The Spirit Carries On - Dream Theater
D D/F#
Where did we come from? Why are we here?
G D D/C#
Where do we go when we die?
Bm Bm/A
What lies beyond? What lay before?
E/G# Asus4 A
Is anything certain in life?
A:
They say life is too short the here and the now,
and you're only given one shot.
But could there be more? Have I lived before?
Or could this be all that we've got?
B:
Chorus:
G A D D/C# Bm
If I die tomorrow, I'd be all right because I believe
G Em D
that after we're gone, the spirit carries on
(interlude)
D D9 Dsus4 Em .
D D9 Dsus4 Asus4 (drums)
A:
I used to be frightened of dying.
I used to think death was the end.
But that was before, I'm not scared anymore.
I know that my soul will transcend.
A:
I may never find all the answers,
I may never understand why.
I may never prove what I know to be true,
but I know that I still have to try.
B:
CHORUS:
If I died tomorrow I'd be all right because I believe
G Em D D7
that after we're gone, the spirit carries on
C:
Em Eb
Move on, be brave! Don't weep at my grave!
D E
because I'm no longer here.
G Em Bm
But please never let your memory of me disappear.
Guitar Solo
Same chords
A:
Safe in the light that surrounds me.
Free of the fear and the pain.
The question in mind has helped me to find
the meaning in my life again.
A:
Victoria's real! I finally feel
at peace with the girl in my dreams.
And now that I'm here, it's perfectly clear
I'll find out what all of this means.
B:
Chorus:
If I died tomorrow I'd be all right because I believe
G Em D
that after we're gone, the spirit carries on
