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: