Dream Theater – The X Aspect (Guitar)

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| | = 1 bar [Intro 1] | Em | Em | A | A | D | D | G | G D | | Em | Em | A | A | D | D | G | G D | | Em | Em | A | A | D | D | G | A7 |

| D   | D   | G   | B7  | Em  | Em  | A   | A   |
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[Intro 2] | D | D Am | D | D Em [Verse 1]

   D
Betrayed my blood

To save my son

   Am
A hopeless choice to make

      D                             Am
But who am I, if not the one who's meant to keep him safe?

F                           C     Am
Is trust and loyalty still justified

F     Dm            C      Em
If I deny him of a better life?

[Interlude] | D | D C | D | D Em | [Verse 2]

Dm
Gabriel has always been

       Bb             Am
The strength I call upon

Dm
But nothing breaks

A father's will

   Bb               C
To do what must be done

          Am              Bb
Should I turn my back on him

F                 Am           Bb
Abandon all our plans for revolution?

                 A      Gm             Em    C#
Where hope and freedom die by morning light

[Verse 3]

Dm                             Bb                     A
Evangeline, I swore to you to love and guide our son

Dm                               Bb               C
Destiny has shown its face, and now the time has come

Am            Bb
Desperation blinds me

       F                       C               D
And through these bloodstained eyes I see the light

   Bb             Am              D
A better life is worth this sacrifice