Ayreon/Day Seven: Hope
Music and lyrics: Arjen Anthony Lucassen. From the album 'The Human Equation', 2004
F#m D A E (4x)
F#m D
Best Friend: Let me take you back
A E F#m D A E
To the time when we were chasing all the girls
F#m D
Two maniacs
A E F#m D A E
Indulging in the pleasures of this world
D C#m C G
So much to see, so much to live for
D F#m A E
Questions to answer, places to go
D C#m C G
So much to be, so much to care for
D F#m A
Deep down inside I think you know
E F#m D A E F#m D A E
You are free... come back to me!
F#m D
Look ahead and see
A E F#m D A E
There are still so many borders we could cross
F#m D
Just you and me
A E F#m D A E
Making up for all the time that we have lost
D C#m
Best Friend: So much to see
C
Me: He may be right
G
Best Friend: So much to live for
D
Me: I’ve got to fight
F#m
Best Friend: Questions to answer
A
Me: I will pull through
E
Best Friend: Places to go
D
Me: Take me with you
C#m
Best Friend: So much to be
C
Me: I will not break
G
Best Friend: So much to care for
D
Me: I must awake
F#m A
Best Friend: Deep down inside I think you know
Me: I think I know
E
Best Friend: You are free
Me: I am free
F#m D A E F#m D A E
Best Friend: Come back to me!
F#m D A E
Best Friend: Aaaah, aaaah come back to me
F#5 D5 A5 E5
Me: There’s no way out, my whole world is black!
F#m D A E
Best Friend: Aaaah, aaaah come back to me
F#5 D5 A5 E5
Me: I try to shout, something’s holding me back!
Note that the 'Me'-part in the last section contains some truly heavy powerchords.