Dream Theater - The Root Of All Evil Tab

The Root of All Evil
Lyrics by Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci


  
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    12h14~    14 12                   
  
                    
    12              14 13 16 14 13 14 
  
      15~           
                                      
  
                    
                                      
  
                    
                                      
  
                    
                                      


  
                                            
  
  13 12    13 12          12                
  
        14       14 11       14 11    14~   
  
                       14          14       
  
                                            
  
                                            


  
        14    17  19  20  21  19  22~    17h19h20 
  
                                      19          
  
                                                  
  
                                                  
  
  16                                              
  
                                                  


  
  21 20p19p17    17 19 20p19p17               
  
              19                19~        x  
  
                                           x  
  
                                           x  
  
                                              
  
                                              


  
                                         14    
  
                                 10         13 
  
               9 11 9    11 9       11 9       
  
       9 10 11        11      11               
  
  9 12                                         
  
                                               


  
                    9                           
                    
   
   
  
  12 11 10 11 12 13   12 13 12 10               
  12~               
   
   
  
                                  12 11 9 11 12 
                    
   
   
  
                                                
                    
   
   
  
                                                
                    
   
   
  
                                                
                    
   
   



  
  10  10 10 10 10 10 10 10         
           10        
  9                 
  
                              7    
  7                  
               7    
  
                                   
                     
                    
  
                                   
                     
                    
  
                                   
                     
                    
  
                                   
                     
                    


  
           9        
  8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8       
                     
  
  7                 
                          10    
  9                  
  
                    
                                
           11        
  
                    
                                
                     
  
                    
                                
                     
  
                    
                                
                     


  
                      
                   
  10  10 10 10 10 10 10 10         
  
                10    
  9                
                              7    
  
  13                  
                   
                                   
  
                      
                   
                                   
  
                      
                   
                                   
  
                      
                   
                                   


  
           10        
  9                 
           9        
  
  7                  
               7    
  7                 
  
                     
                    
                    
  
                     
                    
                    
  
                     
                    
                    
  
                     
                    
                    


  
  8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8       
                     
                    
  
                          10    
  9                  
  12b               
  
                                
           11        
                    
  
                                
                     
                    
  
                                
                     
                    
  
                                
                     
                    


  
                     
                          
                          
  
            14/   x  
                          
                          
  
                     
                          
                          
  
                     
                          
                          
  
                     
                       3  
     2  0  1  2           
  
                     
  2  0  2  5  0  1  2     
  2              2  3  0  


  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                       3  
     2  0  1  2           
  
  2  0  2  5  0  1  2     
  2              2  3  0  


  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                       3  
     2  0  1  2           
  
  2  0  2  5  0  1  2     
  2              2  3  0  


  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                       3  
     2  0  1  2           
  
  2  0  2  5  0  1  2     
  2              2  3  0  


  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                       4  
     2                    
  
           4              
        0  1  2           
  
  2  0  2     0  1  2     
  2              0  3  0  


  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                       4  
     2                    
  
           4              
        0  1  2           
  
  2  0  2     0  1  2     
  2              0  3  0  


  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                          
                          
  
                       4  
     2                    
  
           4              
        0  1  2           
  
  2  0  2     0  1  2     
  2              0  3  0  


  
                          
                          
                   
  
                          
                          
                   
  
                          
                          
                   
  
                       4  
     2                    
  4                
  
           4              
        0  1  2           
  4                
  
  2  0  2     0  1  2     
  2              0  3  0  
  2