The Unforgiven — Metallica
Chords and lyrics for The Unforgiven by Metallica (key of Am).
Verse 1
From: Johan Englund
The Unforgiven - Metallica
Intro
[Am]
[Am] [C] [G] [Em]
[Am] [C] [G] [E]
[Am]
Verse 1
[Am]New blood joins this [Em]earth and [D]quickly he's [Am]subdued.
Through [Am]constant pained [Em]disgrace, the [D]young boy learns their [Am]rules.
With [Am]time the child draws [Em]in, this [D]whipping boy done [Am]wrong.
[Am]Deprived of all his [Em]thoughts, the [D]young man struggles [Am]on and on.
He's known, ooh, a [C]vow unto his [G]own, that [Am]never from this day
his [C]will they'll take [G]away.[E]
Chorus
[Am] What I've [C]felt, what I've [G]known, never [Em]shined through in what I've
[Am]shown.
Never [C]be, never [G]see. Won't [E]see what might have [Am]been.
What I've [C]felt, what I've [G]known, never [Em]shined through in what I've [Am]shown.
Never [C]free, never [G]me. So I [E]dub thee [Am]Unforgiven.
Verse 2
They [Am]dedicate their [Em]lives to [D]running all of [Am]his
He [Am]tries to please them [Em]all, this [D]bitter man he [Am]is
[Am]Throughout his life the [Em]same, he's [D]battled [Am]constantly
This [Am]fight he cannot [Em]win. A [D]tired man they [Am]see no longer cares.
The [C]old man then [G]prepares to [Am]die regretfully
That [C]old man here is [G]me.[E]
Chorus
[Am] What I've [C]felt, what I've [G]known, never [Em]shined through in what I've
[Am]shown.
Never [C]be, never [G]see. Won't [E]see what might have [Am]been.
What I've [C]felt, what I've [G]known, never [Em]shined through in what I've [Am]shown.
Never [C]free, never [G]me. So I [E]dub thee [Am]Unforgiven.
Solo
[Am]
[Am] [Em] [D] [Am]
[Am] [Em] [D] [Am]
[Am] [Em] [D] [Am]
[Am] [Em] [D]
[Am] [C] [G]
[Am] [C] [G] [E]
Chorus
[Am] What I've [C]felt, what I've [G]known, never [Em]shined through in what I've
[Am]shown.
Never [C]be, never [G]see. Won't [E]see what might have [Am]been.
What I've [C]felt, what I've [G]known, never [Em]shined through in what I've [Am]shown.
Never [C]free, never [G]me. So I [E]dub thee [Am][C]Unforgiveeeeeen, [G]ohoh.[Em]
Interlude
[Am] [C] [G] [Em]
Outro
[Am] Never [C]free, never [G]me. So I [E]dub thee [Am][C][G]Unforgiveeeeeeeeeen.[E]
[Am] You label [C]me, I label [G]you. So I [E]dub thee [Am][C][G]Unforgiveeeeeeeeeen.[E]
[Am] Never [C]free, never [G]me. So I [E]dub thee [Am][C][G]Unforgiveeeeeeeeeen.[E]
[Am] You label [C]me, I label [G]you. So I [E]dub thee [Am][C][G]Unforgiveeeeeeeeeen.[E]
[Am] Never [C]free, never [G]me. So I [E]dub thee [Am][C][G][E]Unforgiveeeeeeeeeen.[Am]
(fade out)
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