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Confusion
Metallica
Produced By Greg Fidelman
Album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
No Capo
[INTRO]
C F D G E B E C B E C B E C B E C B Bb E B E B E
B E C E C D E F E C F E C F E
[VERSE]
CWake to face the day
BGrab this life and walk away
CWar is never done
BRub the patch and battle on
CMake it go awEay
CPlease, Fmake it Ego away
[INSTRUMENTAL]
F E G E A G E
[Chorus]
EConfusiBbonE  
AAll sanity is now Gbeyond meE  
GDelusion
AAll sanity Gis but a memorEy
My Clife, Fthe war that Bbnever Eends
[INSTRUMENTAL]
F C E F C F E C G E
[VERSE]
CLeave the battlefieldE  
BYet its horrors Cnever heal
Coming home from EwarC  
BPieces don't fit anymore
CMake it go awayE  
CPlease, Fmake it Ego away
[INSTRUMENTAL]
F E G E A G E
[CHORUS]
GConfusioEn
AAll sanity is now Gbeyond meE  
GDelusioEn
AAll sanity Gis but a memoryE  
CMy life, Fthe war that Dnever endsE  
[REFRAIN]
FFatBbher, Cplease come homEe
BbShell Cshocked Bball I've known
EFather, Bbplease come homeE  
[INSTRUMENTAL]
F E G E Bb E
[BRIDGE]
ELabel him a deadwood Bbsoldier now
ECast away and left to Bbroam
ERapid is Athe road to sacrifice
EJust takes Bblonger Eto come home
ECome home
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Bb E A E Bb E A E C Bb E A Bb E A Bb C E
G E G E G E Bb E E A G E Bb E
[OUTRO]
BbConfusionE  
AAll sanity Gis now beyond meE  
GDelusionE  
ACrossfire Gricochets inside mAe
Trapped in a memory CforeverE  
EMy life, Cthe war Fthat never EendsBb  E  Bb  E  Bb  E  B  E  B  E  

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Confusion

by Metallica

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Confusion

Metallica

Produced By Greg Fidelman

Album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct

No Capo

[INTRO]

C F D G E B E C B E C B E C B E C B Bb E B E B E

B E C E C D E F E C F E C F E

[VERSE]

Wake to face the day

Grab this life and walk away

War is never done

Rub the patch and battle on

C E

Make it go away

C F E

Please, make it go away

[INSTRUMENTAL]

F E G E A G E

[Chorus]

E Bb E

Confusion

A G E

All sanity is now beyond me

Delusion

A G E

All sanity is but a memory

C F Bb E

My life, the war that never ends

[INSTRUMENTAL]

F C E F C F E C G E

[VERSE]

C E

Leave the battlefield

B C

Yet its horrors never heal

E C

Coming home from war

Pieces don't fit anymore

C E

Make it go away

C F E

Please, make it go away

[INSTRUMENTAL]

F E G E A G E

[CHORUS]

G E

Confusion

A G E

All sanity is now beyond me

G E

Delusion

A G E

All sanity is but a memory

C F D E

My life, the war that never ends

[REFRAIN]

F Bb C E

Father, please come home

Bb C Bb

Shell shocked all I've known

E Bb E

Father, please come home

[INSTRUMENTAL]

F E G E Bb E

[BRIDGE]

E Bb

Label him a deadwood soldier now

E Bb

Cast away and left to roam

E A

Rapid is the road to sacrifice

E Bb E

Just takes longer to come home

Come home

[INSTRUMENTAL]

Bb E A E Bb E A E C Bb E A Bb E A Bb C E

G E G E G E Bb E E A G E Bb E

[OUTRO]

Bb E

Confusion

A G E

All sanity is now beyond me

G E

Delusion

A G A

Crossfire ricochets inside me

C E

Trapped in a memory forever

E C F E Bb E Bb E Bb E B E B E

My life, the war that never ends

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