Solitary Shell - Dream Theater
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C#m - H - E - Emaj - G#m :|
1.
C#mHG#m
C#m H He seemed no different from the rest,
C#mHE
C#m H just a healthy normal boy.
C#mHG#m
C#m H His mama always did her best
C#mHE
C#m H and he was daddy's pride and joy.
2.
C#mHG#m
C#m H He learned to walk and talk on time
C#mHE
C#m H but never cared much to be held.
C#mHG#m
C#m H And steadily he would decline
C#mHE
C#m H into his solitary shell.
Pre1
HAE
As a boy, he was considered somewhat odd.
HAE
Kept to himself most of the time.
HAE
He would daydream in and out of his own world,
F#mAH
but in every other way, he was fine.
Ref1
EH
He's a Monday morning lunatic disturbed from time to time.
AEH
Lost within himself in his solitary shell.
EH
Temporary catatonic, madman on occasion,
F#mAEH
when will he break out of his solitary shell?
E
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C#m - H - E - Emaj - G#m :|
3.
C#mHG#m
C#m H He struggled to get through his day,
C#mHE
C#m H he was helplessly behind.
C#mHG#m
C#m H He poured himself onto the page
C#mHE
C#m H writing for hours at a time.
Pre2
HAE
As a man, he was a danger to himself.
HAE
Fearful and sad most of the time.
HAE
He was drifting in and out of sanity,
F#mAH
but in every other way, he was fine.
Ref2
EH
He's a Monday morning lunatic disturbed from time to time.
AEH
Lost within himself in his solitary shell.
EH
A momentary maniac with casual delusions.
F#mAEH
When will he be let out of his solitary shell?
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C#m - H - E - Emaj - G#m :|
