# Dream Theater - Endless Sacrifice

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```
[Intro/Verse]
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|
F|----------0-------|-----0-----------|
C|------2-4---4-2---|---2---2---2---4-|
G|----2-----------2-|-3-------4---2---|
D|--0---------------|-----------------|
 
D|------------------|-----------------|---------|
A|------------------|-----------------|---------|
F|----------0-------|-----0-----------|---------|
C|------2-4---4-2---|---2---2-----0---|---0-----|
G|----2-----------2-|-3---------2---2-|-----3-2-|
D|--0---------------|---------3-------|-2-------|
 
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|
F|----------0-------|-----0-------0---|
C|------2-4---4-2---|---2---2---4---4-|
G|----2-----------2-|-3------/5-------|
D|--0---------------|-----------------|
 
D|------------------|-----------------|-------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------|
F|----------0-------|-----0-----------|-----2-------|
C|------2-4---4-2---|---2---2-----0---|---1---1-----|
G|----2-----------2-|-3---------2---2-|-2-------3-2-|
D|--0---------------|---------3-------|-------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus]
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|--------0-1-0-----|-----0-------0---|
F|------2-------2---|---5---5---5---5-|
C|----2-----------2-|-4-------3-------|
G|--0---------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
 
D|------------------|-----1p0-----------0---|
A|--------0-1-0-----|---------3-----0-----0-|
F|------2-------2---|---2-------------------|
C|----2-----------2-|-0-----------2---2-----|
G|--0---------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------|-----------4-----------|
 
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|--------0-1-0-----|-----0-----------|
F|------2-------2---|---5---5-----0---|
C|----2-----------2-|-4---------5---5-|
G|--0---------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---------3-------|
 
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--------0-1-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
F|------2-------2---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|
C|----2-----------2-|-----0-------0---|---2---2---7---7-|
G|--0---------------|---5---5---5---5-|-3-------5-------|
D|------------------|-2-------1-------|-----------------|
 
[Chorus]
 (w/dist.)
D|-----------------------<7>-|------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|
F|---------------------------|------------------------|
C|---------------------------|---------------4/5\4----|
G|--2--2-5/7-2--2-5/7-2------|-2--2-5/7-2--2-2/3\2-4--|
D|--0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0------|-0--0-3/5-0--0-------2--|
 
D|-----------------------<7>-|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
F|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|---------------------------|------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
G|--2--2-5/7-2--2-5/7-2------|-2--2-5/7-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
D|--0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0------|-0--0-3/5-0------------------|
 
[Interlude 1/Outro Chorus]
D|--------|-------|--------|----------|
A|--------|-------|--------|----------|
F|--------|-------|--------|----------|
C|--2-----|-4-----|-2------|-5---/8---|
G|--2-----|-4-----|-0----2-|-3---/6---|
D|--0-----|-2-----|--------|----------|
 
[Interlude] 2 (faster)
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|---------------5-------------------------------|
C|---------------4----------------------------8--|
G|--------------------------------------------6--|
D|--3-2-0--0--0-------3-2-0-3-2-0-0--0--6-5-3-6--|
 
Synth solo riff #2
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|-------------------5-------------5--3---|
C|-------------------5-------------5--3---|
G|-------------------3-------------3--1---|
D|--2-2-5-4-2--2--2-----2-2-5-4-2---------|
 
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|-------------------5-------------5-4-3--|
C|-------------------5-------------5-4-3--|
G|-------------------3-------------3-2-1--|
D|--2-2-5-4-2--2--2-----2-2-5-4-2---------|
 
Play the above 2 riffs for duration of solo section (except for the crazy
keyboard riff) until the harmony guitar lead enters. in this section,
rhythm is supplied by the bass.
 
