Peruvian skies — Dream Theater
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PERUVIAN SKIES--DREAM THEATER From 1997's "Falling Into Infinity" album Eastwest Records America Lyrics by John Petrucci/Music by Dream Theater
Eric Schlelein [email protected]
Hot off the presses. Enjoy this one and crank it.
{rythym figure 1}
4/4 Time
Clean toned guitar, standard tuning
{end rythym figure 1}
(with ad-lib slide guitar throughout) {rythym figure 2}
{end rythym figure 2}
There. There it is. I swear he's going to murder that poor kid. Wait, I hear it again. Don't turn on the light until we hear the way it ends.
{Chorus (strummed) }
3/4 Time
Am em GM DM Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits. Am em GM The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's FM No big surprise. Am am/G am/F# Battered and bruised, always confusing the love FM That she's losing for hate. Poor Vanessa.
{rythym figure 1}
4/4 Time
Hey, I hope you know I'm taking all this with me when I go. Shame, you're not to blame. I'm the monster you created In your daddy's name.
{Chorus (strummed) }
3/4 Time
Am em GM DM Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits. Am em GM The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's FM No big surprise. Am am/G am/F# Battered and bruised, always confusing the love FM That she's losing for hate. Poor Vanessa.
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
(Bridge) m m
Terror by night, liar by day, Telling her secrets won't take them away.
(guitar solo-rythym part) --hold each chord for two measures.
(solo with wah-wah)
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{rythym figure 3} m m m m m m m m (repeat) {end rythym figure 3}
-->Here the x's represent harmonics played on the low E string between the third and fifth fret. I don't know what they are for sure, but you can experiment with them. Plus the B-flat chord may not be exactly right.
(with wah-wah)
Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits. The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's No big surprise.
Battered and bruised, m m m m m m m m m m m m
Always confusing the m m m m m m m m m m m m
Love that she's losing for hate. m m m m m m m m m m m m
m m m m m m m m m m m m
{rythym figure 3 to end}