Dream Theater – The Silent Man (Guitar)

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THE SILENT MAN - Dream Theater (Awake) [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

    B7                   Emadd9    
And maybe they won't notice

        Cadd9                  Dsus2        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