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Nothing Else Matters

Metallica
All-time classics Classic rock Slow & emotional
KeyEm
Capo—
LevelHard
Transpose Em 0
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Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Verse

EmDC
So close no matter how far
EmDC
couldn't be much more from the heart
EmDC
forever trusting who we are
GB7Em
and nothing else matters
 
EmDC
never opened myself this way
EmDC
life is ours, we live it our way
EmDC
all these words I don't just say
GB7Em
and nothing else matters
 
EmDC
trust I seek and I find in you
EmDC
every day for us something new
EmDC
open mind for a different view
GB7EmCA
and nothing else matters
 

Chorus

DCA
never cared for what they do
DCA
never cared for what they know
DEm
but I know
 

Verse

EmDC
So close no matter how far
EmDC
couldn't be much more from the heart
EmDC
forever trusting who we are
GB7EmCA
and nothing else matters
 

Chorus

DCA
never cared for what they do
DCA
never cared for what they know
DEm
but I know
 

Verse

EmDC
never opened myself this way
EmDC
life is ours, we live it our way
EmDC
all these words I don't just say
GB7Em
and nothing else matters
 
EmDC
trust I seek and I find in you
EmDC
every day for us something new
EmDC
open mind for a different view
GB7EmCA
and nothing else matter-ers
 

Chorus

DCA
never cared for what they say
DCA
never cared for games they play
DCA
never cared for what they do
DCA
never cared for what they know
DEm
and I know
 

Solo

EmDC x2
EmDCG
Em
 

Verse

EmDC
So close no matter how far
EmDC
couldn't be much more from the heart
EmDC
forever trusting who we are
GB7Em
no, nothing else matters
 

Outro

Em
End

How to play Nothing Else Matters chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Nothing Else Matters by Metallica is presented in the key of Em. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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