Ayreon – The Mirror Maze (Guitar)

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[ Intro ] D Dm Em7 Gm D [ Verse 1 ( Hippie ) ]
D                         Dm
Mirror mirror I can see a lonely child, he kinda looks like me

Em7       Gm         D
  Staring out into infinity

D                                      Dm
His father lies, his mother cries, his spirit flies up into the skies

Em7       Gm         D
  Wandering off to another galaxy
[ Chorus ( Futureman ) ]
F                 Em
  Secret fears we all try to hide

G     Gm             D      A
  Lie dormant deep inside us

F                    Em
  Defy the ghosts of long forgotten days

G     Gm             D      A
  Here inside the mirror maze
[ Lead Break ] Dm Em7 Gm D Dm Em7 Gm [ Verse 2 ( Hippie ) ]
D                          A#m
Mirror mirror I can see an angry boy, oh well I guess he's me

Em7      Gm           D
  Rising up to the society

D                          A#m
He's aware that no one cares and life's unfair so he grows his hair

Em7      Gm           D
  And takes a trip into eternity
[ Chorus ( Futureman ) ]
F                 Em
  Secret fears we all try to hide

G     Gm             D      A
  Lie dormant deep inside us

F                    Em
  Defy the ghosts of long forgotten days

G     Gm             D      A
  Here inside the mirror maze
[ Bridge ] G#m G Em G E G#m G Em G E [ Verse 3 ( Roman & Knight ) ]
        G#m                                                G
ROMAN:  I see a man, who's unable to withstand his fears inside

          G                  Em                    G               E              G#m
KNIGHT: Inside we're all but frightened men but we have to fight until the end is here

        G#m                                                     G
ROMAN:  Hear what I say: I am doomed, I have to pay, I can't go on

           G      Em               G              E             G#m
KNIGHT: Go on and persevere for we have to make it out of here alive

          G#m                                                              G
ROMAN:  A life is but a dream, for in the mirror I have seen what lies within

            G             Em                     G                    E                 G#m
KNIGHT: Within this armor cold and bright lies a noble heart with the will to fight the pain

            G#m                                                           G
ROMAN:  The pain cannot be healed, I'm surrounded by this shield I cannot break

        G                 Em          G                 E        G#m
KNIGHT: Break through the mirror now, follow me, I will show you how
[ Lead Break ] G#m G Em G E G#m G Em G E [ Verse 4 ( Roman & Knight ) ]
              G#m                                                          G
ROMAN:  We've reached the other side, I have overcome my pride and made it through

           G               Em                G                    E                G#m
KNIGHT: We threw aside our darkest fears and stepped across these new frontiers of time

        G#m                                                      G
ROMAN:  Time can only tell what awaits us in this hell full of deceit

          G               Em         G               E           B
KNIGHT: Deceit, guile and treachery, will they ever set us free again?
[ Coda ( Roman ) ]
C            D        Em
Riding on the wings of  time

C            D        Em
Riding on the wings of  time

C            D        F#
Riding on the wings of  time