Chords for Dream Theater - The Enemy Inside [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Tempo:
71.85 bpm
Chords used:
Em
B
C
F#
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[Em] March 16th, 2007.
We got hit with a [G] suicide bomber in Kunar province.
That day I lost a [B] lot of good friends.
[Gm] My duty was a .
.
.
[Bm] was a .
.
.
50-caliber gunner.
There were moments where it took me [F#m] to [C] places where I didn't want to go.
[F#] Seeing a little girl with light fading away from her eyes,
knowing that [A] there's nothing you can do to help her.
[F#] We had to witness them pretty much all die.
Nightmares [B] of .
.
.
of rage, remorse.
[C] I couldn't tell my nightmares from reality.
[B] They were kind of festers.
[C] [B] [E]
[Em]
[B] [Am] [Em]
[B] [D#] [C]
[Em] Over and over again, I [B] relive the moment.
[C] I'm buried, the blood is within.
[C#] Open wounds hidden under my skin.
[Em] Pain is real as a cut that [F#] bleeds.
The face I see every time I try [Am] to sleep, [D#] staring at [E] me crying.
[B]
[C] I'm running from [Am] the enemy [Em] inside,
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [Em] behind.
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [B] are extra hard on [D] my mind.
And I can't escape [F#] from the enemy [Em] inside.
[C] [Em] [B]
[C] [G] [E]
Stabbed by myself from the world, a shut [B] down graffiti.
[C] All alone in my own living hell, [C#] overcome with irrational [D] fear.
[E] Under the weight of the world on my chest,
[G] a buckling prick [F#] as I try to catch [A] my breath.
[D#] Tell me I'm [Em] not dying.
[B] [C] I'm running from [Am] the enemy [Em] inside,
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [Em] behind.
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [E] are extra hard on [Bm] my mind.
[C#] And I can't escape from [F#] the enemy inside.
[B]
[F#] [B] [Em] I'm a part [F#] of the scene.
[Am] I'm a prisoner of the [Em] ground.
[C] [Em] Between the flashbacks [G] [F#] and the dreams,
[F] I am [B] hanging on the [Em] [B] edge.
[C] Disaster laps around the [Em] bend,
paradise [Gm] came to an [A] end.
[G#] And all that you [C] feel can't [B] bring you back [Em] again.
[Bm] [Em]
[F#] [C]
[B] [C]
[F#m] [B]
[Em] I had nightmares about reoccurring events.
Not the actual event, but how I could recreate it and [F] do things differently.
I don't think people took my cry [B] for help seriously.
You lose a piece of yourself out there.
Who can come back and try to [Em] live their lives like nothing [B] happened?
I'm [C]
[B] [Em]
[B]
[C] [C#m]
[Em] running [F#]
[Am] [B] [Em] [B]
[C] [Am] from the enemy [Em] inside,
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [E] [Em] behind.
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [E] are extra hard on my mind.
[C#] And I can't escape [Am] from the [E] enemy inside.
[Em]
[Fm]
[Em] March 16th, 2007.
We got hit with a [G] suicide bomber in Kunar province.
That day I lost a [B] lot of good friends.
[Gm] My duty was a .
.
.
[Bm] was a .
.
.
50-caliber gunner.
There were moments where it took me [F#m] to [C] places where I didn't want to go.
[F#] Seeing a little girl with light fading away from her eyes,
knowing that [A] there's nothing you can do to help her.
[F#] We had to witness them pretty much all die.
Nightmares [B] of .
.
.
of rage, remorse.
[C] I couldn't tell my nightmares from reality.
[B] They were kind of festers.
[C] [B] [E]
[Em]
[B] [Am] [Em]
[B] [D#] [C]
[Em] Over and over again, I [B] relive the moment.
[C] I'm buried, the blood is within.
[C#] Open wounds hidden under my skin.
[Em] Pain is real as a cut that [F#] bleeds.
The face I see every time I try [Am] to sleep, [D#] staring at [E] me crying.
[B]
[C] I'm running from [Am] the enemy [Em] inside,
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [Em] behind.
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [B] are extra hard on [D] my mind.
And I can't escape [F#] from the enemy [Em] inside.
[C] [Em] [B]
[C] [G] [E]
Stabbed by myself from the world, a shut [B] down graffiti.
[C] All alone in my own living hell, [C#] overcome with irrational [D] fear.
[E] Under the weight of the world on my chest,
[G] a buckling prick [F#] as I try to catch [A] my breath.
[D#] Tell me I'm [Em] not dying.
[B] [C] I'm running from [Am] the enemy [Em] inside,
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [Em] behind.
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [E] are extra hard on [Bm] my mind.
[C#] And I can't escape from [F#] the enemy inside.
[B]
[F#] [B] [Em] I'm a part [F#] of the scene.
[Am] I'm a prisoner of the [Em] ground.
[C] [Em] Between the flashbacks [G] [F#] and the dreams,
[F] I am [B] hanging on the [Em] [B] edge.
[C] Disaster laps around the [Em] bend,
paradise [Gm] came to an [A] end.
[G#] And all that you [C] feel can't [B] bring you back [Em] again.
[Bm] [Em]
[F#] [C]
[B] [C]
[F#m] [B]
[Em] I had nightmares about reoccurring events.
Not the actual event, but how I could recreate it and [F] do things differently.
I don't think people took my cry [B] for help seriously.
You lose a piece of yourself out there.
Who can come back and try to [Em] live their lives like nothing [B] happened?
