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The Root of All Evil chords by
Dream Theater
Dream Theater

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Intro 1
E

Em
D
E
Am
E
F
E
Em
D5
Bb
Am
E
F

E
Em
D5
Bb
E
Dm
E
Em
G
E

Em
E
D
E
F
E
Em
E
F
E

D
Em

E
F
Proud enough
Verse 1
E
F
Eb#

for you to call me arrogant
F
Eb#
F

Greedy enough to
Eb#

be labeled a thief
F
D##

Angry enough for me to go
Dm
Eb#

and hurt a man
Dm
E

Cruel enough for me to
F
E
Em

feel no grief
Verse 2
G
Em
Bb
D

Never could have just a part of it
E
Em
G
Bb
D
Am

I always need more to get by
E
Em
G
Bb
D

Getting right down to the heart of it
E
Em
G
Bb
D

The root of all evil has been running my whole life
Interlude 1
D
Em
D
E
Am

Dm
E
Em
Bb
Am
E
Em
E
Am
E
Em
D
E
Am
E
F
E

Verse 3
E
Em

Dirty enough for me to lust
E
Em
E

Leaving nothing left to trust

Jealous enough to still feel envious
F

Lazy enough to sleep all day
Dm
F
D##
D##m
Dm

And let my life just waste away
F
Eb#
Dm
D##
Dm

Selfish enough to make
E
Dm
E

you wait for me
Verse 4
E
Em
G
Bb

Driven blindly by our sins
D
Em
G
Gm
Bb
D

Misled so eas ily
Am
E
Em
G
Bb

Entirely ready to
D

leave it behind
E
Em
G
Em

I'm begging to break free
Bb
Dm
D
Am

Verse 5
Am
G

Take all of me
Bm

The desires that keep burn
Em
D
C

ing deep in side
Am

Cast them all away
G

And help to give me strength
F#dim
F

to face another day
Am
Em

I am ready
Bbdim
F#
B5
B

Help me be what I can be
Interlude 2
B
E
D
Em
E
D
F
E
Em

D
Bb
E
D
Em
E
D
F
E
D
Em
E
Bb

Verse 6
E
D
Em
E
F

Self-centered fear fear has got a hold me
E
D
Em
E
Bb

Clutching my throat
E
Em

Self righteous anger
E
D
F

running all through me
E
D
Em
E
Bb

Ready to explode
Verse 7
E
D
Em
E
F

Procrastin ation paralyzing me
E
D
Em
E
Bb

Wanting me dead
E
D
Em
D
F

These obsessions that keep haunting me
E
D
Em
D
Bb

Won't leave my head
Verse 8
B5
Am
Bm
D
Bm

Help to do for me what I
Am
C

can't do myself
B
Am
D
B
Am
F

Take this fear and pain
B5
B
Am
Bm
D

I can't break out of
B
Am
C

this prison all alone
B5
B
Am
Bm

Help me break these chain
D
Bm
Am
F
E

s
Em
Humility
Verse 9
E
Em

now my only hope
E
Em
E

Won't you take all of me
F
E

Heal this dying soul
Verse 10
B
B5

B

I can feel my body breaking
B5
B
E

I can feel my body breaking
G
Am
B
B5

I'm ready to let it all go
B
Am

I can feel my body shaking
B5
G
F#dim

Right down to the found
F#m
F#dim
F#

ation
E
D

The root of it all
Interlude 3
E
E
Em
E
D
Em
G
D
Em

F#
Em
F#
Em
F#
G
Em
G
Em
G
F#
Em
F#
Em
F#
F#5
F#
F#5
F#
F#5
F#
Am

E
Em
D#
E
Em
E
Em
D#
E

Bb
G
E
F
E
Em
D#
Bb
E
Am
G5
Gm
Am
Gm
Am

E
Em
G
Bb
D
Em
G
Bb
D
Am
E
Em
G

Em
Bb
D
E
Em
G
Bb
Am

Verse 11
Am
G

Take all of me
Bm

And the drive that keep burn
Em
D
C

ing deep in side
Am

Cast it all away
F#dim

And help to give me strength
F

to face another day
Am
Em

I am ready
Bb
Bbm
Gdim

Help me be what
F#
B
Bsus4
Em
B

I can be
Am
E

I am ready
C#m

Come to me
C

Take me away
Outro 1
B
B5
E
G
Am
E
F
E
Em
G
E
Am
E
E
Em
G5
E
E
F

E
Em

Gm
E
E
E
Em
G
Am
E
Am
E

E
Em
Am
Em
E
C
E
C#m
F#dim

Am
Em
C


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Chords
  • E

  • Em

  • D

  • Am

  • F

  • D5

    5
  • Bb

  • Dm

  • G

  • Eb#

  • D##

  • D##m

  • Gm

    3
  • Bm

    2
  • C

  • F#dim

    4
  • Bbdim

  • F#

    2
  • B5

    2
  • B

    2
  • F#m

    2
  • F#5

    2
  • D#

    6
  • G5

    3
  • Bbm

  • Gdim

    5
  • Bsus4

    2
  • C#m

    4

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