One of the best songs from Queensryche's new album, "American Soldier".
The lyrics are inspired by the near-death experience of Geoff Tate's father,
Perry Tate, a US Army veteran who was wounded in combat.

This song uses a lot of keyboards, but it can also be played quite nicely
with these chords.

Thanks to Powerslave88 and Rich P. from www.anybodylistening.net for
their immense help - this tab is actually the result of their work.

Two guitars in this song - one of them plays the riffs during the intro and 
interlude, while during the verses and chorus, they both play rhythm parts.

Intro:

A simple riff on the E string...

e|---2b-(pause)-2-3-5-6-5-3----| (repeat from the beginning about 5-6 times)
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

The second guitar plays D5 / Bb5 under this.

Verse:

D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)Am I still alive?
                     Bm (x24432@1) I think I've got it right...
A (x02220@1)I'm made of light..
D (xx0232@1)                 A (x02220@1) Before I leave and go away,
                     C (x32010@1)There's some things I must say,
   Bm (x24432@1) Before - before I'm gone...

On "gone", turn on distortion and play A5 / C5 twice.

This same progression repeats for the next verse.

Pre-chorus:

A5 (x022xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)A5 (x022xx@1)              C5 (x355xx@1)        There's so many possibilities -
A5 (x022xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)A5 (x022xx@1)                     G5 (355xxx@1)        And I'm just starting to see...

Now go directly to the Chorus:

G5 (355xxx@1)A5 (x022xx@1) Bb5 (x133xx@1)     A5 (x022xx@1)               G5 (355xxx@1)        It's like the poets always said
    A5 (x022xx@1) Bb5 (x133xx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)               G5 (355xxx@1)        When life is hanging from a thread
    A5 (x022xx@1) Bb5 (x133xx@1)             C5 (x355xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1)        You can hear that voice in your head....

And now return to the D5 / Bb5 sequence from the intro.

The interlude is just a three-note riff on the E string:

e|----2-3-2-3-2-2-0---|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

For the rest of the song, use the pre-chorus and chorus chords.

The coda is D5 / Bb5. End on D.

Don't be afraid,
G.