I'm [C]
[B] [Em]
[B]
[C] [C#m]
[Em] running [F#]
[Am] [B] [Em] [B]
[C] [Am] from the enemy [Em] inside,
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [E] [Em] behind.
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [E] are extra hard on my mind.
[C#] And I can't escape [Am] from the [E] enemy inside.
[Em]
[Fm]
Key:
Em
B
C
F#
Am
Em
B
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] March 16th, 2007.
We got hit with a [G] suicide bomber in Kunar province.
That day I lost a [B] lot of good friends. _ _
[Gm] My duty was a .
.
.
[Bm] was a .
.
.
50-caliber gunner.
There were moments where it took me [F#m] to [C] places where I didn't want to go.
[F#] Seeing a little girl with light fading away from her eyes,
knowing that [A] there's nothing you can do to help her.
[F#] We had to witness them _ _ pretty much all die.
Nightmares [B] of .
.
.
of rage, _ remorse.
[C] I couldn't tell my nightmares from reality.
[B] They were kind of festers. _ _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] Over and over again, I [B] relive the moment. _
[C] I'm buried, the blood is within.
[C#] Open wounds hidden under my skin.
[Em] Pain is real as a cut that [F#] bleeds.
The face I see every time I try [Am] to sleep, [D#] staring at [E] me crying.
[B] _
[C] I'm running from [Am] the enemy [Em] inside, _ _
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [Em] behind. _
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [B] are extra hard on [D] my mind.
And I can't escape [F#] from the enemy [Em] inside. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ Stabbed by myself from the world, a shut [B] down graffiti. _
_ [C] All alone in my own living hell, [C#] overcome with irrational [D] fear.
[E] Under the weight of the world on my chest,
[G] a buckling prick [F#] as I try to catch [A] my breath.
[D#] Tell me I'm [Em] not dying.
[B] _ [C] I'm running from [Am] the enemy [Em] inside, _
_ [C] looking for [F#] the life I left [Em] behind.
_ [C] These suffocating [Am] memories [E] are extra hard on [Bm] my mind.
[C#] And I can't escape from [F#] the enemy inside. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] I'm a part _ [F#] of the scene.
[Am] I'm a prisoner of the [Em] ground.
[C] _ _ [Em] Between the flashbacks _ [G] _ [F#] and the dreams,
[F] I am [B] hanging on the [Em] _ [B] edge.
_ [C] Disaster laps around the [Em] bend,
paradise [Gm] came to an [A] end.
[G#] And all that you [C] feel can't [B] bring you back [Em] again. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] I had nightmares about reoccurring events.
Not the actual event, but how I could recreate it and [F] do things differently.
I don't think people took my cry [B] for help seriously.
You lose a piece of yourself out there.
Who can come back and try to [Em] live their lives like nothing [B] happened?
I'm _ [C] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[Em] running _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] from the enemy [Em] inside, _ _
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [E] [Em] behind. _
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [E] are extra hard on my mind.
[C#] And I can't escape [Am] from the [E] enemy inside. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] March 16th, 2007.
We got hit with a [G] suicide bomber in Kunar province.
That day I lost a [B] lot of good friends. _ _
[Gm] My duty was a .
.
.
[Bm] was a .
.
.
50-caliber gunner.
There were moments where it took me [F#m] to [C] places where I didn't want to go.
[F#] Seeing a little girl with light fading away from her eyes,
knowing that [A] there's nothing you can do to help her.
[F#] We had to witness them _ _ pretty much all die.
Nightmares [B] of .
.
.
of rage, _ remorse.
[C] I couldn't tell my nightmares from reality.
[B] They were kind of festers. _ _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] Over and over again, I [B] relive the moment. _
[C] I'm buried, the blood is within.
[C#] Open wounds hidden under my skin.
[Em] Pain is real as a cut that [F#] bleeds.
The face I see every time I try [Am] to sleep, [D#] staring at [E] me crying.
[B] _
[C] I'm running from [Am] the enemy [Em] inside, _ _
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [Em] behind. _
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [B] are extra hard on [D] my mind.
And I can't escape [F#] from the enemy [Em] inside. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ Stabbed by myself from the world, a shut [B] down graffiti. _
_ [C] All alone in my own living hell, [C#] overcome with irrational [D] fear.
[E] Under the weight of the world on my chest,
[G] a buckling prick [F#] as I try to catch [A] my breath.
[D#] Tell me I'm [Em] not dying.
[B] _ [C] I'm running from [Am] the enemy [Em] inside, _
_ [C] looking for [F#] the life I left [Em] behind.
_ [C] These suffocating [Am] memories [E] are extra hard on [Bm] my mind.
[C#] And I can't escape from [F#] the enemy inside. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] I'm a part _ [F#] of the scene.
[Am] I'm a prisoner of the [Em] ground.
[C] _ _ [Em] Between the flashbacks _ [G] _ [F#] and the dreams,
[F] I am [B] hanging on the [Em] _ [B] edge.
_ [C] Disaster laps around the [Em] bend,
paradise [Gm] came to an [A] end.
[G#] And all that you [C] feel can't [B] bring you back [Em] again. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] I had nightmares about reoccurring events.
Not the actual event, but how I could recreate it and [F] do things differently.
I don't think people took my cry [B] for help seriously.
You lose a piece of yourself out there.
Who can come back and try to [Em] live their lives like nothing [B] happened?
I'm _ [C] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[Em] running _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] from the enemy [Em] inside, _ _
[C] looking for [F#] the life I left [E] [Em] behind. _
[C] These suffocating [Am] memories [E] are extra hard on my mind.
[C#] And I can't escape [Am] from the [E] enemy inside. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _