Dream Theater — Take Away My Pain Chords

"Take Away My Pain" (chords)
Dream Theater
Transcribed by Dan Morris (dmorris@cs.stanford.edu)

verse:

[E]
I was sitting on the edge of his bed
Staring at the headlines on the paper
         [A]
He said "look at poor Gene Kelly
  [B]                              [E]
I guess he won't be singing in the rain."
        [bm]                 [A]
You can take away my heroes
                     [E]  [F#]  [A]  [B]
Can you take away my pain

chorus:
             [E]
Take away my pain
                  [Dsus2]
Leave the cold outside
                    [c#m7]    [A]
Please don't let it rain  
                    [E]
Don't stumble on my pride
             [E]
Take away my pain
                      [bm7]
I'm not frightened anymore
                     [c#m7]
Just stay with me tonight
                  [A]
I'm tired of this fight
                              [E]
Soon I'll be knocking at your door


verse 2:

She was standing by the edge of his bed
Staring at the message on their faces
He said "What else can you do, babe?
I guess I won't be coming home again."
They just took away all my promises
Make them take away my pain

chorus 2:

Take away my pain
Leave the cold outside
Please don't let it rain  
Don't stumble on my pride
Take away my pain
I'm not frightened anymore
Just stay with me tonight
I'm tired of this fight
Soon I'll be knocking at your door

bridge:

[C]
His final scene
          [em]
The actor bows
And all those years
             [C]
Are gone somehow
The crowd applauds
            [em]
The curtain falls

solo:

C em D em D C D C D E 

verse 3:

I was standing by the edge of the water
I noticed my reflection in the waves
Then I saw you looking back at me
And I knew that for a moment
You were calling out my name
You took away my hero
Will you take away my pain

chorus 3:

Take away my pain
Let the cold inside
It's time to let it rain
There's nothing left to hide
Take away my pain
I'm not frightened anymore
I'm learning to survive
Without you in my life
'Til you come knocking at my door...


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Dan Morris
dmorris@cs.stanford.edu
http://cs.stanford.edu/~dmorris
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