Spirit Carries On

Dream Theater The Spirit Carries On
from Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

D D/F#
Where did we come from? Why are we here?
G D Dmaj7
Where do we go when we die?
Bm Bm/A
What lies beyond? What lay before?
E Asus4 A
Is anything certain in life?
D D/F#
They say life is too short the here and the now,
G D Dmaj7
and you're only given one shot.
Bm Bm/A
But could there be more? Have I lived before?
E Asus4 A
Or could this be all that we’ve got?



G A
If I die tomorrow,
D D/C# Bm
I'd be alright because I believe
Bm/A G
That after we're gone,
Em D D/F# G Em D D/F# G Asus4 A
The spirit carries on.



D D/F#
I used to be frightened of dying.
G D Dmaj7
I used to think death was the end.
Bm Bm/A
But that was before, I'm not scared anymore.
E Asus4 A
I know that my soul will transcend.
D D/F#
I may never find all the answers,
G D Dmaj7
I may never understand why.
Bm Bm/A
I may never prove what I know to be true,
E Asus4 A
but I know that I still have to try.



G A
If I died tomorrow
D D/C# Bm
I'd be alright because I believe
Bm/A G
That after we're gone,
Em D D7
The spirit carries on.




Em D#
Move on, be brave! Don’t weep at my grave!
D E
Because I am no longer here.
G Em
But please never let your memory of me disappear.



Bridge (1 bar per line):

Bm
Bb
D D/F#
E
G A
Bm
Bb
D D/F#
E
G A
D D/C# Bm Bm/A
G A
Bm
Bm
G Em
C A


D D/F#
Safe in the light that surrounds me,
G D Dmaj7
Free of the fear and the pain.
Bm Bm/A
The question in mind has helped me to find
E Asus4 A
the meaning in my life again.
D D/F#
Victoria's real! I finally feel
G D Dmaj7
at peace with the girl in my dreams.
Bm Bm/A
And now that I’m here, it's perfectly clear
E Asus4 A
I'll find out what all of this means.



G A
If I died tomorrow
D D/C# Bm
I'd be alright because I believe
Bm/A G
That after we're gone,
Em D
The spirit carries on.



Outro (3x):

D D/F#
G Em
D D/F#
G Asus4 A