Low Mans Lyric Tab

From: "Art R."
 
Low Man's Lyric
As recorded by Metallica on "Re-load"
Transcription by Matt Rasmussen
PLEASE send any comments to me at mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu
Notes in () play very quietly
 
[Intro x2]
(Enter synth (Riff B) on second time)
  1, 2, 3, 1             Humming..............................................
e|------------|------------0-----------------0----------0----------0--------0---|
B|------------|--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0|
G|------------|*-------(2)---------------(0)------------------------------------|
D|------------|*-----(2)-------------------------------------------------0------|
A|------------|---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2---------------|
E|------------|--------------------3----------------------------0---------------|
 
(Synth arranged for guitar)
[Riff A]
e|-------7-9-10-9-------7-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-10-7--7-9-10-9-7----|
B|---10-----------10-8-------------10-------------------------------|
G|*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
D|*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Riff B]
("my eyes seek reality...........")
     A                G                D/A         E        G
e|------------0-----------------0----------0----------0--------0------|
B|--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0---|
G|*-------(2)---------------(0)--------------------------------------*|
D|*-----(2)-------------------------------------------------0--------*|
A|---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2------------------|
E|--------------------3----------------------------0------------------|
 
[Riff C]
("I fall cause I let go..................")
                         H                P
e|-----------P---------3-5-3------------3-2-----0--0------3--3---|
B|----------3-2--------3---3----------3---------0--0------3--3---|
G|*-------2------------0---0--------2-----------1--1------0--0--*|
D|*-----2---------------------------------------------0---------*|
A|---0-----------0------------2--0-----------2-------(0)---------|
E|------------------3------------------------0-------------------|
 
[Riff D]
("The trash fire is warm")
     Am          Em                Am          Em
e|---0----------------0------------0----------------0------------|
B|---1--|-|-|-|-------0--|-|-|-|---1--|-|-|-|-------0--|-|-|-|---|
G|*--2--|-|-|-|--0--0-0--|-|-|-|---2--|-|-|-|--0--0-0--|-|-|-|--*|
D|*--2--|-|-|-|--2--2-2--|-|-|-|---2--|-|-|-|--2--2-2--|-|-|-|--*|
A|---0--/-/-/-/--2--2-2--/-/-/-/---0--/-/-/-/--2--2-2--/-/-/-/---|
E|---------------0--0-0------------------------0--0-0------------|
 
[Riff E]
("And i can't bare to see.....................")
                   Am          G              C              B
e|-----------------0-----------3--3------------------------------
B|-----------------1--|-|-|-|--3--3--|-|-|-|--1--|-|-|-|---------
G|--------------2--2--|-|-|-|--0--0--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|-----4---
D|--------------2--2--|-|-|-|--0--0--|-|-|-|--2--|-|-|-|-----4---
A|---------3-0--0--0--/-/-/-/--2--2--/-/-/-/--3--/-/-/-/-0-0-2---
E|---0-3-5---------------------3--3------------------------------
 
("due........"            "please forgive me")
e|-------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------|--------------------------------|
G|*--4-4-4-4--*|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2---|
D|*--4-4-4-4--*|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2---|
A|---2-2-2-2---|---0-2-3-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0---|
E|-------------|--------------------------------|
 
[Riff F]
("my eyes seek reality...........")
     A           G           D/A           E      G
e|---0-----------3-----------2-------------0--0---3--3---|
B|---2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--3--|-|-|-|----0--0---3--3---|
G|*--2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--2--|-|-|-|----1--1---0--0--*|
D|*--2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|----2--2---0-----*|
A|---0--/-/-/-/--2--/-/-/-/--0--/-/-/-/----2------2------|
E|---------------3-----------------------0-0----3-3------|
 
[Riff G]
     Am           G       F        F+4
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------1----------0-----------------0-------|
G|*-----2---2----------0-------2-----2---2----*|
D|*--------------------------3---3-3-------3--*|
A|-------------0-------------------------------|
E|---0------------3-------1--------------------|
 
(Ok, here's how the riffs go with the song)
[Riff B]
My eyes seek reality
My fingers seek my veins
[Riff B]
Theres a dog at your back step
He must come in from the rain
[Riff C]
I fall cause I let go
The net below has rot away
[Riff C]
So my eyes seek reality
And my fingers seek my veins
[Riff D]
The trash fire is warm
But nowhere safe from the storm
[Riff E]
And I can't bare to see
What I've let me be
So wicked and worn
[Riff D]
So as I write to you
Of what is done and to do
[Riff E]
Maybe you'll understand
And won't cry for this man
'Cause low man is due
Please forgive me
[Riff F]
My eyes seek reality
My fingers feel for faith
[Riff F]
Touch clean with a dirty hand
I touched the clean to the waste
[Riff D]
The trash fire is warm
But nowhere safe from the storm
[Riff E]
And I can't bare to see
What I've let me be
So wicked and worn
[Riff D]
So as I write to you
Of what is done and to do
[Riff E]
Maybe you'll understand
And won't cry for this man
'Cause low man is due
Please forgive me
Please forgive me
Please forgive me
[Riff G]
[Riff G]
So low the sky is all I see
[Riff G]
All I want from you is forgive me
[Riff G]
So you bring this poor dog in from the rain
[Riff G]
Though he just wants right back out again
[Riff F]
And I cry, to the alley way
Confess all to the rain
[Riff F]
But I lie, lie straight to the mirror
The one I've broken, to match my face
[Riff D]
The trash fire is warm
But nowhere safe from the storm
[Riff E]
And I can't bare to see
What I've let me be
So wicked and worn
[Riff D]
So as I write to you (yeah)
Of what is done and to do (yeah)
[Riff E]
Maybe you'll understand
And won't cry for this man
'Cause low man is due
Please forgive me
Please forgive me
[Riff G]
[Riff G]
So low the sky is all I see
[Riff G]
All I want from you is forgive me
[Riff G]
So you bring this poor dog in from the rain
[Riff G]
Though he just wants right back out again
[Riff B]
My eyes seek reality
My fingers seek my veins
 
[Outro]
 (Humming.........................................fade out)
e|------------0-----------------0----------0----------0--------0------|
B|--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0---|
G|--------(2)---------------(0)---------------------------------------|
D|------(2)-------------------------------------------------0---------|
A|---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2------------------|
E|--------------------3----------------------------0------------------|
 
(Play this with the strings completely muted and pluck the stings)
e|---10-9-7-------10-9----------10-9-7-------10-9-10-7----10-9-7------|
B|----------10---------10-8------------10------------------------10---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
| *    Natural harmonic
| P    Pop
| /    Slide up
 
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