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| This is only the rhythms part of “That Was Just Your Life” by      |
| Metallica. If you’re looking also for the lead parts, find other   |
| tablatures. This is the most I can do because I’m only a           |
| semi-advanced player. Enjoy! :D                                    |
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That Was Just Your Life
Metallica
Death Magnetic (2008)

Tuning: E A D G B e

Gtr. 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|  (REPEAT 4x)
D|-------5---------------------5---------------|   8 sets
A|-----7---7------8----------7---7------8------|
E|-0-6--------0-6--------0-6--------0-6--------|

Gtr. 2
(play this on the sixth set)
    E5          A5 Bb5 F5
>          >       >              >   >
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------| (REPEAT 2x)
D|-2--2-2-2--2--2-3--3--2--2-2-2-2--2-3-3--------|
A|-2--2-2-2--2--0-1--3--2--2-2-2-2--0-1-3--------|
E|-0--0-0-0--0-------1--0--0-0-0-0------1--------|

    E5            F5
Gtr 1.
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|  alternate or
D|-2------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|  down strokes
A|-2------7-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|  on F5 power chord
E|-0--1/6---6\--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------|

    E5            F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
A|-2------7-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|-0--1/6---6\--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------|


    E5                   Bb5  F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|   (REPEAT 2x)
D|----------------------8--3-------------------|
A|-2------7---2------7--8--3-------------------|
E|-0--1/6-----0--1/6----6--1-------------------|

     PM              PM                                 _
e|---------------------------------------------          |
B|---------------------------------------------   Repeat |
G|---------------------------------------------          |
D|---------------------------------------------   this   |
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------          |
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------   riff   |
                                                         |
     PM                                                  |
e|---------------------------------------------   three  |
B|---------------------------------------------          |
G|---------------------------------------------   times  |
D|---------------------------------------------          |
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------          |
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------         _|


                                    Bb5  F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|   (REPEAT 2x)
D|---------------------------------8--3--------|
A|--------7----------7----------7--8--3--------|
E|-0--1/6-----0--1/6-----0--1/6----6--1--------|

Verse 1:
Like a siren in my head…
     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|


     PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------|

     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

     PM              Bb5 PM    F5 PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
A|-----------7--------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1---------|

     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

     PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------|

     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

     PM              Bb5 PM    F5 PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
A|-----------7--------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1---------|

                                    Bb5  F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------8--3--------|
A|--------7----------7----------7--8--3--------|
E|-0--1/6-----0--1/6-----0--1/6----6--1--------|

Pre-Chorus:
 I blind my eyes to try and force it all into a place…
    E5
    PM    PM   PM   PM   PM   PM   PM                   PM
e|----------------------------------------------------------|(Repeat 3x)
B|----------------------------------------------------------|You could
G|----------------------------------------------------------|play the E5
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------2----|continuous
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-----0-1-0-------2----|  -ly
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0—-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-5-3-------3-2-1-0----|

I open just in time to say goodbye!
    F5                              Bb5  F5
    PM         PM         PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3-3---------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3----3-3-3-3-----|
A|-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3----1-1-3-3-----|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1--1-1--------1-1-----|

Chorus:
Almost like your life…
   E5          Bb5     A5       F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|   (Repeat 4x)
D|-2-----------3-------2--------3-3-3-3-3------|
A|-2-----------1-------0--------3-3-3-3-3------|
E|-0----------------------------1-1-1-1-1------|

     PM              PM                                 _
e|---------------------------------------------          |
B|---------------------------------------------   Repeat |
G|---------------------------------------------          |
D|---------------------------------------------   this   |
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------          |
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------   riff   |
                                                         |
     PM                                                  |
e|---------------------------------------------    two   |
B|---------------------------------------------          |
G|---------------------------------------------   times  |
D|---------------------------------------------          |
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------          |
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------         _|


                                  Bb5  F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------8--3--------|
A|--------7----------7----------7--8--3--------|
E|-0--1/6-----0--1/6-----0--1/6----6--1--------|

Verse 2:
    PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|


     PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------|

   Like a poison      that I swallow
     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|
When I want the world to die
     PM              Bb5 PM    F5 PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
A|-----------7--------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1---------|

