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The Outlaw Torn Tab

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Metallica

Load,(1996),Elektra

Kirk Hammet,James Hetfeild,Lars Ulrich,Jason Newsted

The Outlaw Torn

Intro: (Wah)
|-0-----------------------0---------------------------|
|-0-----------------------0---------------------------|
|-2-----------------------2---------------------------|
|-3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2------|
|-3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2------|
|-1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--1-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0------|

|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5-4---------5-4-------4-5-4-------------|
|-5-7---7---5-7---5-7---5-7---7--|-5---5-5-----5---5---5-5-----5-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----------------------------------------|

Pre-Verse:
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-7-/-9-----------------|
|-7-/-9-----------------|
|-5-/-7-----------------|
|-0----------------------|

Bass Verse:
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------7----------------------|--------7---------------------------------|
|-0--/7-----7--0---3---4-5-4-3-|-0--/7-----7--3-2-0---3-2-0-2-0----------|

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-7-/-9-----------------|
|-7-/-9-----------------|
|-5-/-7-----------------|
|-0---------------------|

Chorus:
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5-4---------5-4-------4-5-4-------------|
|-5-7---7---5-7---5-7---5-7---7--|-5---5-5-----5---5---5-5-----5-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-----------------------------------------|

Bridge:
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---7---9-------7---9--------7---------9-------------|
|---7---9-------7---9--------7---------9-------------|
|---5---7-------5---7--------5---------7-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

Solo:                Tremolo Picking
|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-------12---------|-12-12-12-12-12-12----14b-|----------------14b-|
|-12-12-12---------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14b-|-14b-14b-14b-14-14b-|
|-12-12-12---------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|

|------------------------------|-15-----12------------17----------|
|------------------------------|----12-----20117-17-----141210-|
|-12---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----14~~~-14~~~-14~~-14~-14~~-|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|

              | Slide Guitar From here
|-10---------|-------------------------------------|
|-----8/19---|-------------------------------------|
|-----------0-|-------------12h14-------------12h14-|
|-----------0-|-------12h14-------------12h14-------|
|-------------|-12h14-------------12h14-------------|
|-------------|-------------------------------------|

|-0h14h17-0h14h17-------14h17-------17b-17~-17b-17b-17~-17b-|
|-----------------15h17-------15h17-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-17b/19-19b/22-22b-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

Outro:
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--0--/10-12---0-/10-12--0--/10--12--0--/10--12--12b---12--10--|
                                                
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------12b--12---10--|
e--0--/10--12--0--/10-12-0--/10--12---0/10----12---------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------12b(14)--12---10h12p10--|
e-0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10-12---0-/10--12---------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------|
e-0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10-12-----12b--12---10~~~|

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------12b---12--10--|
e-0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0--/10---12----------------|

e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---------------------|
d---------------------|
a---------------------|
e--12b-------12---10--|

e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------10--10b-------10---12---10~~|
e-0--/10-12---0--/10--12---0-/10--12------------12----------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------10b---------------------------10-12b-----12-10h12p10-|
e-/10--12-12-12-----12-----12----12-12-10--12------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------10b-----------------10--12b---12---10h12---|
e-/10--12-12-12-----12--12-12-10-12------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------12b-----------------------------------------|
g----------------12b---------------------12-14b-14--12h14p12-|
d-/12--14--14-14------14---14-14--12--14---------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------12b----------------------12-12b----12-14--12-|
g--------------12b----------------------12-12b----12-14--12-|
d-/12-14-14-14------14---14-14-h14---------14----------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e-0--/10-12--0-/10--12--0-/10--12--0-/10-12--12b--12--10-----|

e----------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------10h12p10-----10-12-|
e-0-/10--12--0--/10-12---0-/10--12--0-/10--12----------12--------|

e------------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e-0--/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10-12--12b-12--10--------|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------10-12--10b--12-10b----12-10b-12-10b---|
e-0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0/10-12-------------------------------------12|

e-------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|
e-0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10-12--12b--12--10---|

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------12b---12b-12b-12b---10~~|
e-0-/10-12---0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0-/10--12--------------------------|
                                                   
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
e-0-/10-12--0-/10-12-0-/10-12--0-/10-12---12b--12---10~~~~~~----|

