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Dream Theater - Solitary Shell Tuning: Standard eBGDAE Notes: This is 99.9% correct. I haven't figured out any of the instrumental stuff after the lyrics, but this will do. Tabbed By: Jordan Boesch Intro: e|---------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------| G+G|--6--6-6----4--4-4----8--8-8----4--4-4-------| D MajorD|--6--6-6----4--4-4----8--8-8----4--4-4----6--| A augmentedA|--4--4-4----2--2-2----6--6-6----2--2-2----6--| E MajorE|------------------------------------------4--| e|---------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------| G+G|--6--6-6----4--4-4----9--9-9----8--8-8----4--| x4 D MajorD|--6--6-6----4--4-4----9--9-9----8--8-8----4--| A augmentedA|--4--4-4----2--2-2----7--7-7----6--6-6----2--| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------| Verse: VERSE CHORDS: x466xx,x244xx,244xxx...x466xx,x244xx,x799xx (KEEP REPEATING) ......................He seemed no different from the rest..........Just e|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G+G|-6-6-6-4-4-4--------|-------------------------------6-6-6-4-4-4-9-9---| D MajorD|-6-6-6-4-4-4--4-4-4-|-------------------------------6-6-6-4-4-4-9-9---| A augmentedA|-4-4-4-2-2-2--4-4-4-|-------------------------------4-4-4-2-2-2-7-7---| E MajorE|--------------2-2-2-|-------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: As a boy he was considered some-what odd... e|---------------------------------------0-0-| BB|---------------------------------------0-0-| G+G|---------------------------------------1-1-| D MajorD|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-| A augmentedA|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-| E MajorE|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-| x2 ....He would daydream in and out of his own world but in every other way he was fine e|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------| BB|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------| G+G|------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------| D MajorD|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-| A augmentedA|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-| E MajorE|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-| Chorus: He's a Monday morning lunatic Disturbed from time to time e|-----------------------------------------------------| BB|-----------------------------------------------------| G+G|-----9-9-9----------9-9------------------------------| D MajorD|-----9-9-9--7-7-7---9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A augmentedA|-----7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E MajorE|------------5-5-5-------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Lost within himself In his solitary shell e|----------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------| G+G|-------------------------9-9-9-9--------| D MajorD|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-| A augmentedA|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-| E MajorE|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-| A augmentedA temporary catatonic Madman on occasion..When will he break out of his solitary shell e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| BB|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| G+G|-9-9-------9-9----------------------|---------------------------------9-9-9-9------| D MajorD|-9-9-7-7---9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-| A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-| E MajorE|-----5-5-------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-| PAUSE: Strum the E MajorE note (022100) Intro x1 Verse: He struggled to get through his day He was helplessly behind He poured himself onto the page Writing for hours at a time Pre-Chorus: As a man he was a danger to himself Fearful and sad most of the time He was drifting in and out of sanity But in every other way he was fine Chorus: He's a Monday morning lunatic Disturbed from time to time Lost within himself In his solitary shell (Pre-Chorus): A augmentedA momentary maniac With casual delusions When will he be let out Of his solitary shell
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