     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

     PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------|


    Like a General    without ambition
     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

Until the war will start again,
     PM              Bb5 PM    F5 PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
A|-----------7--------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1---------|

Start again!
                                   Bb5  F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------8--3--------|
A|--------7----------7----------7--8--3--------|
E|-0--1/6-----0--1/6-----0--1/6----6--1--------|

Pre-Chorus:
 I blind my eyes to try and force it all into a place…
   E5
   PM    PM   PM   PM   PM   PM   PM                   PM
e|----------------------------------------------------------|(Repeat 3x)
B|----------------------------------------------------------|You could
G|----------------------------------------------------------|play the E5
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------2----|continuous
A|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-----0-1-0-------2----|  -ly
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0—-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-5-3-------3-2-1-0----|




I open just in time to say goodbye!
   F5                              Bb5  F5
   PM         PM         PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3-3---------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3----3-3-3-3-----|
A|-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3----1-1-3-3-----|
E|-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--1-1--1--1-1--------1-1-----|

Chorus:
Almost like your life…
   E5          Bb5     A5       F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|   (Repeat 4x)
D|-2-----------3-------2--------3-3-3-3-3------|
A|-2-----------1-------0--------3-3-3-3-3------|
E|-0----------------------------1-1-1-1-1------|


                      PM
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|   (Repeat 8x)
D|----------------2-------|
A|-8-8-7---8-7----2-------|
E|-------7-----6--0-0-0---|


    E5    PM        E5     PM       E5     PM      E5 E5 E5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-2-2-2------|
A|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-2-2-2------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

First Solo:
Repeat Chorus Chords (E5-Bb5-A5-F5-) 4x but a little faster

Verse 3:

     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

     PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------|

     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

     PM              Bb5 PM    F5 PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
A|-----------7--------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1---------|

     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|


   PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------|
     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

     PM              Bb5 PM    F5 PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
A|-----------7--------8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3---------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1---------|

                      PM
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|   (Repeat 4x)
D|----------------2-------|
A|-8-8-7---8-7----2-------|
E|-------7-----6--0-0-0---|


   E5    PM        E5     PM       E5     PM      E5 E5 E5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-2-2-2------|
A|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-2-2-2------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

Second Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------| I suggest you play
B|---------------------------------------------| the chorus chords
G|---------------------------------------------| again like on the
D|---------------------------------------------| First solo
A|--------7----------7----------7--------------|
E|-0--1/6-----0--1/6-----0--1/6----------------|


                      PM
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| (Repeat 4x)
D|-------------------6h7h9----|
A|-8-8-7---8-7---7h9----------|
E|-------7-----6--------------|

   E5    PM        E5     PM       E5     PM      E5 E5 E5 E5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-2-2-2------|
A|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2-2-2-2------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

     PM              PM                                 _
e|---------------------------------------------          |
B|---------------------------------------------   Repeat |
G|---------------------------------------------          |
D|---------------------------------------------   this   |
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------          |
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------   riff   |
                                                         |
     PM                                                  |
e|---------------------------------------------    two   |
B|---------------------------------------------          |
G|---------------------------------------------   times  |
D|---------------------------------------------          |
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-----------------          |
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-----------         _|


Chorus:
Almost like your life…
   E5          Bb5     A5       F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|   (Repeat 3x)
D|-2-----------3-------2--------3--------------|
A|-2-----------1-------0--------3--------------|
E|-0----------------------------1--------------|

   E5          Bb5     A5       F5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------3-------2--------3-3-3-3--------|
A|-2-----------1-------0--------3-3-3-3--------|
E|-0----------------------------1-1-1-1--------|

Gtr. 1
     PM              PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-----------------7---------------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7---------|

     PM
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------| Finish it with
G|---------------------------------------------| a big E5 chord!
D|-----------------------------------2---------|
A|-----------7-----------0-1-0-------2---------|
E|-0-0-0-6-7---7-6-7-5-3-------3-2-1-0---------|

Gtr.2
e|-------------| Hold or vibrate
B|-------------| the F# note
G|------11-----| (Play this along
D|-------------| with the E5 chord)
A|-------------|
E|-------------|