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Hero of the Day   Metallica

 
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 Chorus:


 Played with heavy distortion.


 

 
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 Comments questions or whatever to: bmoe@aft.sn.no


 [--]- Martin Moe Aaserud


 


 Hero of the Day - Metallica


 Tabbed By Samy Arbid (Hesher104@aol.com)


 


 Most of this was tabbed by Phil Boyle.


 what i did was take it and add the lyrics and


 add all the parts he missed.


 i also fixed up the chorus and solo.


 


 INTRO:


 

 
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 INTERLUDE:


 Mama they try and break me..................


 

 
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 VERSE:


 The windows burns to light the way back home


 A light that warms no matter where they've gone


 

 
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 CHORUS:


 PmPm


 They're off to find the hero of the day


 

 
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 PmPm


 But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way.....


 

 
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 Still the window burns Time so slowly turns And someone there is sighing


 Keepers of the flames Do ya feel your name? Can't you hear your babies crying?


 

 
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 INTERLUDE 2:


 Mama they try and break me...........


 

 
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 Still they try and break me..........


 

 
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 VERSE 2: (2 guitars)


 Gtr. 1


 'Scuze me while I tend to how I


 These things return to me that still seem


 

 
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 feel


 real


 

 
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 CHORUS:


 PmPm


 Now deservingly this easy chair


 But the rocking stopped by wheels of despair


 

 
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 Don't want your aid But the first I've make For years can't hold or feel


 

 
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 No, I'm not all me So please excuse me While I tend to how I feel


 

 
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 BRIDGE:


 Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm


 

 
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 Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm


 But now the dreams and waking screams


 That ever last the night


 So build the wall, behind the crawl


 And hide until it's light


 

 
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 Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm


 So can you hear your babies cryin' now?


 

 
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 SOLO:


 

 
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 FILL: (2 guitars)


 Gtr. 1


 Still the window burns Time so slowly turns And someone there is sighing


 

 
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 Gtr. 1


 Keepers of the flames Do ya feel your name? Can't you hear your babies crying?


 

 
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 | let it ring................................................................


 

 
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 BRIDGE:


 Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm


 

 
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 Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm


 But now the dreams and waking screams


 That ever last the night


 So build the wall, behind the crawl


 And hide until it's light


 

 
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 Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm


 So can you hear your babies cryin' now?


 

 
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 |--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1---1---1---1|

 


 


 OUTRO:


 Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me


 

 
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 Mama they try and break me Mama they try... Mama they try...


 

 
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 ___second_time___


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