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The Thing That Should Not Be

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Metallica – the thing that should not be
Tuning:E  
Intro:
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5
F5 D5 E5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5 D#5
E5
messenger of fear in sight
E5 Eb5 E5 F5
dark deception kills the light
E5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5
E5
hybrid children watch the sea
E5 Eb5 E5 F5
pray for father, roaming free
E5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5
Am7 Fm7
fearless wretch
F#m7
insanity
he watches
D#m7
lurking beneath the sea
Am7
great old one
Fm7
forbidden site
F#m7
he searches
D#m7 A5 Bb5 G5 Ab
hunter of the shadows is rising
G5 A5 Bb5 G5 Ab
Immortal
G5 A5 Bb5 F5 A5
in madness you dwell
E5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5 E5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5
E5
crawling chaos underground
E5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5
cult has summoned twisted sound
E5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5 E5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5
E5
out from ruins once possessed
E5 Eb5 E5 F5
fallen city, living death
Am7 Fm7
fearless wretch
F#m7
insanity
he watches
D#m7
lurking beneath the sea
Am7
timeless sleep
Fm7
has been upset
F#m7
he awakens
D#m7 A5 Bb5 G5 Ab G5 Ab D5 G5 Ab
hunter of the shadows is rising
G5 A5 Bb5 G5 Ab
Immortal
G5 A5 Bb5 F5 A5
in madness you dwell
G5 Ab G5 Ab D5 G5 Ab G5 Ab G5 Ab D5
G5 Ab G5 Ab D5 G5 Ab G5
Ab D5 G5 Ab G5
A5 Bb5
G5 A5 Bb5 F5 A5 D5
in madness you dwell
G5 Ab G5 Ab G5 Ab D5
G5 Ab G5 Ab G5 Ab D5
E5
not dead which eternal lie
E5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5
stranger eons, death may die
E5
drain you of your sanity
E5 Eb5 E5 F5 D5
face the thing that should not be
Am7 Fm7
fearless wretch
F#m7
insanity
he watches
D#m7
lurking beneath the sea
Am7
great old one
Fm7
forbidden site
F#m7
he searches
D#m7 A5 Bb5 G5 Ab
hunter of the shadows is rising
G5 A5 Bb5 G5 Ab G5 Ab
Immortal
G5 A5 Bb5 F5 A5
in madness you dwell
E5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5 E5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5
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