The Voice

one of the best songs from queensryche’s new album , "american soldier" . the lyrics are inspired by the near - death experience of geoff tate’s father , perry tate , a us army veteran who was wounded in combat . this song uses a lot of keyboards , but it can also be played quite nicely with these chords . thanks to powerslave88 and rich p . from www . anybodylistening . net for their immense help - this tab is actually the result of their work . two guitars in this song - one of them plays the riffs during the Intro and Interlude , while during the verses and Chorus , they both play rhythm parts . Intro : a simple riff on the E string . . . E | - - - 2b - ( pause ) - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 5 - 3 - - - - | ( repeat from the beginning about 5 - 6 times ) B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | the second guitar plays D5 / A#5 under this . Verse : D A Am i still alive? Bm i think i’ve got it right . . . A i’m made of light . . D A before i leave and go away , C there’s some things i must say , Bm before - before i’m gone . . . on "gone" , turn on distortion and play A5 / C5 twice . this same progression repeats for the next Verse . pre - Chorus : A5 C5 A5 C5 there’s so many possibilities - A5 C5 A5 G5 and i’m just starting to see . . . now go directly to the Chorus : G5 A5 A#5 A5 G5 it’s like the poets always said A5 A#5 A5 G5 when life is hanging from a thread A5 A#5 C5 D5 you can hear that voice in your head . . . . and now return to the D5 / A#5 sequence from the Intro . the Interlude is just a three - note riff on the E string : E | - - - - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 0 - - - | B | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | for the rest of the song , use the pre - Chorus and Chorus chords . the coda is D5 / A#5 . end on D . don’t be afraid , G .