Dream Theater - Octavarium

dream theater – octavarium
arranged for piano
transcribed by niallakokovich templinski ( nilostthegame@hotmail . co . uk )

1 . someone like him

flute solo : | = bar line

Fm | Fm | Fm | Fm | Cm | A#m | Fm | D#/G | G# | C/E | Fm Fm/D# |
Dm7b5 | Fdim | C/E | C/E

then :

Fm | C#m | Fm | C#m |

Fm C#m Fm G#m D#
i never wanted to become someone like him , so secure
G# Cm D/F#
content to live each day just like the last
Bm7b5
i was sure i knew that
A/E C#m D9
this was not for me
A/E C#m C
and i wanted so much more
Em9 A# Dm
far beyond what i could see
C# ( #11 )
so i swore that i’d
A# Dm F#m F#m
never be someone like him

Fm C#m
so many years have passed
Fm G#m
since i proclaimed
D#/A#
my independance
Fm/G#
my mission
D#/A#
my aim
G#m
and my vision
D#/G
so secure
G#m D#/G D/F#
content to live each day like it’s my last
Bm7 A/E
it’s wonderful to know
C#m/G D9
that i could be
A/E C#m/E C
something more than what i dreamed
Em A#/F Dm/F
far beyond what i could see
C# A#
still i swear that i’m
C#
missing out this time

E/B A/B
as far as i could tell
E/B B
there’s nothing more i need
E/B A/B
but still i ask myself
Em/B B
could this be everything
B
then all i swore
A#/F D/A
that i would never be was now
F#m/C#
so suddenly
Am/E
the only thing
Em
i wanted
D
to become
F A
to be someone just like him

the timing might not be perfect but the chords are definately correct
to see my version of it go to :

http : //www . youtube . com/watch?v = sfuyzomexm0