E C D Am Em
E E C Am Em
E Em E D Em
E G D E
G D E G D A

[Geoff Tate]
Em
The writing's on the wall
                                 C
Will you go on and fool yourself?

In no time you'€™ll be done

              Am
Refusing to adjust yourself to the flow

Why walk the stoney road?
                  E
You won't get out alive

        Em
Nobody understands it, do you?

Come in and look around:
        C
Every single stroke, they say

Was worth the pain
             D
Now, in this gallery of wonder

You wonder what it's all about
                          E
Well, selling sun in the rain!


[Tobias Sammet]
 C          G                     Am
We'€™re gonna give them bite-sized harmony
   C             D                   E
Oh, we're gonna shove it down their throats


[Geoff Tate]
 F#m       A             C#m
Dreams and fire - we are alchemy
                   B
You set out on the losing end
               D     C#m
Gonna make you whole again
   F#m    A                E
Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy
                 D
No one to be left in need
        D
We're gilding their reality

E D E G D A

[Tobias Sammet]
 Em
We gotta keep 'em dancing
                           C
While tears pour out of blackened skies

Another shade of drama

                           Am
Spectators weeping over cries
            Am
That broken heroes
Am
Drag from crazy minds
Am
And by the way, now:


[Both]
Em
They who pay the piper call the tune at last

[Tobias Sammet]
   C
Knowing what you wanna give

And what is gonna do
 D
Feeding on desire

The spectres shall arise
                           E
Right in front of their eyes

D

[Geoff Tate]
   C         G                Am
We're gonna give them perfect harmony
 C               D                      E
Oh, we're gonna shove it down their throats


[Both]
 F#m         A               C#m
Dreams and fire - we are alchemy
                     B
You set out on the losing end
               D        C#m   F#m
Gonna make you whole again

F#m       A                   E
Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy
              D
No one to be left in need
                       Bm
We're gilding their reality



D A# C G F
D A# C F A#
D A# C Gm D#
D A# C F A#
C

[Geoff Tate]
 Gm
We'd never lie
        F              C
We're never ever gonna let you down


[Tobias Sammet]
      Gm          F                A#
When danger and distraction lie in wait

[Geoff Tate]
  Gm
We'd never lie
  F                       C
When dreams aspire to take you down
  Gm                 F
We'd never dare to lie to you
Am                      G
You're just spared the part of truth
          Fm                    E
That doesn't make any sense to you...


[Solo]
Gm Dm C
Gm Am A A#
G F C
Gm G F Am G F E


[Tobias Sammet]
  F#m      A               C#m
Dreams and fire - we are alchemy
                     B
You set out on the losing end
                 D          C#m
Gonna make you whole again
   F#m        A                 E
Waste to diamonds - we are alchemy

                 D
No one's to be left in need
                      E D E D E
A new take on reality