Author/Artist: Metallica Title: Prince Charming Album: Reload Transcribed by: Tim Herscovitch Email: tim@nextgenhq.com All guitars tuned down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Intro ------ eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------------------------------5-5-5-----5---------------------------| Db|-----/5/72------------5--------------5-5-5-----5---------------------------| Ab|-----/5/72------0h5h7---7~~~---0h5h7-------7-5----5h7~~~(7)---------------| Eb|----------0----------------------------------------------(7)---------------| Main Riff ---------- Occasionally, Kirk will make the "7b" in this staff a pinch harmonic. eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------| Db|--2------------5---2------------5---2------------5--7b-7-5-7-5---|-2-----5/7| Ab|--2------0h5h7-----2------0h5h7-----2------0h5h7---------------7-|-2-----5/7| Eb|--0--0-------------0--0-------------0--0-------------------------|-0-0-0----| pm pm pm pm. Verses ------- eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------|--5--------5-5-------5-5-------5----------| Gb|---------------------------------|--5--------5-5-------5-5-------5----------| Db|-2-----5h7------5-5-5h7-----2----|-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-----7-5-7---75-5----| Ab|-2-----5h7------5-5-5h7-----2----|---------------------------------------7-5| Eb|-0-0-0------0-0----------0--0----|------------------------------------------| pm. pm. pm Misc Fill ---------- This guy shows up a lot, especially at transitions, like connecting verses and stuff like that. eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-5--5------------| Ab|------7-5--------| Eb|-----------------| Chorus (James) --------------- ("Hey, look, it's me... the one who can't be free...") This is James' rhythm over Kirk playing the Main Riff. eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------7-----7-7----5-----5-5----7-----------------------------------| Db|-2------------7-----7-7----5-----5-5----7----5--7---------------------------| Ab|-2-----2-2----5-----5-5----3-----3-3----5----5--7---------------------------| Eb|-0-----0-0-----------------------------------3--5---------------------------| Bridge ------- This part comes in after the first solo. eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db|-----5---5---------5---5---------5---5---------5---5----------7---7--------- Ab|--/7---7---7-5---7---7---7-5---7---7---7-5---7---7---7-5---/9---9---9-7----- Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db|---7---7---------7---7---------7---7------/7-7------------------------------ Ab|-9---9---9-7---9---9---9-7---9---9---9-7-------9-7-------------------------- Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridge 2 --------- ("Look up... to me...") eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--2--2------2--2------------------------------5h7---------------------------| Ab|--2--2------2--2-------9-----8-----5-----5----5h7---------------------------| Eb|--0--0------0--0-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0--------------------------------| pm pm. pm. pm. pm Second Solo ------------- Uh, it starts around here, if you really want to learn the whole thing, this is the area where it's played. Key of E flat, whee. eb|----------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------| Gb|--/12-12-12-12-12-12-----------12--12-14-12-14------| Db|----------------------14-12-14-----12-14-12-14------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------| Song Ends On ------------- eb|-----------------| Bb|-----------------| Gb|-----------------| Db|-5--5--------2---| Ab|------7-5---2---| Eb|-------------0---| Lyrics (taken from www.letssingit.com) ---------------------------------------- There's a black cloud overhead That's me And the poison ivy chokes the tree Again it's me I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street You walk on by I'm the little boy that pushes hard And makes it cry There's a dirty needle in your child Haha, stick me Empty bottles still in hand, still dead Still me I'm the suit and tie that breaks the street And still wants more I'm the 45 that's in your mouth I'm a dirty, dirty whore Yeah Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey Look it's me What no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you wanna see Hey ma Hey ma, look it's me Yeah He wants to become father now Me again, me The marks inside your arms still leaves me alone to me I'm the nothing face that plants a bomb And strolls away I'm the one who doesn't look quite right As children play Yeah Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey Look it's me What no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you wanna see Hey ma Hey ma, look it's me It's me Look up to me What you've been and what you've feared Look up to me Look it's me, what you hear See right through me See the one who can't be free See right through me Look it's me, what no one wants to see Hey, hey, hey Hm, now see the black cloud overhead That's me Hm, in this poison ivy chokes the tree Again it's me And I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street You walk on by And I'm the little boy that pushes, pushes Makes it cry Yeah Look it's me The one who can't be free Much too young to focus But too old to see Hey, hey Look it's me What no one wants to see See what you brought this world Just what you wanna see Hey ma Hey ma, look it's me Yeah It's me Hey ma Hey ma, look it's me See right though me Look up to me See right though me Look up to me Peace -Tim