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Send "The God That Failed" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

"The God That Failed"
written by Hetfield and Ulrich
tab by Dorthy St.Claire


Time is not respected...There's a lot of palm muting going on in the 
verse and the second half of the intro... There are probably
a few mistakes, but I'm sure you can figure them out :-) 

Tune down 1/2 step
  Intro

Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0--7--7--0--0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-|


Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------5--5--7-------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0-----------0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-|


Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0--7--7--0--0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-|


Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------5--5--7-------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0-----------0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-|


Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0--7--7--0--0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-|


Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------5--5--7-------|---------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0-----------0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--0--(rest)--5--3-|


Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--2--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0-|--1--0--0--3--0--1--0--0--0--0-|


Gb|-------------------------------||
Db|-------------------------------||
Ab|-------------------------------||
Eb|--1--0--0--3--0--1--0--0--0--0-||


  1st, 2nd verses  (this whole part + the chorus is repeated)
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--1--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0-|--1--0--0--3--0--1--0--0--0--0-|


Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--1--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0-|--1--0--0--3--0--0--1--1--1--1-|


Gb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|--1--0--1--1--1--1--0--1--1--1-|--1--0--1/3--0--3--0--1--1--1--1-|


Gb|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Eb|--1--0--1--1--1--1--0--1--1--1-|--1--0--1/3--0--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|


Gb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Db|--------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Ab|--------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0---7--7--0--0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-||


  Chorus
Gb|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-|


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


Gb|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-|


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

 1.______________________________________________________________________________
Gb|--------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|--------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3-----------|--3--3--0--0--0--7--7--0--0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-|

_____________________________________________________________
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------5--5--7-------|-------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0-----------0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--0--5--3-|


  2._____________
Gb|-------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
Db|-------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
Ab|-------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
Eb|--3----------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--78/7--7--7--5-||


  Guitar Solo
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--0--7--7--0--0--0-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-|


Gb|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------5-|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------5--5--7--7----|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--0--3--3--5--5--7--7----------------|--7--7--0--7--7--7--7/87--5--3--2--3--3--2--0-|


Gb|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|--3--0--0--12--7--7--0--12-|--3--3--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0--0-|


Gb|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--3--5--7--5--3--3--3--5--7--5-|--7--7--8--10--8--7--7--7--7--5-|


Gb|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--0--12--7--0--0--12-|--3--0--0--7--0--3--3--0--5--0-|


Gb|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--3--0--3--3--0--3--3--0--3-|--7--7--7--7/87--7--7--7--7-|


   (hammer on-pull off)
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|--4(h)5(p)4--------------------4(h)5(p)4------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------7--5--42--------------------7--5--42-------|-------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------5--3-------------------------5--3-|--2--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0-|


Gb|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--1--0--0--3--0--1--0--0--0--0--12-|--1--0--0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0-|


Gb|-------------------|------------------------------||
Db|-------------------|------------------------------||
Ab|-------------------|------------------------------||
Eb|--1--0--0--3--0--0-|--(0)--3--0--0--0--3--0--0--0-||


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Tim Average	#1 by Tim Curry at Mar 23, 1970 at 1:31 PM EST
	George Orwell actually refers to Karl Marx as the "God who Failed" in that in theory Communism is a workable notion in that all people are equal, however in practice it is severely corrupt due to human nature. I'm not sure if this helps explain the song

No Picture Jesse Average	#2 by Jesse R at Apr 28, 1973 at 7:21 PM EST
	This lyrics are not good !

No Picture Diexis Lead Player	#3 by Diexis at Jul 31, 1974 at 3:41 PM EST
	Even though it's been more than two years, I don't quite agree with the comment about "the healing hand beld back by the deepened nail" referring to science and medicine. I thought it referred more to Christ, who supposedly went around healing people and performing miracles. Hence when he was crucified, his healing hand was held back by a deepened nail.

No Picture SAF Lead Player	#4 by SAF (Scott) at Nov 9, 1974 at 3:44 PM EST
	I always just assumed this was a fairly straight forward typical heavy metal anti-christian song.

No Picture Ty Average	#5 by Ty Webster at Jul 19, 1977 at 7:57 PM EST
	I do believe you guys have pretty much made the two main points about this song. I would just like to comment on the harmonies on this song in particular. It has a pretty cool dynamic of James going slightly first and Jason almost answering his words. To me, this has a subtle tone of James questioning God and God answering back. but that's just my opinion...

No Picture Thomas Average	#6 by Thomas Reuter at Apr 3, 1981 at 7:01 AM EST
	It is about the death of James' mother it was never initially meant to be released james once said he wrote it and kirk heard him playing it and the rest forced him into making it into a released song

No Picture [Insert Name He Wanna Be	#7 by [Insert Name Here] at Feb 18, 1984 at 5:53 PM EST
	I think it's just about how disgusted he is with people that have too much faith.

No Picture Sir Slinky Lead Player	#8 by Sir Slinky at Jun 17, 1985 at 5:59 PM EST
	That wouldn't explain "trust you gave; a child to save; left you cold and him in grave" I think its about a mother's grief and disbeleif after her Christian Science beleifs prevented her from saving her child.

No Picture Pat Lead Player	#9 by Pat O'Shea at Jun 29, 1999 at 1:45 PM EST
	how is this connected to bush...it was released 9 years before he was president....

No Picture Heavier Than He Rhythm Player	#10 by Heavier Than Heaven at Oct 3, 2000 at 10:12 AM EST
	Shaz_85 gots a point...Hetfield wrote this song BECAUSE of his mother, but that doesnt mean its specifically ABOUT her.

No Picture Jordan n00b!	#11 by Jordan Miller at Jul 9, 2006 at 12:00 AM EST
	Good Tab