The Unforgiven tab

Metallica, Metallica (Black album), 1991, 4/4, A, Minor, 69bpm
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Intro:

 ||G1
e||------------------------------------------||
B||--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------||
G||o---2-------2-------2-------2-------2----o|| X4
D||o-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2--o||
A||--0---------------------------------------||
E||------------------------------------------||

 |G1
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------|--0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
D|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--0---------------------------------------|--0---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 |G2
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2--4--4h5---5--4--2~~~-|--------------2--4--4h5----------5--2~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

 |G1
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------|--0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
D|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--0---------------------------------------|--0---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 |G2
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|----------2--4--4h5---------5--4--2~~~~---|-------------2--4--5----------5--2~~~~~---|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

 |G1
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------0--1-------1-----1--|-------------------------------|
G|------2---------------------|-------0----0--------2-2h4-----|
D|----2-----------2-----2-----|-----0--------2--2-2-----------|
A|--0-----------3-------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--3-------3--------------------|
 |G2
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------2--4--4h5--4h5--5--|--5--4-----4-----2--2h4----2~~-|
D|----------------------------|--------5----2-----------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

 |G1
e|----------------------0---0-|-------------------------------|
B|-----------0--1----------1--|--1--3--0-----3----------------|
G|---------2------------------|----------------1--1--4--1-2h4-|
D|------2------------2--------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------3----------|-------------------------------|
E|--5-------------------------|-----------3-------------------|
 |G2
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------3h5--5----|--5--3-------------------------|
G|-2~~--2--4---4h5------------|--------4~~---4\-1--/4--1--2h4-|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

 |G1
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------0-----0-----0-----1-----|--0-----0-----0-----0----1-----|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|----2-----2-----2-----2----2---|
D|-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|------2-----2-----2-----2----2-|
A|--0------------------------------|--0----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |G2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--2~~~~~--------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


1st verse:
Am                   Em         D               Am
New blood joins this earth and quickly he's sub-dued
        Am                Em         D                     Am
Through constant pain disgrace, the young boy learns their rules
     Am                   Em      D                 Am
With time the child draws in this whipping boy done wrong
  Am                Em            D                   Am
Deprived of all his thoughts, the young man struggles on and on
   Am       C            G        Am              Am
He known, a vow unto his own that never from this day
    C                  G       E     Am
His will they'll take away_____


Chorus :
          C               G            Em                         Am
What I've felt, what I've known never shined through in what I've shown
      C          G         E                   Am
Never be, Never see, won't see what might have been
          C               G           Em                          Am
What I've felt, what I've known,never shined through in what I've shown
      C           G        E            Am*    Am*
Never free, never me, so I dub the unforgiven


2nd verse:
     Am             Em       D              Am
They dedicate their lives to running all of his
   Am                   Em        D             Am
He tries to please them all, this bitter man he is
               Am       Em         D              Am
Throughout the life the same, he's battled constantly
     Am              Em     D              Am            Am
This fight he cannot win, a tired man they see no longer cares
     C           G           Am           Am
The old man then prepares to die regretfully
     C               G    E    Am
That old man here is me_____


Chorus :
          C               G            Em                         Am
What I've felt, what I've known never shined through in what I've shown
      C          G         E                   Am
Never be, Never see, won't see what might have been
          C               G           Em                          Am
What I've felt, what I've known,never shined through in what I've shown
      C           G        E            Am*   Am*
Never free, never me, so I dub the unforgiven


Solo 1 (clean): 
G1: Am* x6 

 |G2:
e|------------------------------------------|--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|--0--1--3--5--3--1-----1h3~~~~~-----------|
G|----4--5--7---5--4h5p4-------4------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--7---------------------7------5--5h7~~~--|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--8/10\8---7---3h5--3-------3-------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--7/-9\7---7----------5--4----4-----------|----------------------5-------------------|
D|--------------------------------5~~~~-----|------------------5-----5---5h7~~~~~------|
A|------------------------------------------|-------3/5--6--7--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--3--5------------------------------------|


e|----------------------7-----7~~----10-----|-------12~----------14~----------15--17~~-|
B|--8--7h8p7----7-8--10---8~~---8--8----8~~-|--8/10----10--10/12----12--12/14---14-----|
G|-----------9------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|


Solo 2 (distortion):
 |G1:
 |   A5          E5             D5                A5
E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
G||o--------------------------------|------------------------------o||
D||o-2---2---5------------------7---|-7---7---7---2---2----------2-o|| x4
A||--0---0---3---2---2----------5---|-5---5---5---0---0----0--0--0--||
E||--------------0---0----0--0------|-------------------------------||

[Am][Am]
[C][G][Am][Am]
[C][G][E][E]>let ring (E)


 |G2:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--7^--7^-----------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--7^--7^-----------------|--------------------------------5~~--|
D|------------5--------7^v-|-5---------------------------/7------|
A|--------------7~~~~------|----7--5\3-5-3----------3^-----------|
E|-------------------------|---------------5-3-5-----------------|

                                   H.    H.
e|------------------------------------10--------8------|----10----------------------------|
B|------------------7---7--8--7h8--10----10--10---10~~-|-10----10~~~--20^--20^--20^-v-~~~-|
G|-7--5-7--7/9--7-9---9--------------------------------|------------x---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|-------------20^--20^-v---|-20^v-17--17--20p17----17---------------------|
B|--20^-v--17---------------|--------------------20-----20^^~~~------------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------------------/9----|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------------17\-------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


e|--10p9--7--9-----7---------------------------------------|----12-------12-------12-------12-|
B|-------------10-----8--7---7-----------------------------|-13----13-------13-------13-------|
G|-------------------------9---9--7\5--7-5\4--5-4-2~~~-/14-|----------14-------14-------14----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|------12--------12-------12------12---------|------------------------------17--19-|
B|-13------13--------13-------13------13------|-------------------20^--20^~~--------|
G|----14------14--------14-------14------14~--|--19^--19^v--17----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


e|--20-19-17-19-17h19p17----------17--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------20^-------20-17------20-17---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------19^--------19--19^v-(19)p17--19^v-(19)p17--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------20~~~~---18h20p18---|--17~~~--18-17~~~~-|
G|--19^--19^v-(19)--17-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------|



Chorus :
          C               G            Em                         Am
What I've felt, what I've known never shined through in what I've shown
      C          G         E                   Am
Never be, Never see, won't see what might have been
          C               G           Em                          Am
What I've felt, what I've known,never shined through in what I've shown
      C           G        E            Am      C         G     E    
Never free, never me, so I dub the unforgiven_____   ohoo oh____

             Am         C           G      E
e|---------|---------------------3--3/5~~--7~~----|
B|---------|---------3--3/5---5--3--3/5~~--3~~----|
G|--2--2/4-|-2--5----4--4/5---5-------------------|
D|---------|--------------------------------------|
A|---------|--------------------------------------|
e|---------|--------------------------------------|

[Am]

Outro:
      C           G        E            Am      C     G    E    Am
Never free, never me, so I dub the unforgiven______
             C              G         E            Am      C    G    E    Am
You labelled me, I labelled you, so I dub the unforgiven_____  
      C           G        E            Am      C     G    E    Am 
Never free, never me, so I dub the unforgiven______
             C              G         E            Am      C    G    E    Am
You labelled me, I labelled you, so I dub the unforgiven_____  



Am* :
  Asus2                           Am
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-0-------0-------0-------0-------1------|
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
A|-0--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|