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/Metallica / This is a very beautiful song that sounds great even when
/Mama Said / it's played acoustic on a old and inferior Spanish
/Load / guitar..:p It was first when I started doing this tab, I
/__________/ realized what the lyrics were about, and I admit that I dropped a few tears...
Tuning: Half-step down - but you can play it in standard tuning as well.
Chords Used: Dm (xx0231@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1) C (x32010@1) Asus4 (x02230@1) Am (x02210@1)Asus2 (x02200@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) ---1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----3-----1---
---3-----3-----1-----3-----1-----0-----3----0/3----1---
---2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----2---
---0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----3---
---x-----x-----3-----0-----0-----0-----1-----2-----3---
---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----1---
Riff-1
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Asus2Eb||-1---1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0--0--0-0---| (x02200@1)Bb||-3---3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1--1--0-0h1-|
Gb||-2---2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2--2--2-2---|
Db||-0---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2---|
Ab||------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0--0-0---|
Eb||------------------------|------------------------|
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Asus4 (x02230@1) |-1-----1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0----0--0-0-||
|-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1----1--3-3-||
|-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2----2--2-2-||
|-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-||
|--------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-||
|--------------------------|------------------------||
Riff-2
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)GEb||-1---0---0---3---3----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------| (320003@1)Bb||-3---1---1---0---0----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-play--|
Gb||-2---0---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-this--|
Db||-0---2---2---0---0----0--0-0-0--0-0-|-three-|
Ab||-----3---0---2---2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-times-|
Eb||-------------3---3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------|
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1)G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Asus2 (x02200@1) |-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
|-------------3---------------------||
Riff-3
Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) FEb||-1----1--3--3--3-3--|-0----0--1--1----1-1-|-------| (133211@1)Bb||-3----3--0--0--3-3--|-1----1--1--1----1-1-|-play--|
Gb||-2--2-2--0--0--0-0--|-0----0--2--2----2-2-|-this--|
Db||-0--0-0--0--0--0----|-2--2-2--3--3--3-3-3-|-four--|
Ab||---------2--2--2----|-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-|-times-|
Eb||---------3--3--3----|---------1--1--1-1-1-|-------|
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1)G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Asus2 (x02200@1) |-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---||
|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-||
|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---||
|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------||
|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------||
|-------------3---------------------||
INTRO, riff-1:
Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus2
Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus4
1st VERSE, riff-1:
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) DmMama, (xx0231@1)she has taught me well
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2
Told me when I was young
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
Son, your life's an open book
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4
Don't close it 'fore it's done
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
The brightest flame burns quickest
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2
Is what I heard her say
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) DmA (xx0231@1)son's heart sewed to mother
C (x32010@1) AmBut (x02210@1)I must find my way
CHORUS, riff-2:
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GLet (320003@1)my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)GLet (320003@1)your son grow
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GMama, (320003@1)let my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2
Or let this heart be still
2nd VERSE, riff-1:
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
Rebel my new last name
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2
Wild blood in my veins
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) DApron (xx0232@1)strings around my neck
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4
The mark that still remains
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
Left home at an early age
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4
Of what I heard was wrong
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
I never asked forgiveness
C (x32010@1) AmBut (x02210@1)what is said is done
CHORUS, riff-2 (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2):
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GLet (320003@1)my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)GLet (320003@1)your son grow
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GMama, (320003@1)let my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4
Or let this heart be still
BRIDGE, riff-3:
Dm (xx0231@1) GNever (320003@1)I ask of you
C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)never I gave
Dm (xx0231@1) GBut (320003@1)you gave me your emptiness
C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)now take to my grave
Dm (xx0231@1) GNever (320003@1)I ask of you
C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)never I gave
Dm (xx0231@1) GBut (320003@1)you gave me your emptiness
C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)now take to my grave
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2
So let this heart be still
3rd VERSE, riff-1:
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)DmMama, (xx0231@1)now I'm coming home
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2
I'm not all you wished of me
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
A mother's love for her son
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02200@1">Asus2
Spoken, help me be
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm
Well, I took your love for granted
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4
And all the things you said to me
Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) DmI (xx0231@1)need your arms to welcome me
C (x32010@1) AmBut, (x02210@1)a cold stone's all I see
CHORUS, riff-1 (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2):
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GLet (320003@1)my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1)GLet (320003@1)your son grow
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GMama, (320003@1)let my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)name="chord_x02230@1">Asus4
Or let this heart be still
CHORUS, riff-1:
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GLet (320003@1)my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GMama, (320003@1)let my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1) GYou (320003@1)never let my heart go
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1)AmSo (x02210@1)let this heart be still
ENDING, riff-3 (last line fades out on Am):
Dm (xx0231@1) GNever (320003@1)I ask of you
C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)never I gave
Dm (xx0231@1) GBut (320003@1)you gave me your emptiness
C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)now take to my grave
Dm (xx0231@1) GNever (320003@1)I ask of you
C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)never I gave
Dm (xx0231@1) GBut (320003@1)you gave me your emptiness
C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)now take to my grave
Dm (xx0231@1)C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1)AmSo (x02210@1)let this heart be still
Mail me at Maitinin@hotmail.com for comments or corrections, and don't mind
the bad English, I'm from Denmark...