[Interlude 3]
D|---------------------------|----------------              --|
A|---------------------------|----------------              --|
F|---------------------------|---------------- lick that's  --|
C|--0h2---2---0h2---2--------|-0h2---2---0h2-- too fast for --|
G|--0h2---2---0h2---2--------|-0h2---2---0h2-- me!          --|
D|------0---------0----0-6---|-----0----------              --|
 
 [Solo] riff
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C|--5-4-2-5--5-4-2-5-4-2-4-5-4-5-7--|--5-4-2-5--5-4-2-5-4-2-4-5-4-5-7--|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
                                                     *not sure----------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|--109-7-10-109-7-109-7-9-109-1012-|-109-7-10-109-7-9h10p9-7-9-7--------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------10-9-7-|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
End song on huge E5 chord like a real rock star!
```

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</details><table border="1" id="bkmrk-%5Bintro%5D%7C-em-%7C-c-%C2%A0em6" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-style: hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width: 49.8765%;"></col><col style="width: 49.8765%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>**\[Intro\]**  
\| Em \| C  Em6 Em9 \| Em \| C \| G D/F# \| Em \| C Dadd4 \| Em \| C \| G B7 \|  (x2)  
   
**\[Verse 1\]**  
Em  
Cold  
C      Em6 Em9   Em  
Lying in   my bed  
        C        G      D/F#  
Staring into dark  ness  
Em  
Lost  
       C         Dadd4  
I hear footsteps overhead  
       C        G             B7  
And my thoughts return again  
Em         C           Em6 Em9   Em  
    Like a child who's run away  
         C         G    D/F#      Em  
And won't   be com    ing    back  
   C       Dadd4     Em  
Time keeps passing by  
        C        G         B7  
As night turns in  to day  
   
**\[Pre-Chorus\]**  
Am      D7/F# Dm7/F    Am  
     I'm   so far away  
       Dm       E/G#  
And so    alone  
Am          D7/F#     G          Am  
     I need     to see your face  
     D/F# F6  
To keep me sane  
       C      Dadd4  
To make me whole  
   
**\[Chorus\]**  
E5   G5 A5 E5      G5 A5 E5  
Try        to stay a  -  live  
E5   G5 A5 E5     B5 C5 B5    F#5  
Un - til   I hear your  voice  
E5   G5 A5 E5         G5 A5 E5  
I'm        gonna lose my    mind  
E5  G5 A5 E5  C5   D5 E5    G5 A%  
Someone       tell me why  
E5      G5 A5 E5  
I chose this  life  
E5   G5 A5 E5    B5 C5 B5  F#5  
This su  - perficial   lie  
E5  G5 A5 E5     G5 A5 E5  
Constant     compro -  mise  
E5  G5 A5 E5 C5  D5  Em  
Endless      sacrifice  
   
**\[Instrumental\]**  
\| Em \| F#dim \| Am \| C B/D# \|  (x2)  
   
**\[Verse 2\]**  
Em  
Pain  
   C        Em6 Em9   Em  
It saddens me   to know  
        C       G        D/F#  
The helplessness you feel  
Em              C  
      Your light  
       Dadd4      Em  
Shines on my soul  
        C        G       B7  
While a thousand candles burn  
Em     C         Em6    Em9      Em  
    Outside this bar  - ren room  
         C       G   D/F#     Em  
The rain   is pouring    down  
       C  Dadd4    Em  
The emptiness inside  
       C      G        B7  
Is growing deeper still  
   
**\[Pre-Chorus\]**  
Am      D7/F# Dm7/F    Am  
    You're  so far away  
       Dm       E/G#  
And so    alone  
Am          D7/F#     G          Am  
   You need     to see your face  
     D/F# F6  
To keep you sane  
       C      Dadd4  
To make you whole  
   
**\[Chorus\]**  
E5   G5 A5 E5      G5 A5 E5  
Try        to stay a  -  live  
E5   G5 A5 E5     B5 C5 B5    F#5  
Un - til   I hear your  voice  
