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The Voice

Queensryche

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One of the best songs from Queensryche's new album, "American Soldier". The lyrics are inspired by the near-death experience of Geoff Tate's father, Perry Tate, a US Army veteran who was wounded in combat. This song uses a lot of keyboards, but it can also be played quite nicely with these chords. Thanks to Powerslave88 and Rich P. from www.anybodylistening.net for their immense help - this tab is actually the result of their work. Two guitars in this song - one of them plays the riffs during the intro and interlude, while during the verses and chorus, they both play rhythm parts. Intro: A simple riff on the E string... e|---2b-(pause)-2-3-5-6-5-3----| (repeat from the beginning about 5-6 times) B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| The second guitar plays D5 / Bb5 under this. Verse: D A Am I still alive? Bm I think I've got it right... A I'm made of light.. D A Before I leave and go away, C There's some things I must say, Bm Before - before I'm gone... On "gone", turn on distortion and play A5 / C5 twice. This same progression repeats for the next verse. Pre-chorus: A5 C5 A5 C5 There's so many possibilities - A5 C5 A5 G5 And I'm just starting to see... Now go directly to the Chorus: G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 It's like the poets always said A5 Bb5 A5 G5 When life is hanging from a thread A5 Bb5 C5 D5 You can hear that voice in your head.... And now return to the D5 / Bb5 sequence from the intro. The interlude is just a three-note riff on the E string: e|----2-3-2-3-2-2-0---| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| For the rest of the song, use the pre-chorus and chorus chords. The coda is D5 / Bb5. End on D. Don't be afraid, G.
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