Master Of Puppets by Metallica | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Master of Puppets is the band’s most performed song at 1718 times. It was Cliff Burton’s favorite song off the album according to interviews he made. Dave Mustaine claims that the intro riff was written by Lars Ulrich during his time with Metallica.

You can learn to play Master Of Puppets by Metallica with guitar chords, lyrics and a strumming trainer directly in the Uberchord app. This app listens to your guitar chords and gives you visual feedback in real-time in case you make a mistake.

Key of the Song:

The original key of Master Of Puppets by Metallica is in E minor.

Guitar Chords for Master Of Puppets by Metallica

This is a song where you’ll need several different skills to play various parts. You’ll need good control of your powerchord shapes, decent downpicking, and the ability to play fingerpicked chord parts. It’s a good idea to learn one riff at a time until you know the whole song. 

Video Lesson

Master Of Puppets by Metallica – Lyrics with Chords

[Intro]
 
E5 D5 C#5 C Em
D5 C#5 C Em  x(4)
B5
E5 Em
 
 
[Verse]
Em
end of passion play, crumbling away
i'm your source of self-destruction
veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear
leading on your death's construction
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m
taste me, you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
                    B5
how i'm killing you
 
 
[Chorus]
E5 D5 E5
 
C5 B5       D#5 B5   E5    D5 E5
   come crawling     faster
C5 B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   obey your master
C5 B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   your life burns faster
B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   obey your master
F
master
 
E5                                    G
master of puppets, i'm pulling your strings
C5                     B5             A5
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
D                      C5       B
blinded by me, you can't see a thing
E5                            D5           C
just call my name, 'cause i'll  hear you scream
E5
Master
F
Master
E5                                       C
just call my name, 'cause i'll hear you scream
E5
Master
F
Master
 
 
B5
 
 [Verse]
Em
needlework the way, never you betray
life of death becoming clearer
pain monopoly, ritual misery
chop your breakfast on a mirror
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m
taste me, you will see
more is all you need
you're dedicated to
                    B5
how i'm killing you
 
 
[Chorus]
E5 D5 E5
 
C5 B5       D#5 B5   E5    D5 E5
   come crawling     faster
C5 B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   obey your master
C5 B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   your life burns faster
B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   obey your master
F
master
 
E5                                    G
master of puppets, i'm pulling your strings
C5                     B5             A5
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
D                      C5       B
blinded by me, you can't see a thing
E5                            D5           C
just call my name, 'cause i'll  hear you scream
E5
Master
F
Master
E5                                       C
just call my name, 'cause i'll hear you scream
E5
Master
F
Master
 
 
[Interlude]
Em D Cadd9 Amsus2 B7
B7/D# Em D Cadd9 Amsus2 B7 B7/D#
Em D Cadd9
Amsus2 B7 B7/D#
 
 
 
[Solo]
Em D Cadd9
Amsus2 B7 B7/D# Em D
Cadd9 Amsus2 B7 B7/D#
Em D Cadd9 Amsus2 B7 B7/D#
 
E5 D5 C5 A5 B5 D#5 x2
E5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 C#5
 
 
 
[Bridge]
F#5   G5 F#5
master,     master
G5  F#5          G5    F#5           G5
   where's the dreams that i've been after?
F#5   G5 F#5      G5
master,     master
    F#5       G5 F#5
you promised only lies
G5 C#5   F#5  G5 F#5         G5
      laughter,      laughter
F#5      G5   F#5          G5
all i hear and   see is laughter
F#5     G5 F#5        G5
laughter,     laughter
F#5       G#5 F#5   G5
laughing at my cries
fix me
 
 
G F#
 
 
[Solo]
Em
 
 
[Verse]
Em
hell is worth all that, natural habitat
just a rhyme without a reason
never-ending maze, drift on numbered days
now your life is out of season
 
 
F#m
i will occupy
i will help you die
i will run through you
now i rule you, too
 
 
E5 D5 E5
 
C5 B5       D#5 B5   E5    D5 E5
   come crawling     faster
C5 B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   obey your master
C5 B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   your life burns faster
B5   D#5  E5    D5 E5
   obey your master
F
master
 
 
[Chorus]
E5                                    G
master of puppets, i'm pulling your strings
C5                     B5             A5
twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
D                      C5       B
blinded by me, you can't see a thing
E5                            D5           C
just call my name, 'cause i'll  hear you scream
E5
Master
F
Master
E5                                       C
just call my name, 'cause i'll hear you scream
E5
Master
F
Master
 
B5
E5
C E5
Em x4
Haha ahaha A E5