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Carpe Diem Baby
Metallica
[Verse 1]
   D#mHit dirt, shake treeC#, split sky, Bpart sea
   D#mStrip smile, lose coolC#, bleed the day and brBeak the rule
D#mLive win, dare fail, C#eat the dirt and biBte the nail
A# Am F#m Fm
[Pre-Chorus]
   D#mThen make me miss youA#  Am  F#m  Fm  
   D#mThen make me miss youC#  B  
[Chorus]
D#m
   D#mSo wash Fmyour face Eaway G#mwith dirtD#m  
   D#mIt don't Fmfeel good EuntiG#ml it hurtsD#m  
   D#mSo take Fmthis world Eand G#mshake it
   G#mCome squeeze and suck the dayB  
   G#mCome carpe diem, baD#mby
G#  D#  D#  G#  B  B
[Verse 2]
   D#mDraw lead, piss wine, C#sink teeth, Ball mine
   D#mStoke fire, break neck, C#suffer through this, cheaBt on death
   D#mHug the curve, lose the time, C#tear the map and shoBot the sign
A# Am F#m Fm
[Pre-Chorus]
   D#mThen make me miss youA#  Am  F#m  Fm  
Dm#                        C#  B  
   Then make me miss you
[Chorus]
D#m
   D#mSo wash Fmyour face Eaway G#mwith dirtD#m  
   D#mIt don't Fmfeel good EuntiG#ml it hurtsD#m  
   D#mSo take Fmthis world Eand G#mshake it
   G#mCome squeeze and suck the dayB  
   G#mCome carpe diem, baD#mby
Yeah, Suck it!
[Solo]
G#  D#  D#  G#  D#  D#
[Bridge]
D#Live win, dare fail, eaC#t dirt, bite the Enail
D#Strip smile, lose cool, bleed thC#e day snd break the ruleE  
D#Hug the curve, lose the time, tear the mC#ap, and shoot the signE  A#  
[Pre-Chorus]
D#Then make me miss you... C#Come Eon, come on
D#Then make me misEs you...C#  E  
[Chorus]
D#So wash your facG#e away with diD#rt
D#It don't feel goG#od until it hurtF#s
D#So take this worG#ld and shake itB  
Come squeeze and suck the day
Come make me miss you...E  
Come carpe diem D#babyG#  
Come carpe diem D#babyG#  D#  

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Carpe Diem Baby

by Metallica

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D#m

F#m

G#m

Carpe Diem Baby

Metallica

[Verse 1]

D#m C# B

Hit dirt, shake tree, split sky, part sea

D#m C# B

Strip smile, lose cool, bleed the day and break the rule

D#m C# B

Live win, dare fail, eat the dirt and bite the nail

A# Am F#m Fm

[Pre-Chorus]

D#m A# Am F#m Fm

Then make me miss you

D#m C# B

Then make me miss you

[Chorus]

D#m

D#m Fm E G#m D#m

So wash your face away with dirt

D#m Fm E G#m D#m

It don't feel good until it hurts

D#m Fm E G#m

So take this world and shake it

G#m B

Come squeeze and suck the day

G#m D#m

Come carpe diem, baby

G# D# D# G# B B

[Verse 2]

D#m C# B

Draw lead, piss wine, sink teeth, all mine

D#m C# B

Stoke fire, break neck, suffer through this, cheat on death

D#m C# B

Hug the curve, lose the time, tear the map and shoot the sign

A# Am F#m Fm

[Pre-Chorus]

D#m A# Am F#m Fm

Then make me miss you

C# B

Dm#

Then make me miss you

[Chorus]

D#m

D#m Fm E G#m D#m

So wash your face away with dirt

D#m Fm E G#m D#m

It don't feel good until it hurts

D#m Fm E G#m

So take this world and shake it

G#m B

Come squeeze and suck the day

G#m D#m

Come carpe diem, baby

Yeah, Suck it!

[Solo]

G# D# D# G# D# D#

[Bridge]

D# C# E

Live win, dare fail, eat dirt, bite the nail

D# C# E

Strip smile, lose cool, bleed the day snd break the rule

D# C# E A#

Hug the curve, lose the time, tear the map, and shoot the sign

[Pre-Chorus]

D# C# E

Then make me miss you... Come on, come on

D# E C# E

Then make me miss you...

[Chorus]

D# G# D#

So wash your face away with dirt

D# G# F#

It don't feel good until it hurts

D# G# B

So take this world and shake it

Come squeeze and suck the day

Come make me miss you...

D# G#

Come carpe diem baby

D# G# D#

Come carpe diem baby

About Carpe Diem Baby Chords by Metallica

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What key is "Carpe Diem Baby" in?

The chords for "Carpe Diem Baby" show the original chord names (including D#m, C#, B, A#, Am, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.