"Low Man's Lyric"

Low Man's Lyric
written by: Hetfield and Ulrich
as performed on ReLoad
tab by Phil Boyle;  phil@encycmet.com


tune all guitars down 1/2 step
1)
eb----0--------0--------0-------0-----0-
Bb-----2--------3--------3-------0-----0
Gb------2--------0--------2-------------
Db-------------------0------------------
Ab--0-----------------------------------
Eb----------3-----------------0-----3---
verse
"My eyes see reality, my fingers seek my veins."
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The main thing to remember about this song is even though it might
change the notes, the basic chord pattern for this part is the same
A G D E G A


2)
eb-----------------3/5\3----2h3p2----0----3---
Bb--------3p2------3/5\3----3--------0----3---
Gb------2-----2-----------2------------------2
Db----2-------------------0------------------2
Ab--0----------------------------------------0
Eb---------------3-----------------0----3-----
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See? A G D E G A


3)
eb--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------       -0-0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0-0---------
Bb--1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0---------       -1-1-1-1--3-3-3--1-1-1---------
Gb--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--------- three -2-2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0--4-4-4-4
Db--2-----2-2--2-----2--------- times -2-----2--0-0-0--2-2-2--4-4-4-4
Ab--0----------2-----2------0-2 then  -0-----0--2-2-2--3-3-3--2-2-2-2
Eb-------------0-----0--0-3----       ----------3-3-3----------------
"The trash fire is warm"
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4)
eb------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------
Gb-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Db-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
Ab--0-2-3-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
Eb------------------------------------
"Please forgive me"
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5)
eb---------------------------3/5\3--2-2-----3-2h3p2----------5-7-5-4-5
Bb----------3-2h3p2----------3/5\3--3---3-----------3---/5-7----------
Gb------2-----------2------0--------2-----2-----------2---------------
Db----2---2-----------2-------------0---------------------------------
Ab--0-----------------------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------3--------------------------------------------
solo-ish thing
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6a) Kirk
eb-------------------------
Bb-------------------------
Gb--2----------2-----------
Db--2----------2----------3
Eb--0----------0----------3
Eb----3----------2--------1

6b) James
eb---------------------------------------
Bb--------1----------0-------------------
Gb------2---2------2---2--------2-0-2-4-2
Db----2----------2------------3----------
Ab--0----------0------------3------------
Eb------------------------1--------------
"So low the sky is all I see."
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