The Unforgiven by Metallica
Chords
Intro
Am
Am C G Em
Am C G E Am
Verse 1
Am Em
New blood joins this earth
D Am
And quickly heʼs sub-dued.
Am Em
Through constant pain disgrace
D Am
The young boy learns their rules.
Am Em
With time the child draws in
D Am
This whipping boy done wrong.
Am Em
Deprived of all his thoughts
D Am
The young man struggles on and on, heʼs known
C G
A vow unto his own
Am
That never from this day
C G Em
His will theyʼll take away
Chorus
Am C G
What Iʼve felt, what Iʼve known
Em Am
Never shined through in what Iʼve shown.
C G
Never be. Never see.
E Am
Wonʼt see what might have been.
C G
What Iʼve felt, what Iʼve known
Em Am
Never shined through in what Iʼve shown.
C G
Never free. Never me.
E Am
So I dub the unforgiven.
Verse 2
Am Em
They dedicate their lives
D Am
To running all of his
Am Em
He tries to please them all
D Am
This bitter man he is
Am Em
Throughout the life the same
D Am
Heʼs battled constantly
Am Em
This fight he cannot win.
D Am
A tired man they see no longer cares.
C G
The old man then prepares
Am
To die regretfully
C G Em
That old man here is me.
Chorus
Am C G
What Iʼve felt, what Iʼve known
Em Am
Never shined through in what Iʼve shown.
C G
Never be. Never see.
E Am
Wonʼt see what might have been.
C G
What Iʼve felt, what Iʼve known
Em Am
Never shined through in what Iʼve shown.
C G
Never free. Never me.
E Am
So I dub the unforgiven.