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?