Dream Theater - Metropolis – Part I – The Miracle And The Sleeper

[Intro]
Em D/E Dsus4/E Cadd9/E D/E Dsus4/E Emadd9 D/E Dsus4/E Cadd9/E
D/E Dsus4/E Emadd9 D/E Dsus4/E Cadd9/E D/E Dsus4/E Emadd9 D/E Dsus4/E Cadd9/E
D/F# Gsus2 Emadd9

[Pre-Verse 1]
D/F# Gsus2 Emadd9 D/F# Gsus2 Emadd9 D/F# Gsus2 Csus2 D/F# Gsus2 Emadd9
D/F# Gsus2 Csus2 D/F# Gsus2 Emadd9 D/F# Gsus2 Csus2 D/F# Gsus2 Emadd9

[Pre-Verse 2]
Emadd9 C/E Em D G Em
Em D G C/E Em Em

[Pre-Verse 3]
Emadd9
D/E Dsus4/E Cadd9/E
The smile of dawn

[Verse 1]
D/E Dsus4/E Emadd9 D/E Dsus4/E Cadd9/E
Arrived early May She carried a gift from her home The night shed a tear
D/E Dsus4/E Emadd9
To tell her of fear And of sorrow and pain
D/E Dsus4/E Cadd9/E
She’ll never outgrow
D/E Dsus4/E Bsus2
Death is the first dance, eternal

[Chorus]
Bsus2 G D/F#
There’s no more freedom
Bsus2 Em D Csus2 Em
The both of you will be confined to this mind

[Verse 2]
Bsus2/F# Gsus2 Asus4
I was told there’s a miracle for each day that I try
Bsus2/F# Gsus2 Asus4
I was told there’s a new love that’s born for each one that has died
Bsus2/F# Gsus2 Asus4 Bsus2/F#
I was told there’d be no one to call on when I feel alone and afraid
Gsus2
I was told if you dream of the next world
Gsus2 Emadd9 G Emadd9
You’ll find yourself swimming in a lake of fire

[Chorus]
Bm Gmaj7/B Bsus4 D A
As a child, I thought I could live without pain, without sorrow
Bm Gmaj7/B Bsus4
As a man I’ve found it’s all caught up with me

[Post-Chorus]
D A C/E Em D G Em Em D G
I’m asleep yet I’m so afraid
C/E Em D G
Somewhere like a scene from a memory
Em Em D G
There’s a picture worth a thousand words
C/E Em D G Em
Eleuding stares from faces before me
Em D G C/E
It hides away and will never be heard of again
Em D/F# Gsus2 Bsus2
Deceit is the second without end

[Chorus]
Bsus2 G D/F#
The city’s cold blood teaches us to survive
Bsus2 Em D Csus2
Just keep my heart in your eyes and we’ll stay alive
Em
The third arrives
G D/F# D A/C#

[Bridge]
Bsus2 Asus2 Bsus2 Gsus2 A
Bsus2 Asus2 Bsus2 Gsus2 A

[Interlude]
Bsus2 Asus2 Bsus2 Gsus2 A
Bsus2 Asus2 Bsus2 Gsus2 A

[Solo]
Bsus2 Asus2 Bsus2 Gsus2 A
Bsus2 Asus2 Bsus2 Gsus2 A

[Bridge]
Bsus2 A6add9 Gsus2/B Gsus2 Emadd9
F#madd9

[Drum Solo]
Csus2 Bsus2 A G Fadd11
F#7add11 F#sus2 Esus2

[Bass Solo]
F#sus2 G A Bm E
F#7add11

[Guitar And Keyboard Solo]
F#7add11

[Bridge]
E F#7add11 E F#7add11 Em Csus4
Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4

[Break]
Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4

[Guitar Solo]
Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4
Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4
Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4
Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4
Em Csus4

[Synth Solo]
Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4 Em Csus4
Gm7b5 G#m7b5 Bm7b5 Cm7b5 Dm7b5 D#m7b5 Em7b5 D#m7b5
Gm7b5 A Gm7b5 A

[Bridge]
G G D/F# D A/C#

[Pre-Verse]
Bmadd11 Gmaj7 Emadd9 Dsus2 Asus2
Bmadd11 Gmaj7 Emadd9 Dadd11 A

[Verse 3]
Bmadd11 Gmaj7 Emadd9
Before the leaves have fallen
Dadd11 A Bmadd11 Gmaj7 Emadd9 Dadd11
Before we lock the doors

[Chorus]
Bm Gmaj7/B Bsus4
There must be the third and last dance
D A
This one will last forever
Bm Gmaj7/B Bsus4
Metropolis watches and thoughtfully smiles
D A
She’s taken you to your home

[Outro]
Bb C
It can only take place
Gm Dm Csus4
When the struggle between our children has ended
C Ebsus2 Bb Fsus2
Now the Miracle and the Sleeper know that the third is love
Csus2 D
Love is the Dance of Eternity