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The memory remains
Tuning:Eb
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 F5
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane, but the memory remains.
G G/B E5
E5
Heavy rings on fingers wave, another star denies the grave.
G G/B
See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor.
Like twisted vines that grow, hide and swallow mansions whole.
G G/B E5
And dim the light of an already faded prima donna.
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 F5
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane, but the memory remains.
G G/B E5
E5
Heavy rings hold cigarettes up to lips that time forgets.
G G/B
While the Hollywood sun sets, behind your back.
And can't the band play on, just listen, they play my song.
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5
Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
F5 G5
Dance little tin godd-ess.
E5 B5 G5 D5 B5
La da da da, da da da, la da da da (4 x)
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5
Drift away, fade away, little tin goddess.
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5
Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black.
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5
Fortune, fame, mirror vain, gone insane.
F5
but the memory remains
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5
Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black.
F5
but the memory remains
G G/B E5
Yeah! To the faded dreams encountered.
G G/B E5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
G G/B E5
F5 G5
Dance little tin godd-ess dance.
E5 B5 G5 D5 B5
La da da da, da da da, la da da da (9 x)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Sal Average |
#1 by Sal With The Lights Out at Jul 21, 1974 at 2:04 PM EST |
| Just an interesting note (to me, not to you). My friends sang this instead of Happy Birthday at my 18th. Seems like a good idea when you're drunk... | |
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brent Rhythm Player |
#2 by brent west at Sep 6, 1981 at 10:09 AM EST |
| Um, sorta. Someone who is a star, whether it be a pop star or rock star or actor, etc. I take it in a personal refrence to Metallica themselves. I mean, everybody is like, "Metallica is gay, they suck now, they're so over" when really they're not, they still make albums, and I don't think they'll be over for avery long time if not never. And What makes me take refrence to them is the' "and can't the band play on, just listen they play my song. Ash to ash, dust to dust, Fade to Black." they refer to their song Fade to Black. I can't tell if it's intentional or not...oh well, that's how I look at it even though it probably isn't. MetallicA kicks @$$! | |
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adrian Average |
#3 by adrian zamora at Mar 28, 1982 at 6:22 AM EST |
| I agree that this song is directed to the people who think Metallica is done. I'd also like to point out that this could possibly bring some meaning to James yelling "ah, suck it" during the S&M version of the song, basically telling everyone "screw you, Metallica lives on forever!" | |
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hamadi Wanna Be |
#4 by hamadi alameddine at May 3, 1985 at 6:34 AM EST |
| One day I was in the car and this was on the radio...and my mom was like "it sounds like he's dying" and changed the channel.....you had to have been there | |
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Justin Wanna Be |
#5 by Justin at Jun 14, 1990 at 5:46 PM EST |
| I only like the ending of this song when that old woman begins to 'sing'. It always sends a shiver down my spine! | |
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Jamie Wanna Be |
#6 by Jamie Smith at Nov 8, 1993 at 3:26 PM EST |
| I have to agree with the theme that the song is about themselves, although I personally think that Metallica cannot die. Metallica is a legend that will forever live on. It makes me happy to see a six year old kid walking down the street with a Metallica shirt on. I being sixteen have grown up with Metallica because of my elder brother and his generation. Metallica may never fall, that is it period. As for Little Tin Goddess, yes I agree with WeezerGuy. | |
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Eric Wanna Be |
#7 by Eric Canfield at Aug 12, 2006 at 1:47 AM EST |
| What's the deal with the guy in this song who goes "da da da da, da da da...." ? He sounds like a leprechaun. Anyone know who that guy is? And he has an unusual accent. What country is he from? Also, why did Metallica choose to include him in the song? That sounds so out of place in a heavy metal song. | |
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Darren Wanna Be |
#8 by Darren Pilton at Jun 6, 2007 at 12:25 PM EST |
| The woeful tale of a "15 minutes of fame" pop star. She spends her entire life trying to to return to the lime-light, and goes insane. Have fun, Ms. Spears! | |
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