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A Better Life by Dream Theater
A Better Life
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard.
Mostly all 4/4. Pre-chorus is 5/8.
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------*strings & piano*----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4/4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------2-3-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------3-5-2---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
4/4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------5*~~---------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------5*~~---------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2---2--------------|------5-5-5-----5-5----5---------------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH--|------3-3-3-----3-3----3---------------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0---0--------------|---------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------3~-------|
G|--------------------------------------|--2---4-------5----4---0----2~-------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2---------------|--2---2-------2----2---0----0--------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH-----|--0------0----0--------0----0--------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------14\|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------------------4---------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2---2-------------|-------5-5-5-----5-5----5--0--4---------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH-|-------3-3-3-----3-3----3--0--2---------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0---0-------------|---------------------------0--2---------|
e|---------------------------------------|------2-------3---3-------2---------|
B|---------------------------------------|---3--3-------3---3-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------------|---2--2-------2---2---2---2---------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2----------------|---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH------|---0--0---0-------------------0-----|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------15\-|------------------------------0-----|
[Pre-Chorus]
5/8
e|------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
G|-2--2----4~----0--|------------|---------------|---------------------------|
D|-2--2----2~----0--|-5~---------|------------0--|--4--4-------5pm--5----0---|
A|-0--0----0~----0--|-5~---------|------------0--|--5--5--5pm--5pm--5----0---|
E|---------------0--|---------0--|-2~----2~---0--|-----------------------0---|
e|-----------------------|---------3----------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------3--3----------|------8-8-8-----7--7--7---------|
G|-2----4---------5------|--5-----------------|--7---7-7-7-----7--7--7---------|
D|-2----2---------2---0--|--5--------------0--|--7---7-7-7--0--7--7--7----0----|
A|-0----------0---0---0--|--3----------3---0--|--5---5-5-5--0--5--5--5----0----|
E|--------------------0--|-------------3---0--|-------------0-------------0----|
[Verse 2]
4/4
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2---2--------------|------5-5-5-----5-5----5----5----------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2---2----4/7*~-PH--|------3-3-3-----3-3----3-------3*~-Ph--|
E|----0-0-0------0-0---0--------------|---------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------3~----------|
G|--------------------------------------|--2---4-------5----4---0----2~----------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2---------------|--2---2-------2----2---0----0-----------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH-----|--0------0----0--------0----0-----------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0----------14\--|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-----------------------4----------------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2------------0--|---5-5-5----5-5---5----4----------------|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH--0--|---3-3-3----3-3---3----2----------------|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------0--|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|------2-------3---3-------2---------|
B|---------------------------------------|---3--3-------3---3-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------------|---2--2-------2---2-------2---------|
D|----2-2-2------2-2----2----------------|---0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
A|----2-2-2------2-2----2---4/7*~PH------|------------------------------0-----|
E|----0-0-0------0-0----0------------15\-|------------------------------0-----|
[Pre-Chorus]
5/8
e|---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
G|-2---4-------5----0--|-------------|---------------|---------------------------|
D|-2---2-------2----0--|--5~---------|------------0--|--4--4-------5pm--5----0---|
A|-0------0~---0----0--|--5~---------|------------0--|--5--5--5pm--5pm--5----0---|
E|---------------------|---------0---|-2~----2~ph-0--|-----------------------0---|
e|------------------------|---------3----------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------|------3--3----------|------8-8-8-----7--7--7---------|
G|-2------4---------5-5---|--5-----------------|--7---7-7-7-----7--7--7---------|
D|-2------2----2----2-2---|--5--------------0--|--7---7-7-7--0--7--7--7----0----|
A|-0--0-0-0----0----0-0---|--3----------3---0--|--5---5-5-5--0--5--5--5----0----|
E|------------------------|-------------3---0--|-------------0-------------0----|
[Chorus]
4/4
e|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|------9-------7---------|-----5------------4------------------------|
A|------7-------5---------|-----3------------2------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------2---3--------------|
e|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------|-----5----------7---------------------------------|
D|------------------|-----5----------7---------------------------------|
A|---2--------------|-----3----------5---------------------------------|
E|---0--------2~~---|-----3----------5---------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2----------2-----------5-----------5--------------------|
A|-----0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------5-----------7-----------7------------------------------------|
A|--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4----*Let ring*--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------4----------------------------------------------------|
A|----2--3-2-3-2-3-2-3--2----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar solo] Stero delay: 400m/s with 650m/s regeneration
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------13-12b(1/2)-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7--9/10------------------------------3h5/7--5----12\7/9-/7\5---4---2*PH--|
A|--0-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------12/13/18--17~-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------9-10--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--9/10-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-(0)--7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------17-19------22p17--20p17----17----------------------------------|
B|--20b(full)-------20~~---------------20----20-17----17---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------20----20-19-17-19-20------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------19~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------15h19t20-19p15--------------12h15t19-15p12--------------|
B|----------------15h17----------------17--15/12h13----------------13p12--------|
G|-------14h16/17--------------------------------------------------------14p12--|
D|-14h15------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sweep:------------------------------------
e|-------------------------------------------------------------17-19-15--------------15-19-17-13---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------13---------------------17---------------|
G|-------------9h12t16-12p9-----------------------------16---------------17-16-19------------------|
D|--14-12\9h10--------------10p9-------------14--12/15---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------12~--10/12--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------.
