Ride The Lightning Chords by Metallica
- Key: B
- BPM: 150
- Capo: no capo
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RIDE THE LIGHTNING CHORDS
[Intro] E E7 E E7 E F#7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E F#7 E7 ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E7 Guilty as charged E But damn it it ain't right E There's someone else controlling me E Death in the air E7 Strapped in the electric chair E F# This can't be happening to me ■ F# Who made you God to say F# I'll take your life from you C# B A ■ Flash before my eyes B7 F#7 Now it's time to die [Chorus] C#7 A ■ Burning in my brain F#7 E F#7 I can feel the flames ■ ■ [Verse] E7 ■ Wait for the sign E7 To flick the switch of death E7 It's the beginning of the end E7 Sweat chilling cold E7 As I watch death unfold F#7 Consciousness my only friend ■ [Chorus] F#7 My fingers grip with fear F# What am I doing here C# B Am A ■ Flash before my eyes C#7 B B7 F#7 Now it's time to die ■ C#7 B7 A ■ Burning in my brain B7 E7 I can feel the flames [Inst] G7 D7 G7 E7 G7 E7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G7 G C ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] C Someone help me Am Oh please God help me A# Am F They're trying to take it all away ■ F7 A#7 G7 I don't want to die [Solo] E7 G7 E7 G7 C7 G7 E7 C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B7 B E C G A E C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Am E C Am E C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A E E7 C G Am E C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G A F# D A B7 F#7 D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ B7 F# D A B F# D B7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A Am G F ■ ■ ■ ■ E Someone help me A E C#m7 E B E C A# ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A Am C B A# A F D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A# C G G7 A# Am F G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Inst] G7 E7 A7 E7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C C7 Oh please God help me C F7 Am They are trying to take it all away F G G7 E7 I don't want to die [Inst] C7 G C E7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] E7 Time moving slow E7 The minutes seem like hours E7 The final curtain call I see E7 Im through with this E7 Just get it over with E If this is true just let it be F# Wakened by a horrid scream F# Freed from this frightening dream C#7 A Flash before my eyes B F#7 F# Now it's time to die ■ ■ C#7 A Burning in my brain B A F#7 I can feel the flames [Solo] E F#7 C F#7 E C E C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] E A C B E E7 E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]