A Nightmare To Remember chords by Dream Theater

• Difficulty: Advanced

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

| = 1 bar

🎸 Intro:
|Bbm Bbm5b x8
|Ebm |Bm |Dm |Fm |Cm |Abm |Bm |Dm | x4
|Cm


🎸 Verse 1:

Cm
I've got a nightmare to remember, I'll never be the same
Cm
What began as laughter so soon would turn to pain
Cm
The sky was clear and frigid, the air was thick and still
Cm
Now I'm not one to soon forget and I bet I never will

|Eb5 C5 Bb5 C5|Eb5 C5 Eb5 F5| x2

Cm
Picture for a moment the perfect irony
Cm
A flawless new beginning eclipsed by tragedy
Cm
The uninvited stranger started dancing on his own
Cm
So we said goodbye to the glowing bride and made our way back home

🎸 Chorus:
Fm           Cm       Gm
Life was so simple then
Bbm             C
We were so innocent
Fm           C Gm
Father and mother
Bbm          C4 C
holding each other

🎸 Verse 2:

Cm
Without warning
Gm
Out of nowhere
Cm
Like a bullet
Gm
From the night
Cm
Crushing glass
Gm
Rubber and steel
Cm
Scorching fire
Gm
Glowing lights
Cm
Screams of terror
Gm
Pain of fear
Cm
Sounds of sirens
Gm
Smoke in my eyes
Cm
Sudden stillness
Gm
wrapped in silence
Cm
No more screaming
Gm
No more cries

🎸 Chorus:

Ebm            Bm
Stunned and bewildered
Dm          Fm
Cold and afraid
Cm           Abm
Torn up and broken
Bm              D
Frightened and dazed
x2:

|Ebm |Ebm |Cm |Cm
|Ebm |Ebm |F |F |F |F7
|Cm |F7 x2

🎸 Verse 3:

Cm                         F
Lying on the table in this unfamiliar place
Cm                           F
I'm greeted by a stranger, a man without a face
          Cm                          F
He said, "Son do you remember? Do you even know your name?"
          Cm
Then he shined a light into my eyes and said
  F
"Take this for the pain"

|Ab |Bb |Cm |Cm7 x2

🎸 Bridge:

Ab                    Bb                   Cm
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony
     Ab                 Bb                      C4  C
I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery
    Ab                   Bb
In peaceful sedation, I lay half awake
      Gm                    Ab
and thought of the panic inside starts to fade
Ab                    Bb                  Db
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony

|Cm |F7 x2

🎸 Verse 4:

Cm                              F
"Tell me, does this hurt you?" said the faceless man
         Cm                                  F
"Can you move all of your fingers? Can you try your best to stand?"
   Cm
I asked about the others
    F
"Is everyone okay?"
    Cm                         F
He told me not to worry as he turned and looked away

🎸 Bridge:

Ab                    Bb                   Cm
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony
     Ab                 Bb                      C4  C
I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery
    Ab                   Bb
In peaceful sedation, I lay half awake
      Gm                    Ab
and thought of the panic inside starts to fade
Ab                    Bb                  Db
Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony

Guitar and Keyboard 🎸 Solo:
|Ebm Cm| x16
|F |Bb |F |Ab |Bb x4
|Ebm Cm| x16
|F |Bb |F |Ab |Bb x4

|Ebm |Bm |Dm |Fm |Cm |Abm |Bm |Dm | x4

🎸 Bridge 2:

Am                 Fm
Day after day and night after night
Ab
Replaying the events
         B
Did they ever see the red light?
Gb              Dm
Over and over, scene by scene
Fm                          Abm
Like a recurring nightmare haunting my dreams
Ebm                      Bm
How can you prepare for what would happen next?
    Dm                             Fm
No son should ever have to see his father such a mess
        Cm                        Abm
It's a miracle he lived, it's a blessing no one died
        Bm                 Dm
By the grace of God above, everyone survived

|Fm |Fm5b |F4 |F x6

Final 🎸 Chorus:

Fm           Cm       Gm
Life was so simple then
Bbm             C
We were so innocent
Fm                     Cm  Gm
It will stay with us forever
Bbm            C4   C
A nightmare to remember

|Cm
|Ebm |Bm |Dm |Fm |Cm |Abm |Bm |Dm | x5
|Ebm