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On the Backs of Angels Chords

Music by: Dream Theater
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[Intro 1]
[Em]
[C][Em][F][Em][C]
[Em][B][Em][Am][Em][C][Em]
[C#dim][Em][F][Em][C][Em][B]
[Em][Am][C][Em][C][Am][Em]
[C][Em][C][Am]
[Em][C][Dm][Em][D][Dm][C#m][A][C#dim][C]
[F#m][F][Em][Am][B][Em][D][A][C#dim]
[C][F#m][F][Em][G][Em][C#m][C][Em][Bb][Em][Am][Em][B][Em]
[C][B][Em][G][Em][G][Em][G][F#][Em][C#dim][C][Em][Am][Bb][Em][Am][B][Em]
[C][B][Em][C][Am]
[Em]Standing on the

[Verse 1]
backs of angels
Destined to [Am]create[Em][F#]
[Em]Mounting the [C]attack
[Em]While heroes carry your [F#]weight[F][Em]

[Verse 2]
We [Em]spir [C#m]al to[F#][C#dim]
[C]wards [Am]dis [G]aster[Em]
Sur[C#m]viv al[C#dim] fading fast[C]er[Am][G]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][F#m][B][Am][Em][D]
[Am][G][Am][F#m][Em][F#m][C][Am][A][F#m][Am][C][F][Em][Dm]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Riding out the wave
Content [C]to [Em]feed off the machine
[Am]Blee[Em]ding us to death
The new American [F#]dream[F#m][F][Em]

[Verse 4]
You're [Em]blinded by your [C]hun[Em] ger
Be[F#]ware [C#dim]your days[A] are [C#dim]numbered[C][Am]

[Interlude 2]
[Em][D][G][C][B][Am][D][F][Em][Am][Em][Am]
[F][Em]
[Am]Tears

[Verse 5]
fall from the [Dm]shameless
[Am]Shelter me,
[G]guide me to the [F#m]edge of the wat[F]er[B]
[Bb]Self[Am]less are the right[Dm]eous[Em]
[Am]Burden me, [G]lead me like a [F#m]lamb to the slaughter
[F][B][Bb][Em][F][Em]
[Am][F#m][Am][F][Em]
Blurring lines [Dm]drawn [C]in [Em]between
What is [Am]right [A]and what [B]is [D]wrong[Em]
Victims [C]on the [Em]radar string us
along
[F#][F#m][F]

[Verse 6]
[Em]
We're [C#m]on to you[C]r age[Am]nda[G][Em]
The [C#m]dead e[C#dim]nd road t[C]o nowhere

[Interlude 3]
[Am][G][Em][F#m][C][Am]
[A][F#m][C][F][Em][D][G][C][B][Am][D][F][Em][Am][F]
[Am][F][Em]
[Am]Tears

[Verse 7]
fall from the [Dm]shameless
[Am]Shel[G]ter [Am]me,
[G]guide me to [F#m]the edge of [F#dim]the water[F][B]
[Am]Selfless are the [Dm]righteous[Em]
[Am]Burden me, [G]lead me [Am]like [G]a l[F#m]amb to th[F]e slaughter[B]

[Interlude 4]
[B][Em][C][Em][C][Am][Em][Am][Em]
[Am][Em][C][Am][Em]
[F#][Em][F#][Em][Am]
[G][D][Em][C#m][F#][C][Am]
[F][G][Em][Am][F][G][F][C][G][Am][F][G][Em][G#dim][E]
[Am]Tears

[Verse 8]
fall from the [Dm]shameless
[Am]Shel[G]ter [Am]me,
guide [G]me [Am]to th[G]e edge o[F#m]f the wa t[F#dim]er[F][B]
[Bb]Self[Am]less are the right[Dm]eous[Em]
[Am]Burden me,
[G]lead me like a [F#m]lamb to t[F]he slaughter
[B]Sel[Am]fless are the rig[Dm]hteous[Em]
[Am]Burden me, [G]lead me like a [F#m]lamb to t[B]he slaughter

[Outro 1]
[Em][F][Em][F#m][F]
[Em][Am][F][Em][F#m][F]
[Em][E]
[Am][C][Am][F][Em][Am][Em][F#][Em][Am][F#][F#m][F][Em][F][Em]
[C][F][Em][A][Em][C][Am][Am][F#][F][Em]
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