Panic Attack
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PANIC ATTACK -Dream Theater
Acoustic version by sinForgexJp
Standard tuning, Capo 3
*This is NOT based on a recording/performance!!
Also, it's pretty much a monster.. so if you're
lost on anything I've noted on here, lemme know
(Ignoring B&e for space)
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||-
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||-
A|-3-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-2-0-|-3-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-5-0--||-
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||- x2
(triplet) (triplet) (triplet) (triplet)
|G|------------------------|------------------------||-
|D|-1---1---1---1---1------|-0---0---0---0---0------||-
Am.. C.. Am.. F.. |A|-2---2---2---2---2---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---0--||-
Am.. C.. Am.. F.. |E|---------------------2--|---------------------1--||- x2
Am.. G5 Am.. G5 Am.. G5 F.. G..
Am.. G5 Am.. G5 Am.. G5 F.. G..
Am Em Am Em C/E
All wound up. On the edge. Terrified.
Am Em Am Em G/E
Sleep disturbed. Restless mind. Petrified.
Am Em Am Em C/E
Bouts of fear. Permeate. All I see.
Am Em Am Em B7E
Heightening. Nervousness. Threatens me.
Cm Ab Cm Fm
I am paralyzed.
Cm Ab Cm Bb
So afraid to die.
Am Em Am Em G/E
Caught off guard. Warning signs. Never show.
Am Em Am Em Am
Tension strikes. Choking me. Worries grow.
|D|-/3--1-----------||-
|A|-----------1--0--||-
Gm.. Eb.. Em.. |E|--------3--------||- x2
e|-1-------1--1--|-3--4---------------3--|-------------------------------|
B|-3-------3--3--|-5--6---------------5--|-------------------------------|
G|-2-------2--2--|-4--5---------------4--|-------------------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------------|-[Intro Pt1 first 3 times,-----|
A|---------------|-----------------------|------------B7 the last time]--|
E|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
Why do I feel... so numb?
Is it something to do with where I come from?
Should this be fight... or flight?
I don't know why I'm constantly so uptight
(triplet) (triplet) (triplet) (triplet)
|G|------------------------|------------------------||-
|D|-1---1---1---1---1------|-0---0---0---0---0------||-
Am.. C.. Am.. F.. |A|-2---2---2---2---2---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---0--||-
Am.. C.. Am.. F.. |E|---------------------2--|---------------------1--||-
Am.. G5 Am.. G5 Am.. G5 F.. G..
Am.. G5 Am.. G5 Am.. G5 F.. G..
Am G5 Am G5 Am G5
Rapid heartbeat pounding through my chest
Am G5 Am G5 Am G5
Agitated body in distress
Am GAm G5 Am G5
I... feel like I'm in danger
Am G5 Am G5 Am G5
Daily life is strangled by my stress
Cm Bb5 Cm Bb5 Cm Bb5 Bb5
A stifling surge shooting through all my veins
Cm Bb5 Cm Bb5 Cm Bb5
Extreme apprehension, suddenly I'm insane
Am G5 Am G5 Am G5
Lost... all hope for re-demption
Am G5 Am G5 Am G5
A grave situation desperate at best
|D|-/3--1-----------||-
|A|-----------1--0--||-
Gm.. Eb.. Em.. |E|--------3--------||-
e|-1-------1--1--|-3--4---------------3--|-------------------------------|
B|-3-------3--3--|-5--6---------------5--|-------------------------------|
G|-2-------2--2--|-4--5---------------4--|-------------------------------|
D|---------------|-----------------------|-[Intro Pt1 first 3 times,-----|
A|---------------|-----------------------|------------B7 the last time]--|
E|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
Why do I feel... so numb?
Is it something to do with where I come from?
Should this be fight... or flight?
I don't know why I'm constantly reeling
Am E C B Am E C B
Helpless hysteria.. A false sense of urgency
Am E C B Am E C B
Trapped in my phobia possessed by anxiety
F E
Run.. Try to hide
Dm Am E Am
Overwhelmed by this complex delirium
Am.. C.. Am.. F..
Am.. C.. Am.. F..
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||-
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||-
A|-3-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-2-0-|-3-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-5-0--||-
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||- x2
Am.. C.. Am.. F..
Am.. C.. Am.. B7..
Am E C B Am E C B
Helpless hysteria.. A false sense of urgency
Am E C B Am E C B
Trapped in my phobia possessed by anxiety
F E
Run.. Try to hide
Dm Am E Am
Overwhelmed by this complex delirium
Am.. C.. Am.. F..
Am.. C.. Am.. F..