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Lords Of Summer

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Main riff, also played as verse - F# (play the octave chord, alternating the two F# notes -
E string 2nd fret, D string 4th fret):
2-2-4-2, 2-2-2-, 2-2-4-2 (2 refers to E string, 4 refers to D string).
Verse:
E doesn't refer to a full chord, just take your index finger off the neck 
and keep the other fingers fretting the F# chord throughout the verse.
F# refers to the main riff.
Post-Chorus:
Riff is an E quickly hammered onto an F# chord.
[Intro]
 G   F#    F#   G   F#    F#   G   F#    F#   G   E    E(x4)
[Verse 1]
F#Sight! Pale riders into the night
F#Galloping harder anAd faster
F#Through your dreaming wake
F#Walk through the fire innate
EFrost bitten soul beAlow zero
F#Excitation Eare you remembering the F#sound
ERecall the shaking of the gF#round
[Chorus 1]
ECalling, calling All as one
CLords of summer Bbring the sunF#  
EComing, coming winter's yearn
CLords of summer Bshall returnF#  
[Post-Chorus 1]
F#Eternal thawing has begunE  
F#Come trade your darkness for the sunE  
F#Melting the chill of winter's turnE  
F#For soon the lords of summer shall returnE  
ELords of summer shall returnF#  
[Verse 2]
F#Straight! life passing/passes through penetrate
F#It's been a long lonelAy winter
F#Illumination bright
F#Feeding/fading the volume and light
F3Reanimated Aby fire
F#Transformation EBecome the nexus of the soundF#  
EBecome the shaking of the groundF#  
[Chorus 2]
ECalling, calling All as one
CLords of summer Bbring the sunF#  
EComing, coming winter's yearn
CLords of summer Bshall returnF#  
[Post-Chorus 2]
F#Eternal thawing has begunE  
F#Come trade your darkness for the sunE  
F#Melting the chill of winter's turnE  
F#For soon the lords of summer shall returnE  
ELords of summer have returned!F#  
(Long Outro)

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Lords Of Summer

by Metallica

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Main riff, also played as verse - F# (play the octave chord, alternating the two F# notes -

E string 2nd fret, D string 4th fret):

2-2-4-2, 2-2-2-, 2-2-4-2 (2 refers to E string, 4 refers to D string).

Verse:

E doesn't refer to a full chord, just take your index finger off the neck

and keep the other fingers fretting the F# chord throughout the verse.

F# refers to the main riff.

Post-Chorus:

Riff is an E quickly hammered onto an F# chord.

[Intro]

G F# F# G F# F# G F# F# G E E

(x4)

[Verse 1]

Sight! Pale riders into the night

F# A

Galloping harder and faster

Through your dreaming wake

Walk through the fire innate

E A

Frost bitten soul below zero

F# E F#

Excitation are you remembering the sound

E F#

Recall the shaking of the ground

[Chorus 1]

Calling, calling All as one

C B F#

Lords of summer bring the sun

Coming, coming winter's yearn

C B F#

Lords of summer shall return

[Post-Chorus 1]

F# E

Eternal thawing has begun

F# E

Come trade your darkness for the sun

F# E

Melting the chill of winter's turn

F# E

For soon the lords of summer shall return

E F#

Lords of summer shall return

[Verse 2]

Straight! life passing/passes through penetrate

F# A

It's been a long lonely winter

Illumination bright

Feeding/fading the volume and light

F3 A

Reanimated by fire

F# E F#

Transformation Become the nexus of the sound

E F#

Become the shaking of the ground

[Chorus 2]

Calling, calling All as one

C B F#

Lords of summer bring the sun

Coming, coming winter's yearn

C B F#

Lords of summer shall return

[Post-Chorus 2]

F# E

Eternal thawing has begun

F# E

Come trade your darkness for the sun

F# E

Melting the chill of winter's turn

F# E

For soon the lords of summer shall return

E F#

Lords of summer have returned!

(Long Outro)

About Lords Of Summer Chords by Metallica

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