Styx

The Greater Good

Styx


Tom: C#m

              C#m                    Am
You could lay down, in this hole you dug
          E                 Bsus4  B
Just fade away into the red sand
           C#m                    Am
But we all know, it's not who you are
               E                   Bsus4        B
You've come too far to be stranded on this star
     C#m
But we're not here to take a prize
    A
You know, just open up your eyes
    F#m                                  E       G#
The things that got us here have little weight
    A
Perhaps a chance to be a man
     F#
You dream to be, you know you can
  Bsus4                                     B
Come on, suit up and we won't let you fail

[Chorus]
        B       F#m
For the greater good
        B       A
For the greater good
        B       F#m
For the greater good
        B       A
For the greater good

[Verse 2]
                    C#m
I hear what you're saying
                A
You know that I do
                    E                    B
But this is so much bigger than anyone imagined -

Can't you see?
    C#m
But you are not here on your own
      A
We've got your back, we'll make it home
      F#m                                E     G#
We're wide awake, there's so much to be done
   A
If you believe then I will too
    F#
And if the pieces come unglued
         Bsus4                       B
They'll know we gave it everything we had

[Chorus]
        B       F#m
For the greater good
        B       A
For the greater good
        B       F#m
For the greater good
        B       A
For the greater good

[Bridge]
G#              A                B
   One day this place may be our grave
          C#m  D#m  E Adim             E/B
But if we die, by the gods, we'll be saved

(We will be saved, we will be saved)
          G#/D#
We'll be saved

(We will be saved, we will be saved)

[Solo]
C#m  A  E  B  B/B#
C#m  A  E  B

[Chorus]
                F#m
For the greater good   (We need you back with us)
        B       A
For the greater good   (I believe, I believe)
        B       F#m
For the greater good   ('Cause you know you're strong enough)
        B       A
For the greater good   (Yeah, everything's gonna be alright)

[Outro]
A       E  A
A       E  A