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The Day That Never Comes

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1/32

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 32Position: 12

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro] x5
e|----12----------12----------12----------12-----------14----------14----------12----------12----|
B|--13---13----13----13----12----12----12----12-----15----15----15----15----13----13----13----13-|
G|14--------14----------12----------12----------12----------12----------14----------14-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
C
 Am   G   Em   Cx4
   Am  GBorn to push you aEmround
  CBetter just stay dAmown
 GYou put aEmway,
He hits the Cflesh,
You hit the gAmround
GMouth so full of lEmies
 CTend to block your Ameyes
 GJust keep them cEmlosed,
Keep praying, jCust keep Dwaiting
[Chorus]
    Am  GWaiting for the oneEm  C  
   AmThe Gday that never coEmmesC  
   AmWhen you Gstand up and feel the waEmrmthC  
         Am                  G     Em       C(E5)
   But the sunshine never comes,   no
  ENo, the sunshine never coAmmesG  Am  
Am G   Am
[Verse]
   Am  GPushed you across that Emline
  CJust stay down this Amtime
  GHide in yourEmself,
Crawl in yourCself, you’ll have your Amtime
GGod I’ll make them Empay
  CTake you back one Amday
 GI’ll end this Emday, I’ll splatter Ccolor oDn this Amgrey
[Chorus]
GWaiting for the onEme,C  
  AmThe Gday that never coEmmesC  
  AmWhen you Gstand up and feel the wEmarmthC  
        Am                 G      Em    C(E5)
  But the sunshine never comes
E5 G5 A5 C5 B5
 C5   E5   B5   E5x2
 E5x3       |
 B5   Bb5     E5|  x2
E5Love is a four letter word,
E5And never spoken B5herBb5eE5  
E5Love is a four letter word
E5Here in this prisonB5  Bb5  E5  
I F#5suffer A5this F#5no     A5  F#5longer,A5  
I’ll F#5put  A5an F#5end A5to,
A5This B5I G#5swear, B5this C#5I  A5swear
The C#5sun D5will B5shine
D5This I swear, This I swear,
This I Eswear
[Solo]

All chords in this song (16)

The story behind the song

"The Day That Never Comes" is a song that builds from clean guitar intros and verses into heavily distorted choruses, accelerating through a bridge with fast-paced harmonies and a long guitar solo. This musical journey is reminiscent of their earlier ballads, culminating in a purely instrumental ending filled with solos and chord progressions. It's a sonic landscape that invites you to feel the gradual intensity and release, a hallmark of Metallica's approach to their more downbeat tracks.

AI-written from these sources:The Day That Never Comes — Wikipedia ↗Metallica — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Day That Never Comes

by Metallica

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb5

F#5

G#5

C#5

[Intro] x5

e|----12----------12----------12----------12-----------14----------14----------12----------12----|

B|--13---13----13----13----12----12----12----12-----15----15----15----15----13----13----13----13-|

G|14--------14----------12----------12----------12----------12----------14----------14-----------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Am G Em C

Am G Em

Born to push you around

C Am

Better just stay down

G Em

You put away,

He hits the flesh,

You hit the ground

G Em

Mouth so full of lies

C Am

Tend to block your eyes

G Em

Just keep them closed,

C D

Keep praying, just keep waiting

[Chorus]

Am G Em C

Waiting for the one

Am G Em C

The day that never comes

Am G Em C

When you stand up and feel the warmth

Am G Em C E5

()

But the sunshine never comes, no

E Am G Am

No, the sunshine never comes

Am G Am

[Verse]

Am G Em

Pushed you across that line

C Am

Just stay down this time

G Em

Hide in yourself,

C Am

Crawl in yourself, you’ll have your time

G Em

God I’ll make them pay

C Am

Take you back one day

G Em C D Am

I’ll end this day, I’ll splatter color on this grey

[Chorus]

G Em C

Waiting for the one,

Am G Em C

The day that never comes

Am G Em C

When you stand up and feel the warmth

Am G Em C E5

()

But the sunshine never comes

E5 G5 A5 C5 B5

C5 E5 B5 E5

x3 |

B5 Bb5 E5

| x2

Love is a four letter word,

E5 B5 Bb5 E5

And never spoken here

Love is a four letter word

E5 B5 Bb5 E5

Here in this prison

F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5

I suffer this no longer,

F#5 A5 F#5 A5

I’ll put an end to,

A5 B5 G#5 B5 C#5 A5

This I swear, this I swear

C#5 D5 B5

The sun will shine

This I swear, This I swear,

This I swear

[Solo]

About The Day That Never Comes Chords by Metallica

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