From: hscheon@dshong (Hyun-Soo Cheon) 
 
              Dream Theater : A Mind Beside Itself 
 
                      iii.The Silent Man 
 
  Transcribed by Cheon-Hyun Soo (hscheon@dshong.yonsei.ac.kr) 
 
  G               D 
1.A question well served 
2.Has Man been a victim 
  A/C#              Cadd9 
1."Is silence like a fever?" 
2.of his woman, of his father? 
  G              D 
1."A voice never heard" 
2.if he elects not to bother  
  A/C#              Cadd9 
1."Or a meesage with no receiver?" 
2.Will he suffocate their faith? 
 
   G          D       A/C#   Cadd9 
E|----3-----|-2-----|------|---------------| 
B|----3--/--|-3--/--|-2--/-|-3--/---X-X-6--| 
G|----4--/--|-2--/--|-2--/-|-5--/---X-X-5--| 
D|----5--/--|-0--/--|-2--/-|-5--/---X-X-5--| 
A|----5--/--|-------|-4--/-|-3--/---X-X-3--| 
E|-3--3-----|-------|------|---------------| 
 
 / - omit rhythm pattern.. 
 
  Em               Am 
1.Pray they won't ask 
2.Desperate to fall 
  D                  Em 
1.Behind the stained glass 
2.Behind the Great Wall 
  C              D 
1.There's always one more mask 
2.That seperates us all 
 
*Chorus 
 
E             A          A           B     E 
When there is reason     Tonight I'm awake 
When there is no answer  Arrive the Silent man 
If there is balance      Tonight He's awake 
If they have to suffer   There lies the Silent Man 
 
E|--------------|-------------|-------------|------------| 
B|--7--5-7--X-X-|-6--/----8-8-|-8---7-7--7--|------------| 
G|--7--7-7--X-X-|-7--/----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--4-------| 
D|--7--7-7--X-X-|-8--/----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--5-------| 
A|--5--5-5--X-X-|-8--/--------|-------------|-------5--7-| 
E|--------------|-6--/--------|-------------|-------3--5-| G  
 
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------| 
B|--7--------3-|----6--5----8-8-|-8---7-7--7--|-------------| 
G|--7--------3-|----5--5----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--4--------| 
D|--7--------3-|----5--5----7-7-|-7---7-7--7--|-5--5--------| 
A|--5------0-1-|----------------|-------------|-------5--7--| 
E|-----2-3-----|----------------|-------------|-------3--5--| G  
 
   G                         D 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------8-7h8p7-----|--------10--12--10-------------| 
G|--------7-9----------9-7-|--7-9s11--11--11--11s9-7---7h9-| 
D|----7s9------------------|-------------------------9-----| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
   A/C#                    Cadd9 
E|---------9-7h9p7-5-----|----------------------| 
B|-------------------8---|-----6----6-----------| 
G|----6------------------|-----5h7--5-----------| 
D|------7----------------|-------------7s5s3s2--| 
A|-----------------------|----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|----------------------| 
 
Em          Am        D             Em 
Sin without deceivers A God with no believers 
C                      D 
I could sail by on the Winds of Silence 
B                    Em 
and maybe they won't notice  
    C                      D 
But this time i think it'd better if i swim