Metallica – Low Mans Lyrics (Guitar Tab)

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Low Man's Lyric - Metallica Words and Music by Hetfield and Ulrich 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
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Riff B
«My eyes seek reality
 My fingers seek my veins»
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Riff B
«Theres a dog at your back step
 He must come in from the rain»
    A                G                D/A         E        G
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Riff C
«I fall cause I let go
 The net below has rot away»
                H            P
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Riff C «So my eyes seek reality And my fingers seek my veins»
                H            P
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Riff D
«The thrash fire is warm
 But nowhere safe from the storm»

    Am          Em                Am          Em
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Riff E «And I can't bare to see What I've let me be So wicked and worn»
                  Am          G              C              B
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|--------------2--2--|-|-|-|--0--0--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|-----4---|
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|---------3-0--0--0--/-/-/-/--2--2--/-/-/-/--3--/-/-/-/-0-0-2---|
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Riff D «So as i write to you Of what is done and to do»
    Am          Em                Am          Em
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Riff E
«Mabye you'll understand
 And won't cry for this man
 'Cause low mans is due ......... Please forgive me»

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Riff F
«My eyes seek reality
 my fingers feel for faith »

Riff F
    A           G           D/A           E      G
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|*--2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--2--|-|-|-|----1--1---0--0--*|
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Riff F «Touch clean with a dirty hand I touched the clean to the waste» Riff D The trash fire is warm But nowhere safe from the storm Riff E And I can't bare to see What I've let me be So wicked and worn Riff D So as I write to you Of what is done and to do Riff E Maybe you'll understand And won't cry for this man 'Cause low man is due
     Please forgive me
     Please forgive me
     Please forgive me
Riff G
    Am           G       F        F+4
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|*-----2---2----------0-------2-----2---2----*|
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Riff G «So low the sky is all I see»
    Am           G       F        F+4
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Riff G All I want from you is forgive me Riff G So you bring this poor dog in from the rain Riff G Though he just wants right back out again Riff F And I cry, to the alley way Confess all to the rain Riff F But I lie, lie straight to the mirror The one I've broken, to match my face Riff D The trash fire is warm But nowhere safe from the storm Riff E And I can't bare to see What I've let me be So wicked and worn Riff D So as I write to you (yeah) Of what is done and to do (yeah) Riff E Maybe you'll understand And won't cry for this man 'Cause low man is due Please forgive me Please forgive me Riff G Riff G So low the sky is all I see Riff G All I want from you is forgive me Riff G So you bring this poor dog in from the rain Riff G Though he just wants right back out again Riff B My eyes seek reality My fingers seek my veins
Outro
Humming.........................................fade out
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Play this with the strings completely muted and pluck the stings
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