Liquid Eternity chords by Ayreon

Intro: Em F F#

Em/B      Am     Em/B
 Once a world, endless and free
 Em/G   Em/F#
Horizons unbroken
Em/B      Am     Em/B
 Now a world of bounded frontiers
  Em/G    Em/F#    Em  Am B Em
The elders have spoken (our home)

Once a world, eternal and blue
Floating, escaping
Now a world that's blinding my view
Shadows shaping (alone)

[Chorus:]
Em        Am       B
 Liquid eternity courses through our veins
Em        Am    B
 Liquid eternity nourishes our brains
Em        Am        B
 Liquid eternity, a world that does not live
Em        Am        B
 Liquid eternity, a life that does not give

Once a world of fear and dismay
Of fleeing and hiding
Now a world that's peaceful and safe
So caring and providing, our home...

[Chorus]

Cmaj7             Ab      F
 Would you prefer the pain and suffering we had?
Cmaj7           Ab       F
 Would you prefer to be impaired or even dead?
Cmaj7             Ab          F
 Would you prefer to live the life we've learned to dread?
Cmaj7            Ab     Ab G F
 Would you prefer to live a mortal life   instead?

Em

Flute Solo: repeat Em Em C B x4 (skip last B and go directly to Bm for synth)
Synth Solo: Bm F#m Bm F#m G Bm G C#7 Bm
Violin Solo: repeat Em Em C B x4

Bm   A Abm F#m
I'm losing my reason to live
D C# Bm     E F#m
   The essence of life
E F#m G       C#m   D  Bm
    But the system's got so much to give
E F#m G        D  F#m
    Or would you rather die?

I'm losing my pride and my joy
My will to believe
Why would you come back and destroy all
We have achieved?

[Chorus]

Would you prefer the pain and suffering we had?
Would you prefer to be impaired or even dead?
Would you prefer to live the life we've learned to dread?
Would you prefer to live a mortal life instead?

[Chorus]

Would you prefer the pain and suffering we had?
Would you prefer to be in peril, even dead?
Would you prefer to live the life we've learned to dread?
Would you prefer to live a mortal life instead?