Metallica

Songwriter: Dio Cozy Powell Ritchie Blackmore

Producer: Greg Fidelman

[Light In The Black]

[Intro]

[Tarot Woman]
[Verse 1]
I don't wanna go
Something tells me no
No, no, no
But traces in the sand
The lines that set my hand
Go, go, go

[Chorus 1]
Beware of a place
A smile of a bright shining face
I'll never return, how do you know?
Tarot woman
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know

[Verse 2]
She can take you there
The entrance to the fair
Mine, mine, mine
Ride the carousel
And cast a magic spell
Fly, fly, fly

[Chorus 1]
Beware of a place
A smile of a bright shining face
I'll never return, how do you know?
Tarot woman, I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know

[Stargazer]
[Verse 3]
High noon, oh, I'd sell my soul for water
Nine years worth of breaking my back
There's no sun in the shadow of the wizard
See how he glides, he's lighter than air

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I see his face
Where is your star?
Is it far, is it far, is it far?
And when do we leave?
I believe, I believe, yes, I believe

[Chorus 2]
In the heat and the rain
With whips and chains
To see him fly
So many die
We build a tower of stone
With our flesh and bone
Just to see him fly
But we don't know why
Now, where do we go?

[Kill The King]
Yeah

[Verse 4]
Danger, danger, the queen's about to kill
Stranger, stranger, and life's about to spill
Oh no, move away from harm
I need a spell and a charm
Fly like the wind
No pawn, be gone, speed on and on

[Chorus 3]
Kill the king
Tear him down
Kill the king
Yeah, strike him down

[Verse 5]
Power, power it happens every day
Power, devour all along the way
Oh no, move away from harm
I need a spell and a charm
And fly like the wind
No pawn, be gone, speed on and on
Kill the king

[Solo]

Strike him down

[Solo]

[Verse 6]
Treason, treason, the spectre looms again
Treason, reason, the realm is safe and then
Oh no, move away from harm
I need a spell and a charm
Fly like the rainbow
No pawn, be gone, speed on and on

[Chorus 3]
Kill the king
Yeah, tear him down
Kill the king
Yeah, take his crown
Oh, kill the king
Go take his crown
Yeah, yeah
Kill the king
Strike him down

[Light In The Black]

[Outro]

Like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden before, Metallica has managed to transcend the genre from which it was originated. To their metal fanbase they are considered one of the Big Four bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer; however Metallica is also one of the most commercially successful bands in all of rock music, having sold 110 million records including the 16x platinum Metallica, which stands as both the highest selling metal album of all time and most successful album of the past 25 years.

Metallica was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles after drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advert in the classifieds newspaper The Recycler, which was answered by singer/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. They were soon joined by lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, who later formed Megadeth after being kicked out of the band because of his substance and alchohol abuse, and bassist Ron McGovney, a childhood friend of Hetfield. These two early members were replaced with Cliff Burton (who relocated the band to San Francisco) and ex-Exodus lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett to form the band’s classic line-up.

The band released three albums, 1983’s Kill ‘Em All, 1984’s Ride The Lightning and 1986’s Master of Puppets before the tragic and untimely death of Cliff Burton on September 27th, 1986.

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