Surrounded Track Info
- Song: Surrounded
- Artist: Dream Theater
- Produced by: David Prater
- Written by: James LaBrie, Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, John Myung & Kevin Moore
- Released Date: 7 July 1992
Chords Info
Difficulty: novice
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Chords: G, D, Cadd9, Am, C, Bm7, Am7, Cmaj7, Em, cadd11, F, C, A
[Intro]
D* Cadd9 D* Cadd9
[Verse 1]
D* Cadd9
Morning comes too early,
D* Cadd9
And night time falls too late
Am G C
And sometimes all I want to do is wait
Am G
The shadow I've been hiding in
Bm7 Am7 Cmaj7
Has fled from me today
D
I know it's easier
Bm7 Em
To walk away than look it in the eye.
Am G C
But I will raise a shelter to the sky
Am G C
And here beneath this star tonight I'll lie
Am G
She will slowly yield the light
C D
As I awaken from the longest night
[Instrumental]
G C D Cadd11
G C D Cadd11
G C D Cadd11
[Verse 2]
G C
Dreams are shaking set sirens waking up tired eyes
D F
With the light the memories all rush into his head.
G C
By a candle stands a mirror of his heart and soul she dances
D F
She was dancing through the night above his bed.
C
And walking to the window
D G
He throws the shutters out against the wall
C D
And from an ivory tower hears her call
G C D Cadd11
"Let light surround you"
[Verse 3]
G C
It's been a long, long time, he's had a while to think it over
D
In the end he only sees the change
F
Light to dark, dark to light
Light to dark, dark to light
G
Heaven must be more than this
C
When angels waken with a kiss
D
Sacred hearts won't take the pain
F
But mine will never be the same
C
He stands before the window
D G
His shadow slowly fading from the wall
C D
And from an ivory tower he hears her call
G
"Let the light surround you"
[Instrumental]
G C D Cadd11
G C D Cadd11
[Bridge]
Am D
Once I was but I was found.
Em
When I heard the stained glass
G* A Am
Shatter all around me.
C G Am G
I sent the spirits tumbling down the hill
Em G* A
But I will hold this one on high above me still
Am Bm7
She whispers words to clear my mind.
C D G
I once could see but now at last, I'm blind.
[Outro]
D
I know it's easier
Bm7 Em7
To walk away than look it in the eye.
Am G C
But I have given all that I could take.
Am G C
And now I've only habits left to break.
Am G C
Tonight I'll still be lying here surrounded
D G
In all the light.
