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Only a Matter of Time chords by 
Dream Theater
N/A•
Intro 1
Am
F
G
Am
G
D
F
Am
F
G
Am
G
Bb
G
Am
F
Am
D
Dm
F
Am
F
Am
F
Bb
F
Am
G
F
G
Am
G
D
F
Am
G
F
G
Am
G
Bb
Gm
Am
E
F
Dm
D
Am
E
F
D
Am
A
E
Em
A suited man smiled said:
Verse 1
F
D
Am
E
F
"It's just a matter of time
D
Am
You can have the world
Em
at your feet
F
By tomorrow
G
Am
F
Dm
D
Just sign on this line."
Am
Em
Hold tight, limelight!
F
Bb
Approaching the paramount
Am
With the sun in our eyes
Em
F
Fearing family ties, legalize,
D
Compromise
Verse 2
Dm
C
In a dimly lit room with a stool as his
Stage
Bb
A dream-stricken prince prince
F
Bb
of a pau per's
Descent
Haunts the eavesdropping silence
G#
That presses his window
Bb
F
As he sweats a performance
Eb
To an audience that ticks on the wall
Bb
To the
Verse 3
A
E
F
practical observer
D
Am
F
It's just a matter of time
D
Am
"You can deviate from the com-
F
Monplace
D
Am
F
Only to fall back in line."
D
Am
F
I understand mine's a risky plan
Bb
And your system can't miss
Am
E
Em
But is security after all a cause
F
D
Or symptom of happiness?
Dm
C
Interlude 1
Bb
F
Bb
G#
Fm
Eb
F
Dm
Brave, yet afraid,
Verse 4
his eyes on horizon
C
In a steady-set gaze
gaze
Bb
C
Bb
A mariner soon from an open cocoon
Takes a moment to summon
G#
his courage
Fm
To stifle his grave
apprehension and
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Abm
Trembling, approaches the surf
Eb
F#
D#
F#
C#m
F#
C#m
A#dim
D#
Ab
Abm
Eb
E
Gb
Eb
Ab
Absus4
Ab
Absus4
Ab
Absus4
Ab
A
E
F
Dm
D
Am
A
E
F
Dm
D
Dm
A father's benedic
Am
F
Dm
G
tion as his hopeful
Son departs
Em
E
F
To brave the sea of rage and conquer
Verse 5
At all costs
Dm
D
Lingers in his memory
Dm
F
Dm
G
And visions still surviving in a logic-
Proof shell
Em
That should have been held sacred,
F
safe
And hidden well
Dm
D
Are compromised in usury
Am
G
With every rising sun that yields no
Sight of land
Em
F
The hesitation cultivates within the
Tired man
D
And rumors spread of mutiny
Am
And though the time will come when
G
Dream and day unite
Em
F
Tonight the only consolation causing
Him to fight
Dm
D
In fearless faith in destiny
Dm
G
Dm
G
Interlude 2
C
F
Bb
G#
Eb
F
D
Dm
C
F
C
F
Gm
Bb
Bbm
Ab
Verse 6
Absus4
Even when plans fall to pieces
Ab
I can still find the courage
With promise I've found in my faith
Absus4
Ab
Eb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Gb
Db
Verse 7
Ab
Likely or not, it's a dream that we keep
Gb
Ab
And at odds with our senses we'll climb
But if faith is the answer, we're
already
Reached it
And if spirit's a sign
Ab
Eb
Gb
Db
Then it's only a matter of
Ab
Eb
time
Outro 1
F#
C#
C
D
C
F
C
F
G#
G#
G#
C
D
Eb
F
C
Bb
F
C
Em
D
Eb
F
C
D
Eb
F
C
C
C
C
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Chords
Am
F
G
D
Bb
Dm
Gm
E
A
Em
C
G#
Eb
Fm
Abm
F#
D#
C#m
A#dim
Ab
Gb
Absus4
Bbm
Db
C#
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