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Hero of the Day   Metallica

 
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 |------0-----0------2------4------5--------7-------7------7------|
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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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 |o----------2------2------2------2------6---6-----6-----6---o|
 |----0----0------2------4------5------7-------7-----7--------|
 |--2---2-----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 CHORUS:


 PmPm


 They're off to find the hero of the day


 

 
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 |--2--2------4--4------6--6------7--7------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
 |--0---------2---------4---------5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 PmPm


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


 

 
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 |---0----0----------2----------4----------5----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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 |o/2--------------/4------------/6-----/7----------66666666///8888888--9~~~~-o|
 |-/0--------------/2------------/4-----/5----------77777777///9999999---------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 INTERLUDE 2:


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


 

 
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 |-------------2------2------2------2------4------4------4----|
 |-----------2------2------2------2------6---6------6------6--|
 |----0----0------2------4------5------7--------7------7------|
 |--2---2-----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


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


 

 
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 |----0----0------2------4------5------7--------7------7------7-------|
 |--2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 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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 | Gtr. 2


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 feel


 real


 

 
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 2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2-2-|


 

 
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 CHORUS:


 PmPm


 Now deservingly this easy chair


 But the rocking stopped by wheels of despair


 

 
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 |--0---------2---------4---------5---------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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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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 |--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1|

 


 


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

 


 


 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|

 


 


 


 


 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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 Gtr. 2


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


 

 
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 |--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(9)~~~~~~~~~~~(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(9)~~~~~~~~~~~(9)~~~~~~~~~~~~-


 

 
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 BRIDGE:


 Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm Pm


 

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

 


 


 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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 |--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
 |--3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3|
 |--1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1|

 


 


 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|

 


 


 Solo:


 slide


 

 
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 Bb-7--5-5-7--5-7---7-5-----7---7--7--5---7--7--5--7----7--5---------
 Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Db---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 eb---10---10--10--10---9--9--9---9--9--9--7-------7------------------
 Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Db---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 eb-----------------------------5---------------------------------------
 Bb-7---5---7---5--7----7--5-------7--7----7--7--5----7--7--5--7------
 Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Db---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------

 


 


 slide


 

 
 eb-----------5/12-----12---12--12--12---10--10--10--12----12--14----
 Bb---7--5--------------------------------------------------------------
 Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Db---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------

 


 tremelo


 pick


 

 
 eb-----14--16-------------------------------17---17---17---17---17---
 Bb----------\----------------------------------------------------------
 Gb----------\--------------------------------14---14---14---14---14--
 Db----------\---------------------------------------------------------
 Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------
 eb-17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17-
 Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gb-14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14-
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 Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------
 eb-17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17/16---16---16---16/14
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 Gb-14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14---14/13---13---13---13/11
 Db-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------
 eb---14/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-
 Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gb---11/9-----9----9----9----9----9-----9----9----9----9----9----9-
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 Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------
 eb--12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-12-12
 Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gb--9-----9----9----9----9-----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--9---9
 Db---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 eb----22---22--22--22---21/14/17-------------------------------------
 Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gb----19---19--19--19---18/11/14-------------------------------------
 Db---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------

 


 


 OUTRO:


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


 

 
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 |--2--2--2--2/3___\2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2/3___\2--2--2--2---

 


 


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


 

 
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 ---2--2--2--2/3___\2--2--2--2----2--2--2--2/3--2--2--2--2--2/3-------|

 


 


 ___second_time___


 [/]  

 
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