The Silent Man Chords & Tabs

by Dream Theater

[Version Description]
Chord positions at bottom of tab.
THE SILENT MAN - Dream Theater (Awake)
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)

[VERSE]
G               D      
A question well served,
   Em/C#          Cadd9 Csus4
Is silence like a fever?
G             D     
A voice never heard?
     Em/C#             Cadd9  Csus4
Or a message with no receiver?

[PRE-CHORUS]
Em   Em9        Am7    Em11/A          Em   Em9
Pray they won't ask behind the stained glass
D11/C          D/C          
There's always one more mask

[VERSE]
G              D     
Has man been a victim
       Em/C#         Cadd9  Csus4
Of his woman, of his father?
G                   D     
If he elects not to bother
        Em/C#           Cadd9 Csus4
Will he suffocate their faith?

[PRE-CHORUS]
Em   Em9     Am7     Em11/A        Em  Em9
Desperate to fall behind the Great Wall
D11/C    D/C         
That separates us all

[CHORUS]
E             F#m       A          B   
When there is reason, tonight I'm awake
E               F#m     A          B      E  Eadd9 E
When there's no answer, arrive the silent man
E           F#m        A           B   
If there is balance, tonight He's awake
   E            F#m           A        B      E  Eadd9 E
If they have to suffer, there lies the silent man

[INTERLUDE]
D          Bb/D
G/D   D*   C/D     Gadd11  G/A
D/F#       Bbsus2  Csus4   C
G/D   D*   C/D     Gadd11  G/A
G     D    Em/C#   Cadd9   Csus4

[PRE-CHORUS]
Em9           Am7        Em11/A        Em     Em9
Sin without deceivers, a God with no believers
        D11/C          D/C             
I could sail by on the winds of silence
B7                   Emadd9
And maybe they won't notice
        Cadd9                  Dsus2        D 
But this time I think it'd be better if I swim
E             F#m       A         B    
When there is reason, tonight I'm awake
E               F#m     A          B      E  Eadd9 E
When there's no answer, arrive the silent man
E           F#m        A          B    
If there is balance, tonight He's awake
   E            F#m           A        B      E  Eadd9 E
If they have to suffer, there lies the silent man
      A        B      E  
There lies the silent man


[CHORD POSITIONS]
    G    D  Em/C#  Cadd9  Csus4     Em  Em9  Am7  Em11/A  D11/C   D/C     
e|--3----2----0------3------1----|--0----0----0-----0------0-------x---||-
B|--3----3----0------3------1----|--0----0----1-----3------3-------7---||-
G|--0----2----0------0------0----|--0----0----0-----0------0-------7---||-
D|--0----0----2------2------3----|--2----4----2-----4------4-------7---||-
A|--2---------4------3------3----|--2----2----0-----0------3-------x---||-
E|--3----------------------------|--0----0-------------------------8---||-
VERSE CHORDS                       PRE-CHORUS CHORDS
    E   F#m    A    B  Eadd9   Bb/D  G/D  D   C/D  Gadd11  G/A  D/F#  Bbsus2    
e|--0----0-----0----0----0---|--1-----7---5----3-----3------0-----2------1---||-
B|--0----0-----0----0----0---|--3-----8---7----5-----0------3-----3------1---||-
G|--1----2-----6----8----1---|--3-----7---7----5-----5------4-----2------3---||-
D|--2----4-----7----9----4---|--0-----0---0----0-----5------5-----0------3---||-
A|--2----4-----7----9----2---|------------------------------0-----0------1---||-
E|--0----0-----0----0----0---|------------------------------------2----------||-
CHORUS CHORDS                      INTERLUDE CHORDS