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Master Of Puppets

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Metallica - master of puppets
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
E5 D5 C#5 C Em
D5   C#5   C   Emx(4)
B5
E5 Em
[Verse]
Emend of passion play, crumbling away
i'm your source of self-destruction
veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear
leading on your death's construction
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mtaste me, you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
how i'm killing youB5  
[Chorus]
E5 D5 E5
C5  B5come crawD#5ling B5  E5fasterD5  E5  
C5  B5obey D#5your E5masterD5  E5  
C5  B5your D#5life E5burns D5fasE5ter
B5obD#5ey yoE5ur masD5terE5  
Fmaster
E5master of puppets, i'm pulling your stGrings
C5twisting your mind and B5smashing your dA5reams
Dblinded by me, you can'C5t see a tBhing
E5just call my name, 'cause i'll D5hear you scCream
E5Master
FMaster
E5just call my name, 'cause i'll hear you sCcream
E5Master
FMaster
B5
[Verse]
Emneedlework the way, never you betray
life of death becoming clearer
pain monopoly, ritual misery
chop your breakfast on a mirror
[Pre-Chorus]
F#mtaste me, you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
how i'm killing youB5  
[Chorus]
E5 D5 E5
C5  B5come crawD#5ling B5  E5fasterD5  E5  
C5  B5obey D#5your E5masterD5  E5  
C5  B5your D#5life E5burns D5fasE5ter
B5obD#5ey yoE5ur masD5terE5  
Fmaster
E5master of puppets, i'm pulling your stGrings
C5twisting your mind and B5smashing your dA5reams
Dblinded by me, you can'C5t see a tBhing
E5just call my name, 'cause i'll D5hear you scCream
E5Master
FMaster
E5just call my name, 'cause i'll hear you sCcream
E5Master
FMaster
[Interlude]
Em   D   Cadd9Amsus2 B7  
B7/D#   Em   D   Cadd9Amsus2 B7  B7/D#  
Em D Cadd9
Amsus2 B7  B7/D#  
[Solo]
Em D Cadd9
Amsus2 B7   B7/D#   Em  D  
Cadd9Amsus2 B7  B7/D#  
Em   D   Cadd9Amsus2 B7  B7/D#  
E5   D5   C5   A5   B5   D#5x2
E5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 C#5
[Bridge]
F#5masterG5, F#5master
G5wF#5here's the drG5eams tF#5hat i've been G5after?
F#5masterG5, F#5masterG5  
you F#5promised oG5nly F#5lies
G5   C#5lauF#5ghterG5, F#5laughterG5  
F#5all i heaG5r and F#5see is lauG5ghter
F#5laughterG5, F#5laughterG5  
F#5laughing aG#5t my F#5criesG5  
fix me
G F#
[Solo]
Em
[Verse]
Emhell is worth all that, natural habitat
just a rhyme without a reason
never-ending maze, drift on numbered days
now your life is out of season
F#mi will occupy
i will help you die
i will run through you
now i rule you, too
E5 D5 E5
C5  B5come crawD#5ling B5  E5fasterD5  E5  
C5  B5obey D#5your E5masterD5  E5  
C5  B5your D#5life E5burns D5fasE5ter
B5obD#5ey yoE5ur masD5terE5  
Fmaster
[Chorus]
E5master of puppets, i'm pulling your stGrings
C5twisting your mind and B5smashing your dA5reams
Dblinded by me, you can'C5t see a tBhing
E5just call my name, 'cause i'll D5hear you scCream
E5Master
FMaster
E5just call my name, 'cause i'll hear you sCcream
E5Master
FMaster
B5
E5
CEm E5x4
Haha ahaha A E5
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The story behind the song

"Master of Puppets" is the title track from Metallica's third album, a band known for its fast tempos and aggressive musicianship, making them pioneers of thrash metal. The song itself is notable for its extensive use of downpicking and a long instrumental section. A riff from David Bowie's "Andy Warhol" is quoted within the song as a homage by Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett. This track embodies the intricate and powerful sound that defines the band's early work.

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