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------10-10-10b---------------------10--------|
e-0-/10-12--0-/10-12--0------------12-12-12--10-10-10-----h12--|

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g-/12-12--------------------------------------------------------|
d-/12-12-14p12--------------------------------------------------|
a--------------14p1210b~~~~~-------------10--12b--12--10h12p10-|
e----------------------------12--/10-12------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g-/12-12--------------------------------------------------------|
d-/12-12-14p12--------------------------------------------------|
a--------------14p1210b~~~-------------10--12b--12--10h12------|
e-------------------------12--12-/10---------------------------|

Begins To fade
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------12b-----------------------12-12-14---14--14-14--12---|
g--------------12b-----------------------12-12-14---14--14-14--12---|
d-/12-14-14-14-----14--14-14-12h14-14-14----------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------12-----------------------------------|
b--------------12b----------12-----12-x--x--12-12----12-12-12-12-12x-|
g--------------12b----------12-----12-x--x--12-12----12-12-12-12-12x-|
d-12-14--14-14-----14----14------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------12-----------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
e-0-/10-12--0-/10-12-0-/10-12--0-/10-12--12b-12---10------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------12b--12--10~~~~~~----|
e--0-/10-12--0-/10-12-0-/10-12--0-/10--12-----------------------|


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Kempy Lead Player	#1 by Kempy at Mar 23, 1973 at 3:26 PM EST
	I guess its no wonder why James drank. Hes lost both his mother and father if i am not mistaken, not to mention Cliff to boot. When my grandpa died i nearly lost my mind. I imagine the rigors of being the top metal band and wanting to stay there, not to mention not having a real family outside band whom you always fight with, would drive anyone to drink. It could be to his mom, his dad, cliff, who knows to be honest.

No Picture Sam Average	#2 by Sam at Jul 10, 1974 at 9:24 PM EST
	I think it may be about James' mother. He wrote Mama Said as a personal song which he was persuaded to put on the album. I think this one might be his 'album track' about his mother. In Mama Said he talks about needing her to love him and comfort him and now never being able to have that. I think the outlaw moniker here suggests the recklessness that drove him away from his mother and then the searching is his endless search for her love. If you have the S&M dvd, at "the more I bless", James folds his hands in prayer. I think he is symbolizing the idea that the closer he gets to a spiritual life, the more he is reminded of his mother's spirituality (which he believed had failed her - The God That Failed). I struggled a long time with the "smash the clock" line, but now I think I have it. It means he is angry at time for continuing on past this death and then the "i'd rather die behind the wheel" bit means he would rather have lived through that time with the person who died (his mother) than escaped it (by running off with the band). Sort of saying he would have rather struggled through rough years against his mother, secretly knowing her love than to have been free of the pain so early and never get that part of the relationship.

No Picture Niko Average	#3 by Niko Booth at Jan 26, 1977 at 5:07 PM EST
	The S&M version of this song is easily one of Metallica's best songs ever. I can relate to the lyrics, and I agree with what King Nothing has said. One of Metallica's most underrated songs.

No Picture SLIPKNOT FUCING Rhythm Player	#4 by SLIPKNOT FUCING RULES!!!! v at Feb 20, 1984 at 6:49 PM EST
	needless to say this song ment alot to me. (hence my name) as u all have said its a song about increditable loss. possible regret judging in addition to alot of these lyrics the lyrics from Mama said, because they where both written about the loss of Hets mom to cancer. my favotite Metallica song of all time and i own Kill 'em All to St. Anger. -Josh

No Picture Jordan Lead Player	#5 by Jordan Gadsby at Jan 10, 1990 at 9:23 AM EST
	i like forthelove's interpretation but i think Lowman's/ JB's is more correct...i never knew that before....gr8 song and the S&M version is awesome..espcially when the orchestra plays thier part...wish i get a song like this when i die :D

No Picture Chris Average	#6 by Chris Essery at Nov 29, 2001 at 5:24 AM EST
	been there, done that... the weight of this song never fails to move me. damn shame they couldn't fit the whole thing on Load :) then along comes the S&M version of the song which gave it twice as much weight, making it an unstoppable powerhouse.

No Picture kyle Professional	#7 by kyle mcdonough at Apr 22, 2004 at 1:55 AM EST
	this song is about james's father and mother dying and him waiting for the person to replace them but it never comes