Dream Theater - The Spirit Carries On (Ver 1)

[Verse 1]
D
Where did we come from?
D/F#
Why are we here?
G D D/C#
Where do we go when we die?
Bm
What lies beyond
Bm/A
And what lay before?
E/G#
Is anything certain in life?
Asus4 A D
They say “Life is too short”
D/F#
“The here and the now”
G D D/C#
And “You’re only given one shot”
Bm
But could there be more
Bm/A
Have I lived before
E/G# Asus4 A
Or could this be all that we’ve got?

[Chorus]
G A
If I die tomorrow
D
I’d be alright
D/C# Bm
Because I believe
G
That after we’re gone
Em D
The spirit carries on

[Interlude]
A/D G Em D
A/D G

[Verse 2]
Asus4 A D A/D
I used to be frightened of dying
G D D/C#
I used to think death was the end
Bm
But that was before
Bm/A
I’m not scared anymore
E/G# Asus4 A
I know that my soul will transcend
D A/D
I may never find all the answers
G D D/C#
I may never understand why
Bm
I may never prove
Bm/A
What I know to be true
E/G# Asus4 A
But I know that I still have to try

[Chorus]
G A
If I die tomorrow
D D/C#
I’d be alright Because
Bm
I believe
G
That after we’re gone
Em D Am/C
The spirit carries on

[Bridge]
Em
“Move on, be brave
D#
Don’t weep at my grave
D G#dim Em
Because I am no longer here
G
But please never let
Em Bm
Your me mories of me disappear”

[Solo]
A# D E/G# G
A Bm A# D
E/G# E G A
D D/C# Bm G A
Bm D/C# D E Bm D/C# D E
G Em C D

[Bridge]
D D/F#
Safe in the light that sur rounds me
G D D/C#
Free of the fear and the pain
Bm
My questioning mind
Bm/A
Has help me to find
E/G# Asus4 A
The meaning in my life again
D
Victoria’s real
D/F#
I finally feel
G D D/C#
At peace with the girl in my dreams
Bm
And now that I’m here
Bm/A
It’s perfectly clear
E/G# Asus4 A
I found out what all of this means

[Chorus]
G A
If I die tomorrow
D D/C#
I’d be alright Because
Bm
I believe
G
That after we’re gone
Em D
The spirit carries on

[Outro]
D/F# G Em D
D/F# G A D
D/F# G Em D
D/F# G A D
G D G G/F# Em A
D