Chords for Metallica-Ride The Lightning with lyrics

Tempo:
73.675 bpm
Chords used:

E

C

A

F#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Metallica-Ride The Lightning with lyrics chords
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[E]
[E] [F]
[E]
[E]
[C] [E] [F#] [E] [F#] [E] [C]
[E] I'm going to be a star, she could be having any right, she's someone who's controlling me.
I'm in the air, stuck in there like a dare, is that really happening to [F#] me?
Nobody knows what to say, I'll take your love from you.
[C#]
[C] I ask [A] for my [C#] eyes, [B] now [A] it's time to die.
[B]
[F#] [C#] [B] I'm buzzing [A] in my [C#] brain, [B] I can [A] feel the [F#] pain.
[E] White from the sun, it's the beginning of the end.
Not just as my only [F#] friend, with fear, what am I doing here?
[C#] [B] I ask for [Am] my eyes, [C] now [A] [C] [F#] I'm dying.
[C#] [N] I'm buzzing in [Am] my [C#] brain, [B] I [A] can feel the pain.
[N]
[E] [E]
[C] Someone help [Bm] me, they've got to [A#] help me.
They're trying to take it all away, [F] I need [N] no one.
Someone [G]
[Dm] [G] [E] [C]
[B] [E]
[C] [G] [A] [E]
[C] [G] [Am] [C]
[Am] [E] [C]
[G] [A] [E] [Em] [C]
[Am] [E] [C]
[G] [A] [F#m] [D] [A]
[B] [F#] [D] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [D] [Am]
[B] [F#m] [D] [A] [B]
[Am] [G] [Am] [F]
[E] [A]
[E]
[C] [Bm] [A#] [A]
[C] [Bm] [A#] [A]
[F] [Dm] [A#] [C] [Em]
[A#] [Am] [F] [Dm] [F]
[C] [E] [Am] [E]
[C] help [B] me, they've got to [N] help me.
They're trying to take [F] it all away, I [Gm] need no [A#] one.
[E] I'm dying.
[N] [E]
[C]
[E]
[C] [E] I'm cold as coal, the wind seems like an hour, the fire burns all I see.
Who is this, just give it all for a whiff, if this is true just let it be.
[F#] Wake up, wake up this life you dream of.
[C#] [B] I ask for [Am] my eyes, [C#] now [A] it's time to [E] die.
[F#m] [C#] [B] I'm [Am] buzzing in my [C#] brain, [B] I [A] can feel the pain.
[F#] [A] [F#m]
[C] [F#m] [E] [F#] [E]
[C] [F#] [E] [F#] [E]
[C] [F#] [E] [F#m]
[C] [F#] [E] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
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To learn Metallica - (Amsterdam, Netherlands - April 27, 2023) Ride The Lightning chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, E, C, F#, E, F#, B, A and C# of chords. For best results, commence at 36 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 74. With an eye on the song's key E Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[C] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [E] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ [C] _
[E] I'm going to be a star, she could be having any right, she's someone who's controlling me.
I'm in the air, stuck in there like a dare, is that really happening to [F#] me?
Nobody knows what to say, I'll take your love from you.
[C#]
[C] I ask [A] for my [C#] eyes, [B] now [A] it's time to die.
[B] _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] [B] I'm buzzing [A] in my [C#] brain, [B] I can [A] feel the _ _ [F#] pain. _ _
_ [E] _ _ White from the sun, _ it's the beginning of the end. _ _ _ _
Not just as my only [F#] friend, _ _ with fear, what am I doing here?
[C#] [B] I ask for [Am] my eyes, [C] now [A] _ _ [C] [F#] I'm dying.
_ _ [C#] [N] I'm buzzing in [Am] my [C#] brain, [B] I [A] can feel the pain.
[N] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Someone help [Bm] me, they've got to [A#] help me.
They're trying to take it all away, [F] I need [N] no one.
_ _ Someone _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ [F#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
[B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [F] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A#] _ _ _ [A] _
[C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A#] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ [Dm] _ [A#] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A#] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] help [B] me, they've got to [N] help me.
They're trying to take [F] it all away, I [Gm] need no [A#] one.
[E] I'm dying. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ I'm cold as coal, the wind seems like an hour, the fire burns all I see.
_ Who is this, just give it all for a whiff, if this is true just let it be.
[F#] Wake up, wake up this life you dream of.
[C#] [B] I ask for [Am] my eyes, [C#] now [A] it's time to [E] die.
[F#m] _ _ _ [C#] [B] I'm [Am] buzzing in my [C#] brain, [B] I [A] can feel the pain.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[C] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [E] _

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