Lifting Shadows Off A Dream Chords & Tabs
Lifting Shadows Off A Dream Tab
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Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
from Awake
Repeat 6x natural harmonics
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Verse 1 (Riff A)
He seems alone and silent thoughts reamain
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without an answer (end riff A)
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Riff A
Afraid and uninvited, he slowly drifts away
Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
Moved by desire and fear, breaking
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delicate wings.
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Chorus (Riff C)
Lifting shadows off a
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Dream once broken She can turn a drop of water
inot an ocean
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Rhy Fig.1A
As the rain is pouring down, tears of sorrow
wash his mind.
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Drifting with the current, this stream of life flows on. (end Fig.1A)
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w/Rhy. Figs 1&1A
He seems alone and silent, waiting on his hands
and knees. Ths chill fo winter's darkness sits
quietly.
Moved by desire (pre-chorus) Riff B
and fear, he takes a few steps away
Lifting shadows off a dream once broken (Chorus) Riff C
She can turn a drop of water into an ocean
And she listens. Whoa, whoa. (Bridge) Riff D (6x)
Oh, and she listens openly
Riff D
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Instrumental Interlude 1/2
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He pours his soul into the water, reflecting thy mystery
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w/Rhy Fig.2
She carries him away, and the winds die slowly
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w/Riff E 7x
And she listens openly.
Oh, and she listens openly
Riff E
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Lifting shadows
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off a dream
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once broken. She can turn a drop of water into an ocean
Lifting shadows off a dream
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Lifting shadows off a dream
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Outro (harmonics) play 4x
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