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Sad But True

Metallica
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Hey
 i'm  your life
 i'm the one who takes  you  there
 Hey
 i'm  your life
 i'm the one who  cares
 they
 they  betray
 i'm your only true  friend  now
 they
 they'll  betray
 i'm forever  there
 i'm  your  dream,  make you real
 i'm  your  eyes when  you must steal
i'm  your  pain  when  you can't feel
 sad but true
i'm  your  dream,  mind astray
i'm  your  eyes while  you're away
i'm  your  pain  while  you repay
you  know it's sad but true
sad  but true
You
 you're  my mask
 you're my cover, my  shelter
 you
 you're  my mask
 you're the one who's blamed
 do
 do  my work
 do my dirty work,  scapegoat
 do
 do  my deeds
 for you're the  one  who's shamed
i'm  your  dream,  make you real
 i'm  your  eyes when  you must steal
i'm  your  pain  when  you can't feel
 sad but true
i'm  your  dream,  mind astray
i'm  your  eyes while  you're away
i'm  your  pain  while  you repay
you  know it's sad but true
sad  but true
i'm  your  dream
i'm  your  eyes
i'm  your  pain
you  know it's sad but true
Hate
 i'm  your hate
 i'm your hate when  you want  love
 Pay
 pay  the price
 pay, for nothing's  fair
 hey
 i'm  your life
 i'm the one who  took  you here
 hey
 i'm  your life
 and i no longer  care
i'm  your  dream,  make you real
 i'm  your  eyes when  you must steal
i'm  your  pain  when  you can't feel
 sad but true
 i'm  your  truth,  telling lies
 i'm  your  reasoned  alibis
i'm inside, open  your eyes
 i'm  you
 sad but true

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Readable chord sheet for Sad But True by Metallica

[A5] [Bb5] [A5] [Bb5]
[F5] [E5]
[E5][E5]

H[E]ey [D5]
i[E]'m your life
i'm the one who t[Bb5]akes yo[E]u there
Hey[D5]
i[E]'m your life
i'm the one who[Bb5] cares[E]
they [D5]
th[E]ey betray
i'm your only t[Bb5]rue f[E]riend now
they [D5]
th[E]ey'll betray
i'm forever[Bb5] there[E]

i[F5]'m you[D5]r dr[F5]eam[E5], make you real
i[F5]'m your[D5]  eyes w[A5]hen you must steal
[Bb5]i'm you[G5]r pai[A5]n  w[G5]hen you can't feel [C5]
sad but [F5]true

[F5]i'm your[D5]   dre[F5]am,[E5]  mind astray
[F5]i'm your[D5]   eyes w[A5]hile you're away
[Bb5]i'm your[G5]   pain[A5]   whi[G5]le you repay
[C5]you know it's sad but [F5]true

[E5]sad but tr[E5]ue

[E5]

[E]You[D5]
y[E]ou're my mask
you're my cover, [Bb5]my shel[E]ter
you[D5]
y[E]ou're my mask
you're the one [Bb5]who's [E]blamed
do[D5]
d[E]o my work
do my dirty wor[Bb5]k, sc[E]apegoat
do [D5]
d[E]o my deeds
for you're [Bb5]the on[E]e who's shamed

[F5]i'm yo[D5]ur d[F5]rea[E5]m, make you real
i[F5]'m your[D5]  eyes w[A5]hen you must steal
[Bb5]i'm you[G5]r pai[A5]n  w[G5]hen you can't feel [C5]
sad but [F5]true

[F5]i'm your[D5]   dre[F5]am,[E5]  mind astray
[F5]i'm your[D5]   eyes w[A5]hile you're away
[Bb5]i'm your[G5]   pain[A5]   whi[G5]le you repay
[C5]you know it's sad but [F5]true
[E5]sad but tr[E5]ue

[A5] [Bb5] [A5] [Bb5] [A5]
[Bb5] [A5] [Bb5]

[E5]
[E5] [A5] [Bb5] [G5] [Bb5] [A5] [Bb5] [G5] [Bb5] [A5]
[Bb5] [G5] [Bb5] [A5] [Bb5] [G5] [Bb5] [A5]

[F5]i'm your[D5]  dr[F5]eam[E5]
[F5]i'm your[D5]  eyes[A5]
[Bb5]i'm your[G5]   p[A5]ain [G5]
[C5]you know it's sad but [F5]true

[E5]

[E]Hat[D5]e
i[E]'m your hate
i'm your hate whe[Bb5]n you w[E]ant love
Pay[D5]
p[E]ay the price
pay, for nothin[Bb5]g's fa[E]ir
he[D5]y
i[E]'m your life
i'm the one who[Bb5] took[E] you here
hey[D5]
i[E]'m your life
and i no lo[Bb5]nger c[E]are

[F5]i'm yo[D5]ur d[F5]rea[E5]m, make you real
i[F5]'m your[D5]  eyes w[A5]hen you must steal
[Bb5]i'm you[G5]r pai[A5]n  w[G5]hen you can't feel [C5]
sad but [F5]true

i[F5]'m you[D5]r tru[F5]th,[E5] telling lies
i[F5]'m yo[D5]ur reas[A5]oned alibis
[Bb5]i'm [G5]insi[A5]de, [G5]open your eyes
[C5]   i'm[F5]   you [E5]
sad but [E5]true

[E5]

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