Ride The Lightning Metallica

Ride The Lightning

Metallica

Scott Alvarez

7392
0:00 6:27
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Em
Capo:
No capo

Lyrics

[Intro]
| E5 | - | - | - |
| -  | - | - | - |
| -  |

[Riff 1]
    | E5 | - | - |
| - | -  | - | - |
| - | -  | - | - |
| - |

[Riff 2]
          | F# - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
| - - - - | -  - -

[Verse 1]
E5
  Guilty as charged
But damn it, it ain't right
There's someone else controlling me
Death in the air
Strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me
F#5
   Who made you God to say
"I'll take your life from you?"

[Chorus]
C#      B       A
Flash before my eyes
C#       B       A
Now it's time to die
F#5 C#      B     A
    Burning in my brain
C#    B        A    F#
I can feel the flame

[Verse 2]
E5
  Wait for the sign
To flick the switch of death
It's the beginning of the end
Sweat, chilling cold
As I watch death unfold
Consciousness my only friend
F#5
   My fingers grip with fear
What am I doing here?

[Chorus]
C#      B       A
Flash before my eyes
C#       B       A
Now it's time to die
F#5 C#      B     A
    Burning in my brain
C#    B        A
I can feel the flame

[Bridge]
                   E | - - - Em | - - - E |
| - - - Em | - - - E | - - - Em | - - - E |
| - - - Em | - - -

[Verse 3]
C5
  Someone help me
B5
  Oh please, God help me
A#5                               A5
   They're trying to take it all away
F5      G5      E
I don't want to die
Em E Em E
Em Em

[Pre-solo]
                         C  - - | - -  - - |
| - B  - - | - - - - | - E5 - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - E5 - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | -

[Solo 1]
                         E5  - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - E5  - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - E5  - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - E5  - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - | - D5 - - |
| - B5 - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - | - D5 - - |
| - B5 - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - | - D5 - - |
| - B5 - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - | - D5 - - |
| - B5 - - | - - - - | -

[Breakdown]
                         A5 - - | - G5 - - |
| - F5 - - | - - - - |

[Solo 2]
                 | E5  - | -  -   |
| -   - | -  -   | -   - | -  -   |
| -   - | -  -   | C5  - | B5 -   |
| A#5 - | A5 -   | C5  - | B5 -   |
| A#5 - | A5 -   | F5  - | D5 A#5 |
| C5  - | B5 -   | A#5 - | A5 -   |
| F5  - | G5 A#5 |

[Bridge]
         | E | Em |
| E | Em | E | Em |
| E | Em |

[Verse 4]
C5
  Someone help me
B5
  Oh please, God help me
A#5                               A5
   They're trying to take it all away
F5      G5   A#5 E
I don't want to  die
Em E Em E
Em E

[Breakdown]
                C5 | - - |
| - - | - - | -

[Riff 1]
                          E5 - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - -  - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - -  - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - -  - | -

[Verse 5]
E5
  Time moving slow
The minutes seem like hours
The final curtain call I see
How true is this?
Just get it over with
If this is true, just let it be
F#5
   Wakened by horrid scream
Freed from this frightening dream

[Chorus]
C#      B       A
Flash before my eyes
C#       B       A
Now it's time to die
F#5 C#      B     A
    Burning in my brain
C#    B        A
I can feel the flame

[Outro]
               F# - - | - -  - - | - -  - - |
| - -  - - | - -  - - | - C5 - - | - F# - - |
| - E5 - - | - F# - - | - C5 - - | - F# - - |
| - E5 - - | - F# - - | - C5 - - | - F# - - |
| - E5 - - | - F# - - | - C5 - - | - F# - - |
| - E5 - - | - E5 - - |

Bars

[Intro]
| E5 | - | - | - |
| -  | - | - | - |
| -  |

[Riff 1]
    | E5 | - | - |
| - | -  | - | - |
| - | -  | - | - |
| - |

[Riff 2]
          | F# - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
| - - - - | -  - -

[Verse 1]
                  E5  | - - - - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - - -   | - - - - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - - F#5 | - - - - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - -

Guilty as charged
But damn it, it ain't right
There's someone else controlling me
Death in the air
Strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to me
Who made you God to say
"I'll take your life from you?"

[Chorus]
                  C#  | - B - A | - - - C# |
| - B - A | - - - F#5 | - - - - | - - - C# |
| - B - A | - - - C#  | - B - A | - - - F# |
| - - - - | - - - -   | - - - - | - - -

Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

[Verse 2]
                                      E5  |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - -   |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - F#5 |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - -

Wait for the sign
To flick the switch of death
It's the beginning of the end
Sweat, chilling cold
As I watch death unfold
Consciousness my only friend
My fingers grip with fear
What am I doing here?

[Chorus]
                                       C#  |
| - B - A | - - - C# | - B - A | - - - F#5 |
| - - - - | - - - C# | - B - A | - - - C#  |
| - B - A | - - -

Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

[Bridge]
                   E | - - - Em | - - - E |
| - - - Em | - - - E | - - - Em | - - - E |
| - - - Em | - - -

[Verse 3]
                   C5 | - - - B5 | - - - A#5 |
| - - - A5 | - - - F5 | - - - G5 | - - - E   |
| - - - Em | - - - E  | - - - Em | - - - E   |
| - - - Em | - - - Em | -

Someone help me
Oh please, God help me
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to die

[Pre-solo]
                         C  - - | - -  - - |
| - B  - - | - - - - | - E5 - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - E5 - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | -

[Solo 1]
                         E5  - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - E5  - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - E5  - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - E5  - - | - C5 - - |
| - A5 - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - | - D5 - - |
| - B5 - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - | - D5 - - |
| - B5 - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - | - D5 - - |
| - B5 - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - | - D5 - - |
| - B5 - - | - - - - | -

[Breakdown]
                         A5 - - | - G5 - - |
| - F5 - - | - - - - |

[Solo 2]
                 | E5  - | -  -   |
| -   - | -  -   | -   - | -  -   |
| -   - | -  -   | C5  - | B5 -   |
| A#5 - | A5 -   | C5  - | B5 -   |
| A#5 - | A5 -   | F5  - | D5 A#5 |
| C5  - | B5 -   | A#5 - | A5 -   |
| F5  - | G5 A#5 |

[Bridge]
         | E | Em |
| E | Em | E | Em |
| E | Em |

[Verse 4]
               | C5 - | B5 -   |
| A#5 - | A5 - | F5 - | G5 A#5 |
| E   - | Em - | E  - | Em -   |
| E   - | Em - | E 

Someone help me
Oh please, God help me
They're trying to take it all away
I don't want to  die

[Breakdown]
                C5 | - - |
| - - | - - | -

[Riff 1]
                          E5 - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - -  - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - -  - | - - - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - -  - | -

[Verse 5]
                                  E5  - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - -   - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - F#5 - - |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | -

Time moving slow
The minutes seem like hours
The final curtain call I see
How true is this?
Just get it over with
If this is true, just let it be
Wakened by horrid scream
Freed from this frightening dream

[Chorus]
                                   C#  - B |
| - A - - | - C# - B | - A - - | - F#5 - - |
| - - - - | - C# - B | - A - - | - C#  - B |
| - A - - | -

Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die
Burning in my brain
I can feel the flame

[Outro]
               F# - - | - -  - - | - -  - - |
| - -  - - | - -  - - | - C5 - - | - F# - - |
| - E5 - - | - F# - - | - C5 - - | - F# - - |
| - E5 - - | - F# - - | - C5 - - | - F# - - |
| - E5 - - | - F# - - | - C5 - - | - F# - - |
| - E5 - - | - E5 - - |

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