E5   G5 A5 E5         G5 A5 E5  
I'm        gonna lose my    mind  
E5  G5 A5 E5  C5   D5 E5    G5 A%  
Someone       tell me why  
E5      G5 A5 E5  
I chose this  life  
E5   G5 A5 E5    B5 C5 B5  F#5  
This su  - perficial   lie  
E5  G5 A5 E5     G5 A5 E5  
Constant     compro -  mise  
E5  G5 A5 E5 C5  D5  Em  
Endless      sacrifice  
E5  G5 A5 E5  G5 A5 E5  
Moments   wasted  
E5 G5 A5 E5  B5 C5 B5 F#5  
I  so    la  ted  
E5   G5 A5 E5  G5  A5 E5  
Time es   ca   ping  
E5  G5 A5 E5 C5  D5  Em  
Endless      sacrifice  
E5  G5 A5 E5  G5 A5 E5  
Moments   wasted  
E5 G5 A5 E5  B5 C5 B5 F#5  
I  so    la  ted  
E5   G5 A5 E5  G5  A5 E5  
Time es   ca   ping  
E5  G5 A5 E5 C5  D5  Em  
Endless      sacrifice  
   
  
</td><td>**\[Instrumental Riff 1\]**  
\| E5  C(b5) E5 \| E5    Eb5 \|  (x12)  
   
**\[Instrumental Riff 2\]**  
\| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 A#5 \| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 B5 A#5 \|  (x2)  
   
**\[Odd-Time Section\]**  
\| Am D/F# \| F \| E \| Am D/F# \| B7 E \| (x2)  
\| Adim \| % \| (x2)  
\| N.C. \| % \| % \| % \| % \| % \| Aaug Abaug Gaug \|  
   
**\[Instrumental Riff 2\]**  
\| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 A#5 \| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 B5 A#5 \|  (x2)  
   
**\[Keys\]**  
\| F#dim7 \| % \| % \| % \|  
   
**\[Instrumental Riff 1\]**  
\| E5  C(b5) E5 \| E5    Eb5 \|  (x4)  
   
**\[Instrumental Riff 2\]**  
\| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 A#5 \| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 B5 A#5 \|  (x2)  
   
**\[Guitar Solo\]**  
\| E5  C(b5) E5 \| E5    Eb5 \|  (x4)  
\| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 A#5 \| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 B5 A#5 \|  (x2)  
   
**\[Synth Solo\]**  
\| E5  C(b5) E5 \| E5    Eb5 \|  (x4)  
   
**\[Guitar Solo\]**  
\| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 A#5 \| F#5   C5 \| F#5  C5 B5 A#5 \|  (x4)  
   
**\[Unison Solo\]**  
\| Em \| % \| Edim \| % \| F#m \| % \| Am \| % \|  
\| Em F#(b5) \| Am C \| B \| % \| N.C. \|  
   
**\[Bridge Riff\]**  
\| E5 \| % \| (x8)  
\| Em \| % \| F#(b5) \| % \| Am \| % \| C \| B/D# \| (x2)  
\| E5 \| % \| (x8)  
\| Em \| % \| F#(b5) \| % \| Am \| % \| C \| % \| (x2)  
   
**\[Bridge\]**  
Em  
Over the distance  
   F#(b5)  
We try to make sense  
      Am  
Of surviving together  
      C        B/D#  
While living apart  
Em  
Striving for balance  
   F#(b5)  
We rise to the challenge  
   Am  
Of staying connected  
   C        B/D#  
In spite of circumstance  
   
\| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5 B5 C5 B5 F#5 \|  
\| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| C5 D5 \|  
   
E5  
All you've forsaken  
    F#(b5)  
And all that you've done  
        Am  
So that I could live out  
       C           B/D#  
This undying dream  
Em  
Won't be forgotten  
   F#(b5)  
Or taken for granted  
     Am  
I'll always remember  
     C  
Your endless sacrifice  
   
\| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5 B5 C5 B5 F#5 \|  
\| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| E5  G5 A5 E5 \| C5 D5 \|  
   
**\[Chorus\]**  
E5  G5 A5 E5  G5 A5 E5  
Moments   wasted  
E5 G5 A5 E5  B5 C5 B5 F#5  
I  so    la  ted  
E5   G5 A5 E5  G5  A5 E5  
Time es   ca   ping  
E5  G5 A5 E5 C5  D5  Em  
Endless      sacrifice  
E5  G5 A5 E5  G5 A5 E5  
Moments   wasted  
E5 G5 A5 E5  B5 C5 B5 F#5  
I  so    la  ted  
E5   G5 A5 E5  G5  A5 E5  
Time es   ca   ping  
E5  G5 A5 E5 C5  D5  Em  
Endless      sacrifice  
   
**\[Outro\]**  
\| E5 \| % \| (x8)  
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