e|--------------13-17------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15--------17~~~~---/--13---13h15/17----15/12~~~---------------------|
G|--16-14-16---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------5---------------------------12-13-15--12~~-----------|
G|----------------4-5-7----7b------5~~~~------12h14--------------------------|
D|-----------5-7--------------------------/14--------------------------------|
A|------5/7------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------12h15/19p15------------15-19-19b(1/2)-19-17-15--------------------|
B|-------12------------17------17-------------------------19~~---------------|
G|-----12----------------16-16-----------------------------------------------|
D|---14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------14-19p14-17p14----14-------14-17p14----19p14------------------------|
B|----17----------------17----16-17----------16--------17-16~~---------------|
G|-16------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------19-----23~~~~-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------19----19-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----(16)/20----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
{Outro}
4/4
PM ------------------|-----------------|--release slowly--------------------------|
e|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--5-----2-------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-----0-------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3~--------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|---1~--------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|--------------------3-/-15-\0---4~ph----1--------0-------------------------|
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---9------------10--------|--7--------------5-------------------------------|
D|---7------------7---------|--5--------------3-------------------------------|
A|---0-----0--0---------0---|----------0--0-----------------3--2--------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------10---------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------7-------0--|--5--------------3----------------------------|
A|--0----------0------------0--|--5--------------3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------0--|--3--------------1----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
E|----0---------------------1-----------------3-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
E|----1--------------------3-----------------5-------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------3---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------3------------3----5/7~~-|------------------2----------------------|
E|-------4---------4--3-------------|----0----2----3--------0-----------------|
e|------------------------|----------------0~-------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------0~-------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------6~-------|-------------------------------|
D|--3-------------5-------|------7---------7~----0--|---3-------------------0-------|
A|--3-------------5-------|------7---------7~----0--|---1-----------3-------0-------|
E|--1-------------3-------|------5---------5~----0--|-----------------------0-------|
e|-----3--2----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--3----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2----------|--------------------|---2----------------------------------|
D|--0-----------0----|----3---------------|---2----------------------------------|
A|--0-----------0----|----1---------------|---0----------------------------------|
E|--------------0----|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3~~~~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Attention, battalion
To rank right, face
Forward, march
As fearless leader of the Ravenskill Militia
The blood of warriors flows throughout my veins
My brother's gift remains my secret ammunition
It is our hope, our pride, a catalyst for change
Still the fires of revolution burn within my eyes
On this perilous road to freedom, he's our one and only guide
For many years, I've seen
Our people starve and suffer
How many more will die before we stand and fight?
They ask me Arhys, could things be any tougher?
The answer's no surprise, yes, you bet your life
Now the fires of revolution won't burn forever more
I see liberty in our future, and it's one we're fighting for
We all long for a better life
Like a dream that can't be denied
This is the moment, now is the time
Freedom if we live or if we die
I shall give him a better life
I swore this vow to my dying wife
Sure, she would not survive
Peacefully she slipped away
The meaning in my life
Was born that day
And so I found the strength to carry on with this crusade
It is my fate
Evangeline, you lived a life of misery and pain
Evangeline, I'll never let your memory die in vain
Evangeline, my heavy heart still bleeds
I dedicate my life to set you free
And I will carry on to plant the seeds
I promise in the name of our new son
This battle won't be over until it's won
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off
| t Tapping
| b Bend
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
Em Am C D
As fearless leader of the Ravenskill Militia
Em Am D
The blood of warriors flows throughout my veins
Em C Bm
My brother's gift remains my secret ammunition
Em D
It is our hope, our pride, a catalyst for change
[Chorus]
Am G F#m D
Still the fires of revolution burn within my eyes
Am G D
On this perilous road to freedom, he's our one and only guide
[Verse]
Em C
For many years, I've seen our people starve and suffer
Em D Am D
How many more will die before we stand and fight?
Em Am C Bm
They ask me Arhys, could things be any tougher?
Em D
The answer's no surprise, yes, you bet your life
[Verse]
Am G F#m D
Now the fires of revolution won't burn forever more
Am C D
I see liberty in our future, and it's one we're fighting for
[Verse]
Em D C Bm
We all long for a better life
Em F#m C D
Like a dream that can't be denied
Am G C D
This is the moment, now is the time
Bm
Freedom if we live or if we die
[Outro]
Em Bm G Em D
I shall give him a better life
Em Bm C D Bm
I swore this vow to my dying wife
Am Em D
Sure, she would not survive
Am F Em
Peacefully she slipped away
F#m Am
The meaning in my life
F Am
Was born that day
Bm G C Am Bb
And so I found the strength to carry on with this crusade
Em
It is my fate
[Final
Am F Am F Am
Evangeline, you lived a life of misery and pain
Am F G F C
Evangeline, I'll never let your memory die in vain
C G F Am
Evangeline, my heavy heart still bleeds
F C Em F#m G Bm
I dedicate my life to set you free
F G Am F#m
And I will carry on to plant the seeds
Bb C D
I promise in the name of our new son
Bb Am D
This battle won't be over until it's won
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