Author/Artist: Metallica
Title: Prince Charming
Album: Reload
Transcribed by: Tim Herscovitch
Email: [email protected]

All guitars tuned down 1/2 step
(Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)

Intro
------

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------5-5-5-----5---------------------------|
Db|-----/5/72------------5--------------5-5-5-----5---------------------------|
Ab|-----/5/72------0h5h7---7~~~---0h5h7-------7-5----5h7~~~(7)---------------|
Eb|----------0----------------------------------------------(7)---------------|
       
Main Riff
----------                                                                       

Occasionally, Kirk will make the "7b" in this staff
a pinch harmonic.

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
Db|--2------------5---2------------5---2------------5--7b-7-5-7-5---|-2-----5/7|
Ab|--2------0h5h7-----2------0h5h7-----2------0h5h7---------------7-|-2-----5/7|
Eb|--0--0-------------0--0-------------0--0-------------------------|-0-0-0----|
        pm               pm               pm                           pm.             

Verses
-------

eb|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--5--------5-5-------5-5-------5----------|
Gb|---------------------------------|--5--------5-5-------5-5-------5----------|
Db|-2-----5h7------5-5-5h7-----2----|-----7-5-7-----7-5-7-----7-5-7---75-5----|
Ab|-2-----5h7------5-5-5h7-----2----|---------------------------------------7-5|
Eb|-0-0-0------0-0----------0--0----|------------------------------------------|
      pm.      pm.         pm                                               


Misc Fill
----------

This guy shows up a lot, especially at transitions,
like connecting verses and stuff like that.

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-5--5------------|
Ab|------7-5--------|
Eb|-----------------|


Chorus (James)
---------------

("Hey, look, it's me... the one who can't be free...")

This is James' rhythm over Kirk playing the Main Riff.

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------7-----7-7----5-----5-5----7-----------------------------------|
Db|-2------------7-----7-7----5-----5-5----7----5--7---------------------------|
Ab|-2-----2-2----5-----5-5----3-----3-3----5----5--7---------------------------|
Eb|-0-----0-0-----------------------------------3--5---------------------------|
                                                                              

Bridge
-------

This part comes in after the first solo.

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|-----5---5---------5---5---------5---5---------5---5----------7---7---------
Ab|--/7---7---7-5---7---7---7-5---7---7---7-5---7---7---7-5---/9---9---9-7-----
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|---7---7---------7---7---------7---7------/7-7------------------------------
Ab|-9---9---9-7---9---9---9-7---9---9---9-7-------9-7--------------------------
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

Bridge 2
---------

("Look up... to me...")

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2--2------2--2------------------------------5h7---------------------------|
Ab|--2--2------2--2-------9-----8-----5-----5----5h7---------------------------|
Eb|--0--0------0--0-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0--------------------------------|
                       pm   pm.   pm.   pm.   pm                                           

Second Solo
-------------

Uh, it starts around here, if you really want to learn
the whole thing, this is the area where it's played.
Key of E flat, whee.

eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--/12-12-12-12-12-12-----------12--12-14-12-14------|
Db|----------------------14-12-14-----12-14-12-14------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
      

Song Ends On
-------------   
                                                                     
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-5--5--------2---|
Ab|------7-5---2---|
Eb|-------------0---|


Lyrics (taken from www.letssingit.com)
----------------------------------------

There's a black cloud overhead
That's me
And the poison ivy chokes the tree
Again it's me
I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street
You walk on by
I'm the little boy that pushes hard
And makes it cry

There's a dirty needle in your child
Haha, stick me
Empty bottles still in hand, still dead
Still me
I'm the suit and tie that breaks the street
And still wants more
I'm the 45 that's in your mouth
I'm a dirty, dirty whore

Yeah
Look it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see
Hey
Look it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you wanna see
Hey ma
Hey ma, look it's me

Yeah
He wants to become father now
Me again, me
The marks inside your arms still leaves me alone to me
I'm the nothing face that plants a bomb
And strolls away
I'm the one who doesn't look quite right
As children play

Yeah
Look it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see
Hey
Look it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you wanna see
Hey ma
Hey ma, look it's me
It's me

Look up to me
What you've been and what you've feared
Look up to me
Look it's me, what you hear
See right through me
See the one who can't be free
See right through me
Look it's me, what no one wants to see

Hey, hey, hey

Hm, now see the black cloud overhead
That's me
Hm, in this poison ivy chokes the tree
Again it's me
And I'm the filthy one on Bourbon Street
You walk on by
And I'm the little boy that pushes, pushes
Makes it cry

Yeah
Look it's me
The one who can't be free
Much too young to focus
But too old to see
Hey, hey
Look it's me
What no one wants to see
See what you brought this world
Just what you wanna see
Hey ma
Hey ma, look it's me
Yeah
It's me

Hey ma
Hey ma, look it's me

See right though me
Look up to me
See right though me
Look up to me



Peace
-Tim