Caleb

Sonata Arctica

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There is a man in this world, who has never smiled

You may know his tragedy, the later years, by heart

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In the beginning, there was a mother, a father, and a child

A troubled little silent boy, whose life they worked to destroy

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Known to us from this day on by his father, Caleb..

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His mother came up with such a clever way to save the day with a little white lie

He thinks he missed the point back then, but now he's grown to understand it, in a way

Father said "I'm sorry" only once, as I remember

The words were not meant to hurt, only destroy you, my stupid son

One person can make a difference, sometimes

Just turn his head when the kid is still and has a weak neck

Smiled at his funeral, "happy you're dead."

All his solutions, it seemed, were only problems in disguise

Glueing on his drinkin' face, got ready to erase another day

Mother was yet confident, although they had it tight, taught her son

At the end of every tunnel's a little light

It wasn't a lie, it was her hope, that everything would be fine one day

He can fulfill his every dream, I'm happy as long as he's not

Lost hopes, all those kind words could hurt him even more, now

Somehow, lost one more way back home

Out on the lake, he rows towards a monster he should've been running away from, years ago

The past had made him blind to the way he'd turned the pain into a way of life

(TIME CHANGE 6/8)

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Over the hills, under the sea, fighting the will, whole Universe

Why does a man driving a hearse live in fear, Gift and a Curse

Taking 'em out, taking 'em all, shooting the wall, over and out

When nothing moves, all's well, a decision he can find a way to live with

...And dried up flowers are so beautiful

And it applies to all things living, and dead

For that I serve my time... in my suite in Hell

Now I ring the bell to tell the world

I'm ready when they bring out the soon to be dead against the wall

Oooh.. This necessary evil has no heart

Flowers and people he will now enlace

A price he must pay serving a cold ..whateverGod

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Readable chord sheet for Caleb by Sonata Arctica

e|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-
B|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-
G|-------------0---|--------------|---------0-------|-
D|---------9-------|--------------|-------------4---|-
A|-----7-----------|------2-------|-----2-----------|-
E|-0---------------|--------------|-0---------------|-
   There is a man in this world, who has never smiled
   You may know his tragedy, the later years, by heart

e|-----0-----0---------2-----2-----|-----3-----3---------5---5-3-2-0-|-
B|---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|---1-----1-----1---3-------------|-
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D|-2-----2-----2-------------------|---------------------------------|-
A|-----------------2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---5-----5---------|-
   In the beginning, there was a mother, a father, and a child
   A troubled little silent boy, whose life they worked to destroy

e|-----0-----0---------------------|---------------------------------|-
B|---------------------3-----3-----|-----0-----0---------------------|-
G|---2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0-|---------------------2-----2-----|-
D|---------------------------------|---2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4-|-
A|-0-----0-----0---2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---5-----5-----5---|-
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
  Known to us from this day on by his father, Caleb..

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[Em]   [Bm]   [C]    [Dadd11]
[Em]   [Bm]   [C]    [Dadd11]
[Am]   [Bsus4]   [C]    [Dadd11]
[Am]   [Bsus4]   [C]    [Dadd11]

His [Em]mother came up [Bsus4]with such a [C]clever way to [Dadd11]save the day with a [Asus2]little white lie
He [Em]thinks he missed the [Bsus4]point back then, but [C]now he's grown to [Dadd11]understand it, [Asus2]in a way
[Em]Father said "I'm [Bm]sorry" only [C]once, as I re[Dadd11]member
[Em]The words were not [Bm]meant to hurt, only [C]destroy you, my [Dadd11]stupid son

One [Am]person can [Bsus4]make a [C]difference, [Dadd11]sometimes
Just [Am]turn his head when the [Bsus4]kid is still and [C]has a [Dadd11]weak neck

[[N.C.]
Smiled at his funeral, "happy you're dead."

[Em]All his so[Bsus4]lutions, it seemed,[C] were only [Dadd11]problems in dis[Asus2]guise
[Em]Glueing on his [Bsus4]drinkin' face,[C] got ready [Dadd11]to erase a[Asus2]nother day

[Am]Mother was yet [F]confident, al[Am]though they had it [F]tight, taught her [C]son
At the [Dm]end of every [E]tunnel's a little light
It wasn't a [Am]lie, it was her [F]hope, that every[Am]thing would be f[F]ine one day
[C]He can fulfill his [Dm]every dream, I'm [E]happy as long as he's not

[Am]Lost hopes, [F]all those [G]kind words could [C]hurt him [C/B]even [Am]more, now
[F]Somehow, [G]lost one more [C]way back [C/B]home

Out [Em]on the lake, he [Bsus4]rows towards a [C]monster he should've been [Dadd11]running away from, [Asus2]years ago
The [Em]past had made him [Bsus4]blind to the [C]way he'd turned the [Dadd11]pain into a [Asus2]way of life

(TIME CHANGE 6/8)

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A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-
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[Em]Over the hills, under the sea, [C]fighting the will, whole Universe
[G]Why does a man [Am]driving a hearse [B]live in fear, Gift and a Curse
[F#m]Taking 'em out, taking 'em all, [D]shooting the wall, over and out
[A]When nothing moves, [Bm]all's well, a de[C#]cision he can find a way to [F#m]live with
...And dried up [D]flowers are so beautiful
And [A]it applies to [Bm]all things [C#]living, and dead
For that I serve [Em]my [Bm]time..[C]. in my [D]suite in [Em]Hell [Bm]     [C]        [D]           [A]

[Em]   [Bsus4]   [C]   [Dadd11]
[Em]   [Bsus4]   [C]   [Dadd11]
[Em]   [Bsus4]   [C]   [Dadd11]
[Em]   [Bsus4]   [C]   [Dadd11]

Now [Em]I ring the [Bm]bell to [C]tell the [D]world
I'm [Em]ready when they [Bm]bring out the [C]soon to be [D]dead against the [Em]wall
[Bm]Oooh.[C]. This [G]nece[Am]ssary [B]evil has no [Em]hea[Bm]rt [C]   [G]     [Am]        [B]

[Em]Flowers and people he [C]will now enlace
A [G]price he must [Am]pay serving a [B]cold ..whateverGod

                             [C]   [F]  [C]
[Dm]   [Bb]   [C]   [F]  [C] [Dm]   [Bb]   [C]   [F]  [C]
[Dm]   [Bb]   [C]   [F]  [C] [Dm]   [Bb]   [C]   [F]  [C]

[Em]   [C]    [D]   [G]  [D] [Em]   [C]    [D]   [G]  [D] [Em]

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