Metallica

Released: June 5, 2003

Songwriter: Bob Rock Kirk Hammett Lars Ulrich James Hetfield

Producer: Metallica Bob Rock

[Verse 1]
Wash your back so you don't stab mine
Get in bed with your own kind
Live your life so you don't see mine
Drape your back so you won't shine

Wash your back so you don't stab mine
Get in bed with your own kind
Live your life so you don't see mine
Drape your back so you won't shine

[Refrain 1]
Oh, then she holds my hand
And I lie to get a smile
Oh, then she holds my hand
And I lie to get a smile

[Pre-Chorus]
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want

[Chorus]
Oh, sweet Amber
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?

[Verse 2]
Chase the rabbit, fetch the stick
She rolls me over until I'm sick
She deals in habits, deals in pain
I run away but I'm back again

Chase the rabbit, fetch the stick
She rolls me over until I'm sick
She deals in habits, deals in pain
I run away but I'm back again

[Refrain 2]
Oh, then she holds my hand
And I lie to get a smile, oh yeah
Then she squeezes tighter
I still lie to get a smile

[Pre-Chorus]
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want
Using what I want to get what you want

[Chorus]
Oh, sweet Amber
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?

[Bridge]
She holds the pen that spells the end
She traces me and draws me in
She holds the pen that spells the end
She traces me and draws me in

Ooh, sweet Amber
Oh, sweet Amber

[Interlude]

[Chorus]
Oh, sweet Amber
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?

[Outro]
It's never as sweet as it seems

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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