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Hardwired
Metallica
Produced By Greg Fidelman
Album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
Standard Tuning
No Capo
[INTRO]
E Bb E Bb E Bb E Bb A E A E
[Verse 1]
EIn the name of desperation
EIn the name of wretched pain
EIn the name of all creation
AGone insane
[Chorus]
AWe're so fuckedBb  
AShit outta luckBb  
AHardwired to Cself-destruct
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E A E
[Verse 2]
EOn the way to paranoia
EOn the crooked borderline
EOn the way to great destroyer
ADoom design
[Chorus]
AWe're so fuckedBb  
AShit outta luckBb  
AHardwired to self-destructE  
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E A E Bb E A E Bb E Gm E A E
[Verse 3]
EOnce upon a planet burning
EOnce upon a flame
EOnce upon a fear returning
EAll in vain
EDo you feel that hope is fading?
Do you Ccomprehend?
EDo you feel it terminating?
EIn the AendGm  E  A  Bb  
[Chorus]
AWe're so fuckedBb  
AShit outta luckBb  
AHardwired to Cself-destruct E  
EHardwired to Bbself-destructE  
ESelf-destruct
ESelf-destruct
ESelf-destruct
[OUTRO] 
  A   E   A   E....

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Hardwired

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Hardwired

Metallica

Produced By Greg Fidelman

Album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct

Standard Tuning

No Capo

[INTRO]

E Bb E Bb E Bb E Bb A E A E

[Verse 1]

In the name of desperation

In the name of wretched pain

In the name of all creation

Gone insane

[Chorus]

A Bb

We're so fucked

A Bb

Shit outta luck

A C

Hardwired to self-destruct

[INSTRUMENTAL]

E A E

[Verse 2]

On the way to paranoia

On the crooked borderline

On the way to great destroyer

Doom design

[Chorus]

A Bb

We're so fucked

A Bb

Shit outta luck

A E

Hardwired to self-destruct

[INSTRUMENTAL]

E A E Bb E A E Bb E Gm E A E

[Verse 3]

Once upon a planet burning

Once upon a flame

Once upon a fear returning

All in vain

Do you feel that hope is fading?

Do you comprehend?

Do you feel it terminating?

E A Gm E A Bb

In the end

[Chorus]

A Bb

We're so fucked

A Bb

Shit outta luck

A C E

Hardwired to self-destruct

E Bb E

Hardwired to self-destruct

Self-destruct

[OUTRO]

A E A E

....

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