Dream Theater

A Nightmare To Remember (completa)(Chords)

Dream Theater

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Intro
(Ebm) x4 
(Ebm - Bm - Dm - Fm ? Cm ? G#m - Bm ? Dm)x4 
Cm 

 
Cm                                                  Cm 
I've got a nightmare to remember, I'll never be the same 
Cm                                           Cm 
What began as laughter so soon would turn to pain 
Cm                                                   Cm 
The sky was clear and frigid, the air was thick and still 
Cm                                               Cm 
Now I'm not one to soon forget and I bet I never will 
  
(Eb - Cm) 
  
Cm                                 Cm 
Picture for a moment the perfect irony 
Cm                                   Cm 
A flawless new beginning eclipsed by tragedy 
Cm                                            Cm 
The uninvited stranger started dancing on his own 
Cm                                                            Cm 
So we said goodbye to the glowing bride and made our way back home 
Fm           Cm       G 
Life was so simple then 
Bbm     F#      C 
We were so innocent 
Fm           C G 
Father and mother 
Bbm     F#      C 
holding each other 

Cm ? F ? G# - Cm 
Cm ? F ? G# - Cm 
  
Cm         F 
Without warning 
G#        Cm 
Out of nowhere 
Cm      F 
Like a bullet 
G#        Cm 
From the night 
Cm       F 
Crushing glass 
G#          Cm 
Rubber and steel 
Cm         F 
Scorching fire 
G#       Cm 
Glowing lights 
Cm         F 
Screams of terror 
G#       Cm 
Pain of fear 
Cm         F 
Sounds of sirens 
G#           Cm 
Smoke in my eyes 
Cm     F 
Sudden stillness 
G#          Cm 
wrapped in silence 
Cm      F 
No more screaming 
G#       Cm 
No more cries 
Ebm            Bm 
Stunned and bewildered 
Dm          Fm 
Cold and afraid 
Cm           G#m 
Torn up and broken 
Bm              Dm 
Frightened and dazed 

Ebm            Bm 
Stunned and bewildered 
Dm          Fm 
Cold and afraid 
Cm           G#m 
Torn up and broken 
Bm              Dm 
Frightened and dazed 

Solo  
Ebm - Cm ? Ebm - F - F7 
(Cm ? F)x4 

  
Cm                         F 
Lying on the table in this unfamiliar place 
Cm                           F 
I'm greeted by a stranger, a man without a face 
          Cm                          F 
He said, 'Son do you remember? Do you even know your name?' 
          Cm 
Then he shined a light into my eyes and said 
  F 
'Take this for the pain' 
  
(G# - Bb - Cm - Cm7)x2  
  
G#                    Bb                   Cm 
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony 
     G#                 Bb                      C4  C 
I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery 
    G#                   Bb 
In peaceful sedation, I lay half awake 
      Gm                    G# 
and thought of the panic inside starts to fade 
G#                    Bb                  Db 
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony 
  
Cm - F 


Cm               F              Cm               F 
'Tell me, does this hurt you?' said the faceless man 
         Cm               F         Cm                      F 
'Can you move all of your fingers? Can you try your best to stand?' 
   Cm              F 
I asked about the others 
 Cm             F 
'Is everyone okay?' 
    Cm             F        Cm                   F 
He told me not to worry as he turned and looked away 
G#                    Bb                   Cm 
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony 
     G#                 Bb                      C4  C 
I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery 
    G#                   Bb 
In peaceful sedation, I lay half awake 
      Gm                    G# 
and thought of the panic inside starts to fade 
G#                    Bb                  Db 
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony 
  
Solos 
Cm - F 
F ? Bb - C 
Ebm ? Bm - Dm - Fm - Cm ? G#m - Bm ? Dm 
Cm ? F ? G# - Cm 
Cm ? F ? G# - Cm 
  
Am                 Fm 
Day after day and night after night 
G# 
Replaying the events     
   B 
Did they ever see the red light? 
F#              Dm 
Over and over, scene by scene 
Fm                          G#m 
Like a recurring nightmare haunting my dreams 
Ebm                      Bm 
How can you prepare for what would happen next? 
     
Dm                             Fm 
No son should ever have to see his father such a mess 
        Cm                        G#m 
It's a miracle he lived, it's a blessing no one died 
        Bm                 Dm 
By the grace of God above, everyone survived 
  
(Fm ? Bm ? Bb ? Fm)x2 
F  
Cm 
Cm ? F ? G# - Cm - Cm ? F ? G# - Cm 
Cm 
Fm           Cm       G 
Life was so simple then 
Bbm             C 
We were so innocent 
Fm                     Cm  G 
It will stay with us forever 
Bbm            C4   C 
A nightmare to remember 

Cm ? F ? G# - Cm - Cm ? F ? G# - Cm 
(Ebm ? Bm - Dm - Fm - Cm ? G#m - Bm ? Dm)x5 
D#m
	        

Written by John Petrucci

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