Low Man's Lyric

Metallica

Notes in () play very quietly Intro (x2) Enter synth (Riff ) on second time 1, 2, 3, 1 Humming.............................................. |------------|------------0-----------------0----------0----------0--------0 |------------|--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0 |------------|*-------(2)---------------(0)--------------------------------- |------------|*-----(2)-------------------------------------------------0--- |------------|---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2------------ |------------|--------------------3----------------------------0------------ 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----| |---10-----------10-8-------------10-------------------------------| |*----------------------------------------------------------------*| |*----------------------------------------------------------------*| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff B "my eyes seek reality..........." |------------0-----------------0----------0----------0--------0------| |--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0---| |*-------(2)---------------(0)--------------------------------------*| |*-----(2)-------------------------------------------------0--------*| |---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2------------------| |--------------------3----------------------------0------------------| "I fall cause I let go.................." Riff C H P |-----------P---------3-5-3------------3-2-----0--0------3--3---| |----------3-2--------3---3----------3---------0--0------3--3---| |*-------2------------0---0--------2-----------1--1------0--0--*| |*-----2---------------------------------------------0---------*| |---0-----------0------------2--0-----------2-------(0)---------| |------------------3------------------------0-------------------| "The trash fire is warm" Riff D |---0----------------0------------0----------------0------------| |---1--|-|-|-|-------0--|-|-|-|---1--|-|-|-|-------0--|-|-|-|---| |*--2--|-|-|-|--0--0-0--|-|-|-|---2--|-|-|-|--0--0-0--|-|-|-|--*| |*--2--|-|-|-|--2--2-2--|-|-|-|---2--|-|-|-|--2--2-2--|-|-|-|--*| |---0--/-/-/-/--2--2-2--/-/-/-/---0--/-/-/-/--2--2-2--/-/-/-/---| |---------------0--0-0------------------------0--0-0------------| "And i can't bare to see....................." Riff E |-----------------0-----------3--3------------------------------ |-----------------1--|-|-|-|--3--3--|-|-|-|--1--|-|-|-|--------- |--------------2--2--|-|-|-|--0--0--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|-----4--- |--------------2--2--|-|-|-|--0--0--|-|-|-|--2--|-|-|-|-----4--- |---------3-0--0--0--/-/-/-/--2--2--/-/-/-/--3--/-/-/-/-0-0-2--- |---0-3-5---------------------3--3------------------------------ "due........" "please forgive me" |-------------|--------------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------------| |*--4-4-4-4--*|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2---| |*--4-4-4-4--*|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2---| |---2-2-2-2---|---0-2-3-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0---| |-------------|--------------------------------| "my eyes seek reality..........." Riff F |---0-----------3-----------2-------------0--0---3--3---| |---2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--3--|-|-|-|----0--0---3--3---| |*--2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--2--|-|-|-|----1--1---0--0--*| |*--2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|----2--2---0-----*| |---0--/-/-/-/--2--/-/-/-/--0--/-/-/-/----2------2------| |---------------3-----------------------0-0----3-3------| Riff G F+4 |---------------------------------------------| |--------1----------0-----------------0-------| |*-----2---2----------0-------2-----2---2----*| |*--------------------------3---3-3-------3--*| |-------------0-------------------------------| |---0------------3-------1--------------------| Ok, here's how the riffs go with the song: Riff B My eyes seek reality My fingers seek my veins Riff B Theres a dog at your back step He must come in from the rain Riff C I fall cause I let go The net below has rot away Riff C So my eyes seek reality And my fingers seek my veins 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 Riff F My eyes seek reality My fingers feel for faith 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 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 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 |------------0-----------------0----------0----------0--------0------| |--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0---| |*-------(2)---------------(0)--------------------------------------*| |*-----(2)-------------------------------------------------0--------*| |---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2------------------| |--------------------3----------------------------0------------------| Play this with the strings completely muted and pluck the stings |---10-9-7-------10-9----------10-9-7-------10-9-10-7----10-9-7------| |----------10---------10-8------------10------------------------10---| |*------------------------------------------------------------------*| |*------------------------------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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