A música So Far Away do Avenged Sevenfold foi escrita como uma homenagem ao baterista da banda, The Rev, que morreu em 2009. A canção reflete a dor e a saudade que os membros da banda sentiam, expressando sentimentos de perda e desejo de reencontro no futuro.
Tom: Em
Em
Never feared for anything
Em
Never shamed but never free
G
D
A life to heal the broken heart
Bm
C
With all that it could
Em
Lived the life so endlessly
Em
Saw beyond what others see
G
D
I tried to heal your broken heart
Bm
C
With all that I could
C
Will you stay
D
Will you stay away forever?
Em
G
How do I live without the ones I love?
Am
G/Em
D
Time still turns the pages of the book, it's burned
Em
G
Place and time, always on my mind
Am
C
D
I have so much to say but you're so far away
Em
Plans of what our futures hold
Em
Foolish lies of growing old
G
D
It seems we're so invincible
Bm
C
The truth is so cold
Em
A final song, a last request
Em
A perfect chapter laid to rest
G
D
Now and then I try to find
Bm
C
The place in my mind
C
Where you can stay
D
You can stay awake forever
Em
G
How do I live without the ones I love?
Am
G/Em
D
Time still turns the pages of the book, it's burned
Em
G
Place and time always on my mind
Am
C
D
I have so much to say but you're so far away
E
Sleep tight
C
I'm not afraid (not afraid)
Am
G/Em
D
The ones that we love are here with me
E
Lay away
C
A place for me (place for me)
D
'Cause as soon as I'm done
C
I'll be on my way
D
To live eternally
E
C
Am
G/Em
D
E
C
D
C
D
Em
G
How do I live without the ones I love?
Am
G/Em
D
Time still turns the pages of the book, it's burned