E|-----------| /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 Dsus4 C Asus4 Am Asus2 Bb G F E|---1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----1-----3-----1---| B|---3-----3-----1-----3-----1-----0-----3----0/3----1---| G|---2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----2---| D|---0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----0-----3---| A|---x-----x-----3-----0-----0-----0-----1-----2-----3---| E|---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----1---| [Riff-1] Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus2 Eb||-1---1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0--0--0-0---| 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 Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus4 E|-1-----1--1-1-3--3-1----1-|-0----0--0--0----0--0-0-| | B|-3-----3--3-3-3--3-3----3-|-1----1--1--1----1--3-3-| | G|-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-|-0----0--2--2----2--2-2-| | D|-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|-2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2-2-| | A|--------------------------|-3--3-3--0--0--0-0--0-0-| | E|--------------------------|------------------------| | [Riff-2] Dm C Am G Eb||-1---0---0---3---3----3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------| 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 C Bb G Am Asus2 E|-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---| | B|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-| | G|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---| | D|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------| | A|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------| | E|-------------3---------------------| | Riff-3 Dm G C F Eb||-1----1--3--3--3-3--|-0----0--1--1----1-1-|-------| 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 C Bb G Am Asus2 E|-1---0---1---3---0---0--0---0--0---| | B|-3---1---3---3---1---1--1---1--0h1-| | G|-2---0---3---0---2---2--2---2--2---| | D|-0---2---3---0---2---2--2-2--------| | A|-----3---1---2---0---0--0-0--------| | E|-------------3---------------------| | [INTRO: riff-1] Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus2 Dm Dsus4 Dm C Am Asus4 [1st VERSE: riff-1] Dm Dsus4 Dm Mama, she has taught me well C Am Asus2 Told me when I was young Dm Dsus4 Dm Son, your life's an open book C Am Asus4 Don't close it 'fore it's done Dm Dsus4 Dm The brightest flame burns quickest C Am Asus2 Is what I heard her say Dm Dsus4 Dm A son's heart sewed to mother C Am But I must find my way [CHORUS: riff-2] Dm C Am G Let my heart go Dm C Am G Let your son grow Dm C Am G Mama, let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am Asus2 Or let this heart be still [2nd VERSE: riff-1] Dm Dsus4 Dm Rebel my new last name C Am Asus2 Wild blood in my veins Dm Dsus4 D Apron strings around my neck C Am Asus4 The mark that still remains Dm Dsus4 Dm Left home at an early age C Am Asus4 Of what I heard was wrong Dm Dsus4 D I never asked forgiveness C Am But what is said is done [CHORUS: riff-2] (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2) Dm C Am G Let my heart go Dm C Am G Let your son grow Dm C Am G Mama, let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am Asus4 Or let this heart be still [BRIDGE: riff-3] Dm G Never I ask of you C F But never I gave Dm G But you gave me your emptiness C F I now take to my grave Dm G Never I ask of you C F But never I gave Dm G But you gave me your emptiness C F I now take to my grave Dm C Bb G Am Asus2 So let this heart be still [3rd VERSE: riff-1] Dm Dsus4 Dm Mama, now I'm coming home C Am Asus2 I'm not all you wished of me Dm Dsus4 Dm A mother's love for her son C Am Asus2 Spoken, help me be Dm Dsus4 Dm Well, I took your love for granted C Am Asus4 And all the things you said to me Dm Dsus4 Dm I need your arms to welcome me C Am But, a cold stone's all I see [CHORUS: riff-1] (last line ends on Asus4 instead of Asus2): Dm C Am G Let my heart go Dm C Am G Let your son grow Dm C Am G Mama, let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am Asus4 Or let this heart be still [CHORUS: riff-1] Dm C Am G Let my heart go Dm C Am G Mama, let my heart go Dm C Am G You never let my heart go Dm C Bb G Am So let this heart be still [ENDING: riff-3] (last line fades out on Am): Dm G Never I ask of you C F But never I gave Dm G But you gave me your emptiness C F I now take to my grave Dm G Never I ask of you C F But never I gave Dm G But you gave me your emptiness C F I now take to my grave Dm C Bb G Am So let this heart be still the bad English, I'm from Denmark... 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