# 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)  
E5</td></tr></tbody></table>