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Metallica - Low Man's Lyric guitar tab

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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 23:40:22 -0600

From: "Art R."

Subject: TAB: "Low Man's Lyric" by Metallica

Low Man's Lyric

As recorded by Metallica on "Re-load"

Transcription by Matt Rasmussen

PLEASE send any comments to me at mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu

Notes in () play very quietly

Intro (x2)

Enter synth (Riff B) on second time

1, 2, 3, 1 Humming..............................................

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Synth arranged for guitar

Riff A

|-------7-9-10-9-------7-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-10-7--7-9-10-9-7----|

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Riff B

"my eyes seek reality..........."

A G D/A E G

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"I fall cause I let go.................."

Riff C H P

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"The trash fire ...

Riff D

Am Em Am Em

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"And i can't bare to see....................."

Riff E

Am G C B

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|---------3-0--0--0--/-/-/-/--2--2--/-/-/-/--3--/-/-/-/-0-0-2---

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"due........" "please ...

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"my eyes seek reality..........."

Riff F

A G D/A E G

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|---------------3-----------------------0-0----3-3------|

Riff G

Am G F F+4

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Ok, here's how the riffs go with the song:

Riff B

My eyes ...

My fingers ..

Riff B

Theres a dog at ...

He must come in ...

Riff C

I fall cause ...

The net below ...

Riff C

So my eyes ...

And my fingers ...

Riff D

The trash fire ...

But nowhere safe ...

Riff E

And I can't ...

What I've ...

So wicked ...

Riff D

So as I ...

Of what is done ...

Riff E

Maybe you'll ...

And won't cry ...

'Cause low man ...

Please ..

Riff F

My eyes ...

My fingers ...

Riff F

Touch clean with a ...

I touched the clean ...

Riff D

The trash fire ...

But nowhere safe ...

Riff E

And I can't ...

What I've ..

So wicked ...

Riff D

So as I write ...

Of what is done ...

Riff E

Maybe you'll ...

Riff G

Riff G

So low the sky ...

Riff G

All I want from you ...

Riff G

So you bring this poor ...

Riff G

Though he just wants ...

Riff F

And I cry, to ...

Confess all to ...

Riff F...

The one I've broken, to ...

Riff D

The trash fire ...

But nowhere safe ...

Riff E

And I can't ...

Riff D

So as I write ...

Of what is done ...

Riff E

Maybe you'll unde....

Riff G

Riff G

So low the sky ...

Riff G

All I want from you ...

Riff G

So you bring this poor ...

Riff G

Though he just wants right ...

Riff B

My eyes seek ...

My fingers seek ...

Outro

Humming.........................................fade out

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Play this with the strings completely muted and pluck the stings

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