rather hear about the where and the how