Nothing Else Matters
James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich

Metallica
"The Black Album"
1991

I had a request for Metallica so here it is.  I've tried
to do the song justice and tried to include the intro
solo thing.  I hope you like what I've done.  This song
to me shows how many facets of music the acoustic guitar
touches.  Keep playin'!

Lyrics
Chords

INTRO:

   Em
   +     +       +     +       +     +       +     +       +           +
e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------7-|-7-----------7---------|
B:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
G:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------9-------|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------9-----|
A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
E:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|

e:-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------------0---------|
B:-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0-------0-----|
G:---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|-----0---------------0-|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
E:-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0---------------------|



                         Am                                              C/B
   +     +       +       +            +             +            +
e:-----7-8-7\3-|-7-5\0-|-0-------0----2p0-0-------|---------0----0---0---0---|
B:-------------|-------|-----1---------------1----|-----1--------------------|
G:-------------|-------|--------------------------|-2------------------------|
D:-------------|-------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:-------------|-------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E:-------------|-------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                3/8     6/8
e:-------0-----|-------|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|
B:-----0---0---|-------|---------1--------1-------|---------1--------1-------|
G:---0-------0-|-------|-----2----------------2---|-----2--------------------|
D:-------------|-------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A:-------------|-----0-|-0------------------------|------------------0---2---|
E:-0-----------|-------|--------------------------|-0------------------------|



   C                          Dsus2   D                   Em
   +            +             +           +               +        +!
e:-0---0---0----3p0-0---0---|-0---0---2-----3p2---------|-------!--12-!-----|
B:-------1---1--------1-1///|/3-----3---3-3-----3p0-0h3-|----!--12----12-!--|
G:--------------------------|---------------------------|----12----------12-|
D:--------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
A:--------------------------|---------------------------|-!-----------------|
E:--------------------------|---------------------------|-12----------------|

e:--------------0-----------|-------------2-------------|----------0--------|
B:---------1--------1-------|---------3---------3-------|-------0-----0-----|
G:-----0----------------0---|-----2-----------------2---|----0-----------0--|
D:--------------------------|-0-------------------------|-------------------|
A:-3------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
E:--------------------------|---------------------------|-0-----------------|



   Em                                                                D     C
   +     +       +     +       +     +       +           +           +     +
e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------7---------|-----5-----3-|
B:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------8---------|-----7-----5-|
G:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------9-----------|-------------|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|---------9-------------|---7-----5---|
A:-!-----------|-------------|-------------|-------7---------------|-5-----3-----|
E:-12----------|-------------|-------------|-0---------------------|-------------|

e:-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------------0---------|-----2-----0-|
B:-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0-------0-----|-----3-----1-|
G:---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|-----0---------------0-|---2-----0---|
D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|-0-----------|
A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------3-----|
E:-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0---------------------|-------------|



   Em                      D     C       Em                      D     C
   +           +           +     +       +           +           +     +
e:-------------7---------|-----5-----3-|-------------7---------|-----5-----3-|
B:-------------8---------|-----7-----5-|-------------8---------|-----7-----5-|
G:-----------9-----------|-------------|-----------9-----------|-------------|
D:---------9-------------|---7-----5---|---------9-------------|---7-----5---|
A:-------7---------------|-5-----3-----|-------7---------------|-5-----3-----|
E:-0---------------------|-------------|-0---------------------|-------------|

e:-------------0---------|-----2-----0-|-------------0---------|-----2-----0-|
B:---------0-------0-----|-----3-----1-|---------0-------0-----|-----3-----1-|
G:-----0---------------0-|---2-----0---|-----0---------------0-|---2-----0---|
D:-----------------------|-0-----------|-----------------------|-0-----------|
A:-----------------------|-------3-----|-----------------------|-------3-----|
E:-0---------------------|-------------|-0---------------------|-------------|



   G     B       Em
   +     +       +     +       +     +
e:---------2---|-------------|-------------|
B:---4-----4---|-------------|-------------|
G:---5---------|-------------|-------------|
D:-----5-----4-|-------------|-------------|
A:-------2-----|-------------|-------------|
E:-3-----------|-0-----------|-------------|

e:-----3-----2-|-------0-----|-------0-----|
B:-----3-----4-|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G:---0---------|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D:---------4---|-------------|-------------|
A:-------2-----|-------------|-------------|
E:-3-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|

This is the ending (play 3 times and fade):

   Em
   +     +       +           +
e:-----------7-|-7-----------7---------|-----7-8-7\3-|-7-5\0-|-0-----------|
B:-------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------|-------------|
G:-------------|---------------9-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
D:-------------|-----------------9-----|-------------|-------|-------------|
A:-------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------|-------------|
E:-------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------|-------------|
                                                      3/8     6/8
e:-------0-----|-------------0---------|-------0-----|-------|-------0-----|
B:-----0---0---|---------0-------0-----|-----0---0---|-------|-----0---0---|
G:---0-------0-|-----0---------------0-|---0-------0-|-------|---0-------0-|
D:-------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------|-------------|
A:-------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------|-------------|
E:-0-----------|-0---------------------|-0-----------|-0-----|-0-----------|

LYRICS:

play intro

Em                    D     C/G
   So close no matter how far
Em                       D          C/G
   Couldn't be much more from the heart
Em                  D        C/G
   Forever trusting who we are
G      B            Em
   And nothing else matters


Never opened myself this way
Life is ours we live it our way
All these words I just don't say
And nothing else matters


Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
G      B            Em
   And nothing else matters

C      A

CHORUS
D                            C     A
   Never cared for what they do
D                            C     A
   Never cared for what they know
D        Em
   But I know


So close no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters


CHORUS


SOLO
Em	Em	Am	Am
C	D	Em	Em
Em	Em	Am	Am
C	D	Em	Em


I never opened myself this way
Life is ours we live it our way
All these words I just don't say
And nothing else matters


Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters

CHORUS
Never cared for what they say
Never cared for games they play
Never cared for what they do
Never cared for what they know
And I know

SOLO

verse chords


So close no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters

play ending 3x and fade


CHORDS:

Em	022000 or 079987
C	x32010 or x35553
C/G	332010
D	xx0232 or x57775
B	x24442

To learn more about chord theory, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.