Nothing Else Matters Chords

by Metallica
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Capo: no capo
Author mYa.theSecond [a] 416.
10 contributors total, last edit on Dec 10, 2020
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Chords

Em
Am
C
D
G
B7
A

Strumming

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[Intro]
(all 6/8 except for the one short bar which is 3/8)
| Em    |   %   |   %   |   %   |
| Em    |   %   | Em |
 
| Am    |   %   | C     | D     |
| Em    |   %   |   %   |   %   |
 
| Em    | D  C  |
| Em    | D  C  |
| Em    | D  C  | G  B7 |
| Em    |   %   |
 
[Verse]
Em                    D     C
   So close no matter how far
Em                       D          C
   Couldn't be much more from the heart
Em                  D       C
   Forever trusting who we are
G      B7           Em
   and nothing else matters
 
Em                D          C
   Never opened myself this way
Em                          D     C
   Life is ours, we live it our way
Em                         D      C
   All these words I don't just say
G      B7           Em
   and nothing else matters
 
Em                    D         C
   Trust I seek and I find in you
Em                  D           C
   Every day for us something new
Em                 D           C
   Open mind for a different view
G      B7           Em      C  A
   and nothing else matters
 
[Chorus]
D                           C  A
  Never cared for what they do
D                           C  A
  Never cared for what they know
D       Em
  But I know
 
[Verse]
Em                    D     C
   So close no matter how far
Em                       D          C
   Couldn't be much more from the heart
Em                  D       C
   Forever trusting who we are
G      B7           Em      C  A
   and nothing else matters
 
[Chorus]
D                           C  A
  Never cared for what they do
D                           C  A
  Never cared for what they know
D       Em
  But I know
 
[Instrumental]
| Em    |   %   | Am    |   %   |
| C     | D     | Em    |   %   |
 
| Em    |   %   | Am    |   %   |
| C     | D     | Em    |   %   |
 
[Verse]
Em                D          C
   Never opened myself this way
Em                          D     C
   Life is ours, we live it our way
Em                         D      C
   All these words I don't just say
G      B7           Em
   and nothing else matters
 
Em                    D         C
   Trust I seek and I find in you
Em                  D           C
   Every day for us something new
Em                 D           C
   Open mind for a different view
G      B7           Em     C   A
   and nothing else matter-ers
 
[Chorus]
D                           C  A
  Never cared for what they say
D                            C  A
  Never cared for games they play
D                           C  A
  Never cared for what they do
D                           C  A
  Never cared for what they know
D       Em
  And I know
 
[Solo]
| Em    | D  C  |
| Em    | D  C  |
| Em    | D  C  | G  B7 |
| Em    |   %   |   %   |   %   |
 
[Verse]
Em                    D     C
   So close no matter how far
Em                       D          C
   Couldn't be much more from the heart
Em                  D       C
   Forever trusting who we are
G      B7           Em
   No, nothing else matters
 
[Outro]
(6/8 except short 3/8 bar)
| Em    |   %   | Em | Em    |   %   | x3
| Em    |   %   | Em |
(fade out)
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81 comments
Samus-Chief117
When I played the chorus, I got the same chill as i did when i listened to the original; Its awesomely correct!
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davidstar
Great Chords! Nice Sound and it's easy
+37
lpwjbklyn
Update: My original comment was pathetically myopic and I apologize for having my head up my ass. I never realized that B and H were interchangeable essentially in other cultures and should have just kept my mouth shut.
+37