The Thing That Should Not Be
written by: Hetfield, Ulrich and Hammett
as performed on: Master of Puppets


Tune all guitars down 1 full step
F-----------------------------------
C-----------------------------------
G--2--4--------2--4----3-----4-----5
D--0--2--------0--2--2-----2-----2--
intro clean


F-----------5-----6-----7-------------5------6------7-------
C-----------5-----6-----7-------------5------6------7-------
G-----------3-----4-----5-------------3------4------5------2
D--0--0-1-2-----2-----2------0--0-1-2----1-2----1-2----1-2-0
  pm.......     .     .      ........    ...    ...    ...
intro crunch
...Face the thing that should not be


F--7-------7---7---3-------3---3---4-------4---4---------------------
C--7-------7---7---3-------3---3---4-------4---4----6----------------
G------------9---------------5---------------6------6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
D----7-7-7---7-------3-3-3---3-------4-4-4---4--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
    pm....           .....           .....            ...............
Great old one, forbidden site...


F--------------------------------------------------------
C--2--4--------------------------------------------------
G--2--4-----------------------4-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5
D--0--2-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
Messenger of fear in sight   Dark deception fills the light.
verse clean



F--4---5------------------------------------------4--5
C--4---5------------------------------------------4--5
G--2---3---7-8-7-8-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-8-7--2--3
D----------5-6-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5------
                   pm.....................
..is rising


F--4--5-----4
C--4--5--3--4
G--2--3--3--2
D--------1---
In maddness you dwell.


F--4------------------4------------------4-5---2
C--4--------2---------4-------2----------4-5-3-2
G--2------2---3-2-3-2-2-----2---3-2-3-2--2-3-3-2
D-----3-5---------------3-5------------------1--
     pm..............   ...............
post solo