Day Eight School chords by Ayreon

Intro:
Esus4 Em | Gsus2 G |
Dsus2 D Dsus2 | Am  Am/B C |


Verse:

    Esus4          Em
Fear: It's time to leave your sheltered cage
Gsus2      G
Face you deepest fears
Dsus2    D    Dsus
The world is against you
Am         Am/B C
You're fighting back the tears

   Esus4       Em
Me: All the kids were watching me
Gsus2    G
I felt very small
Dsus2      D    Dsus2
I could hear the laughter
   Am      Am/B C
As I stumbled down the hall


Chorus:

Guitars play B5 throughout.
Relative Harmonies in Brackets :

    B5  5 #4  5 #4:
Rage: (human) Seeking to find
5  #4 5  6 5  #4 3 #4   3 #4 5:
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
B5   5  #4  5 #4  5 #4 5:
(human) Bleeding it gone into the
6 5  #4 3  #4 5 #4 3:
profit of the competition
B5   5 #4 5 #4:
(human) Loving today,
5 #4 5  6 5   #4 3  #4 3 #4 5:
all of the feelings are they going away
B5   5 #4 5 #4:
(human) Ending it now,
5 #4 5  6  5 #4 3  #4  5  #4 3:
I'd rather hear about the where and the how


Verse 2:

    Esus4        Em
Agony: The bigger boys they beat you up
Gsus2        G
Out here you cannot hide
Dsus2     D    Dsus2
No friends to help you
Am      Am/B C
No father at your side

   Esus4        Em
Me: I swore that I'd get back at them
Gsus2      G
But I was just a kid
Dsus2    D     Dsus2
One day I'd show them
      Am   Am/B C
I wouldn't rest until I did


Chorus 2:

Guitars play B5 throughout.
Relative Harmonies in Brackets :

    B5  5 #4  5 #4:
Rage: (human) Seeking to find
5  #4 5  6 5  #4 3 #4   3 #4 5:
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
B5   5  #4  5 #4  5 #4 5:
(human) Bleeding it gone into the
6 5  #4 3  #4 5 #4 3:
profit of the competition
B5   5 #4 5 #4:
(human) Loving today,
5 #4 5  6 5   #4 3  #4 3 #4 5:
all of the feelings are they going away
B5   5 #4 5 #4:
(human) Ending it now,
5 #4 5  6  5 #4 3  #4  5  #4 3:
I'd rather hear about the where and the how


Interlude:

E5 C/E Esus4 | E5 C/E Esus4 E5 | x2

A5 G5  F5 G5 | A5  F5 G5 C5 | x2


Bridge:

    E5             C/E     Esus4
Pride: You've got to prove you are not like the rest
     E5     C/E     Esus4      E5
Reason: There's no need if you know you're the best
    E5             C/E     Esus4
Pride: That's not enough, let the other kids know
  E5  C/E       Esus4    E5
Reason: What's the use, go with the flow

   A5   G5    F5  G5
Pride: Be a man, give into hate
     A5     F5    G5   C5
Reason: You better learn to communicate
    A5    G5    F5   G5
Pride: Better to learn to protect yourself
     A5       F5     G5     C5
Reason: That's not the way to get out of this hell


Bridge 2:

    E5      C/E       Esus4
Pride: See that kid, watch the smile on his face
     E5       C/E     Esus4 E5
Reason: He's just like you, feeling out of place
    E5        C/E   Esus4
Pride: Well I don't care, let's show him who's boss
     E5       C/E       Esus4  E5
Reason: That's not the way to get your message across


    A5  G5    F5  G5
Pride: Be a man, give into hate
     A5     F5    G5   C5
Reason: You better learn to communicate
    A5    G5    F5   G5
Pride: Better to learn to protect yourself
     A5       F5     G5     C5
Reason: That's not the way to get out of this hell


Bridge 3:

     C           F
Passion: Don't rack your brain, let it all go
Dm     C     B
Savour the moment and feel your blood flow


Verse 3:

Esus4      Em
Me: Then I got back at them
Gsus2        G
Still acting like a kid
Dsus2 D      Dsus2
Then I showed them
Am           Am/B Esus4
But when I had I could not quit...


Chorus 3:

Guitars play B5 throughout.
Relative Harmonies in Brackets :

    B5  5 #4  5 #4:
Rage: (human) Seeking to find
5  #4 5  6 5  #4 3 #4   3 #4 5:
deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind
B5   5  #4  5 #4  5 #4 5:
(human) Bleeding it gone into the
6 5  #4 3  #4 5 #4 3:
profit of the competition
B5   5 #4 5 #4:
(human) Loving today,
5 #4 5  6 5   #4 3  #4 3 #4 5:
all of the feelings are they going away
B5   5 #4 5 #4:
(human) Ending it now,
5 #4 5  6  5 #4 3  #4  5  #4 3: