Barstool Warrior Chords & Lyrics - Dream Theater

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Key: C Major
Main Chords: F, G, C, Eb, Gm
Total Chords Used: 18
Difficulty:
  • 🎸 Guitar: Hard
  • 🎶 Ukulele: Hard
  • 🎹 Piano: Hard
Language: English
 
Intro riff on E

[E] [F#]
[E] [D] [C] [F] [A]
[E] [C] [D]
[E] [G]

[INTERLUDE]
[C] [G] [F] [Fm]
[C] [G] [G] [F] [Eb] [G] [F] [Eb] [D] [C]
[C] [G] [F] [Fm]
[C] [G] [G] [F] [Eb] [G] [C]

[VERSE 1]
In [Em]a dark and lonely corner
Of [C]a time-worn dockside inn
Sits t[Em]he local barstool warrior
[A]Talking to his gin
[Em]Tracing past decisions
He[C] motions for a shot
[Em]Is he doomed to be a man t[Am]his world forgot?
Just a[F] prisoner of the mon[G]ster on his back

[CHORUS]
Call it ba[C]d luc[G]k, call it fate
Call i[F]t stuck here the[Fm] rest of my days
Serves me[C] right
What went[Gm] wrong?
And w[G]here d[F]o [Eb]I b[G]elo[F]ng?

[VERSE 2]
In the[Em] glow of flashing lights
On the [C]shoulder of the road
[Bm]Clutching at the bruises on her skin[Am]
[Em]She tries to signal danger
With[C] anguish in her eyes
[D]Will he see the world of pain she's [Am]in? [F]
Or is it too[G] late?

[CHORUS]

[INTERLUDE]
end with [Eb] [A#] [Cm]

[BRIDGE]
[Gm] [Eb] [F] [Dm] x3
[Gm] [Eb] [F]

[BRIDGE]
Promise[Gm]s made, crying in [Eb]vain, all empt[F]y
[Dm]Never accepting the bla[Gm]me
A[Eb]nd not letting go of the shame[F]

same chords progression

A river of tears as months turn to years, all wasted
On someone not willing to change
Now only a shadow remains

[Dm]No one can sa[F]ve you
And there's n[Gm]o one to sa[F]ve
[Dm]It has been writte[F]n
[Cm]You will becom[Bb]e all you [Am]think
All [Adim]you feel, all you dr[G]eam

[OUTRO]
[G]Now I'm cutting the anchor awa[C]y
And I won[Cm]'t look back [G]
I'm s[Dm]tarting a new life to[Eb]day [C]
[Eb]Now I se[F]e where I belo[Gm]ng
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