Metallica

Released: June 5, 2003

Songwriter: Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich James Hetfield Bob Rock

Producer: Bob Rock Metallica

[Verse 1]
I won't go away
Right, Right here I'll stay
Stand silent in flames
Stand tall untill it fades

[Chorus]
Shoot Me Again
I ain't dead yet
C'mon Shoot Me Again
I ain't dead yet
I said Shoot Me Again
I ain’t dead yet
C’mon Shoot Me Again
I ain’t dead yet
Come on

[Chorus 2] X2
Shoot Me Again
Shoot Me Again
Shoot Me
Shoot Me Again
Shoot Me Again
Come on

[Verse 2]
All these shots I take
I spit back at you
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you

All the shots
All the shots

All the shots I take
What difference did I make?
All the shots I take
I spit back at you

[Verse 3]
I won't go away (with a bullet in my back!)
Right, Right here I'll stay (with a bullet in my back!)

Shoot me (take a shot)
Shoot me (take a shot)
Shoot me (take a shot)
Shoot me (take a shot)

I'll stand on my own (with a bullet in my back!)
I'm stranded and sold (with a bullet in my back!)

[Chorus 3]
Shoot Me Again
I ain't dead yet
C'mon Shoot Me Again
I ain't dead yet
Yeah Shoot Me Again
I ain’t dead yet
C’mon Shoot Me Again
I ain’t dead yet
I said

[Chorus 4]
Shoot Me Again
Shoot Me Again
Come on
Shoot Me Again
Shoot Me Again
Come on
Shoot Me Again
Shoot Me Again
Shoot Me
Shoot Me Again
Shoot Me Again
Yeah!

[Verse 2]
All these shots I take
I spit back at you
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you

All the shots
All the shots

All the shots I take (Hey!)
What difference did I make? (What difference did I make?)
All the shots I take
I spit back at you

[Bridge 1]
I bite my tongue
Trying not to shoot back
No compromise
My heart won't pump the other way

[Bridge] X2
Wake the sleeping giant
Wake the beast
Wake the sleeping dog
No, Let him sleep

Bite my tongue
Trying not to shoot back

[Outro]
All these shots I take
I spit back at you, yeah
All the shit you fake
Comes back to haunt you, oh

All the shots
All the shots

All the shots I take, hey
What difference did I make? (What difference did I make?)
All the shots I take
I spit back at you, oh

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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