The Day That Never Comes

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Artist: Metallica
Song: The Day that Never Comes
Album: Death Magnetic
[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
AmGEmC
x4
Am G Em
Born to push you around
C Am
Better just stay down
G Em
You put away,
C
He hits the flesh,
Am
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
C5E5B5E5
x2
E5
x3 |
B5Bb5E5
| x2
E5
Love is a four letter word,
E5 B5 Bb5 E5
And never spoken here
E5
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
D5
This I swear, This I swear,
E
This I swear
[Solo]

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Artist: Metallica
Song: The Day that Never Comes
Album: Death Magnetic
[Intro] x5
[Verse]
C
Am G Em C x4
[Chorus]
Am G   Am
[Verse]
[Chorus]
E5 G5 A5 C5 B5
C5 E5 B5 E5 x2
E5 x3       |
B5 Bb5 E5   |  x2
[Solo]

The Day That Never Comes Chords by Metallica

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