Dream Theater – The Best Of Times (Guitar)

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Time signature: 4/4 exept verses in 7/4 [Part I] [Intro] |E |E | |E |B |D |C#m |E |F#m |G#m |A |E |B |G | A |E |B |D | A [Verse 1]
E
Remember days of yesterday

     B
And how it flew so fast

     G
The two score and a year we had,

     A
I thought would always last

E
The summer days and west coast dreams,

   B
I wished would never end

   D
A young boy and his father,

A
Idol and best friend
[Chorus]
F#m            A
I'll always remember

                        E
Those were the best of times

F#m            A
A lifetime together

               E
I'll never forget
|E |B |G | A |E |B |D | A [Verse 2]
E
Morning shows on the radio

     B
The case of the missing dog

G
Lying on the fields at the only twelve

A
Watching Harold and Maude

E
Record shops, the stick-ball fields

    B
My home away from home

D
When we weren't together

     A
The hours on the phone
[Chorus]
F#m            A
I'll always remember

                        E
Those were the best of times

F#m                 A
I'll cherish them forever

             C#m
The best of times
[Special]
      B            A     G#m  E
But then came the call

C#m  B               A
Our lives changed forever more

C#m      D#m  E      A
You can pray for a change

        F#m      E   D
But prepare for the end
[Instrumental] |Bm |Em |A |D D/C# |Bm Bm/A|G |Asus4 A|F#sus4 F# |Bm |Em |A |D D/C# |Bm Bm/A|G |Asus4 A|Asus4 A [Part II] Bm
Bm                    Bm7  F#m
The fleeting winds of time

Am                  Em
Flying through each day

Bm                Bm7        F#m
All the things I should have done

Am                      E
But time just slipped away

Am                   E
Remember "seize the day"

Bm                   Bm/A
Life goes by in the blink of an eye

E                Esus4   E
There's so much left to say

A     Asus4 A  Asus2     A
These were the best of times

A    Asus4  A    Em
I'll miss these days

F          Csus4    C        Esus4 E
Your spirit led my life each day

Bm                Bm7  F#m
Thank you for the inspiration

Am                 Em
Thank you for the smiles

Bm            Bm7     F#m
All the unconditional love

Am                   E
That carried me for miles

Am                 E
It carried me for miles

Bm              Bm/A           E
But most of all thank you for

Esus4 E
my life

A     Asus4 A  Asus2     A
These were the best of times

A    Asus4  A    Em
I'll miss these days

F          Csus4    C        Esus4 E
Your spirit led my life each day

A  Asus4 A   Asus2    A
My heart is bleeding bad

    A   Asus4 Em
But I'll be okay

F           Csus4      C        Esus4 E
Your spirit guides my life each day
[Solo] |Am |Dm |G |C G/B |Am Am/G|F |Gsus4 G|Esus4 E |Am |Dm |G |C E/G# |Am Am/G|D/F# |F |G x2 [Outro] |C Csus4 C|Fm |C Csus4 C|Gm |G# |D# |Gsus4 |G x4