The Gift Of Music chords by Dream Theater

Intro
A A A D
A A A G


A
Far in the distant future
A                       G
Beyond the pages of our time
A
Cold-blooded wicked tyrants
A                       Em
Threaten the freedom of mankind

C
Corruption, lust, and greed
A                    G
Define the new nobility
              F
Changing the course of history


D
Across the vast North Empire
D                          C
Most people struggle to survive
D
Living a meek existence
D                           A
Where they're secludedly oppressed


G                    Dm
We are living day to day
G                         Dm
Forced to bear the lion's share
C                                   Bb
People just don't have the time for music anymore
   Am
And no one seems to care


  Gm
My friends have seen the Chosen One
    Bb
Our quest for freedom has begun
E
He will be the answer to our prayers


A
There walks a god among us
A                             G
Who's seen the writing on the wall
A
He is the revolution
A                            Em
He'll be the one to save us all

[fast fill/riff]
Eb-E-A-D-E-Eb-C-A


Gm                 Dm
My brother Gabriel
   C                    F
Is all the hope we need
Gm              F      Bb    C     F
Shining like a beacon in the night

Gm                    Dm
Shepherd of Ravenskill
  C                Dm
A reason to believe
Eb
Music is the gift he brings
Cm                    F
The songbird stops to listen when he sings

(guitar solo)
Em                A
Em  Em/F#  Em/G   A
C                 Am
G                 F

(organ solo/instrumental craziness)
Em (based in Em, but it gets too crazy to transcribe right now)
(this section ends on a G note, in Gm or Em, not sure)

(3:30 onwards, my favourite riff, wish it was longer)

[chords]
[bass/riff]
C            G
C -- D - E -- G - F# --

Am
A -- B - C -- E - F#-G-F#-D -- B -

C
C -- A - G - F# -- G --


C
C -- D - E -- G - F# --

F
F -- G - A -- B - C - E-F-F#-G-

D        C            F -- Em --
D -- B - C -- A - G - F -- E --
[above section x2]

(the end)
D - C