Em                 D      C 
So close no matter how far
Em                    D          C 
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Em               D         C 
Forever trusting who we are
G   B            Em 
And nothing else matters

Em             D          C 
Never opened myself this way
Em                    D      C 
Life is ours, we live it our way
Em                    D       C 
All these words I don't just say
G   B            Em 
And nothing else matters

Em               D        C 
Trust I seek and find in you
Em               D         C 
Every day for us something new
Em              D          C 
Open mind for a different view
G   B            Em 
And nothing else matters

Chorus:
C A D                     C 
Never cared for what they do
A D                       C 
Never cared for what they know
A D      Em 
But I know

{repeat 1st verse}
{chorus}
{repeat 2nd and 3rd verse}

C A D                      C 
Never cared for what they say
A D                       C 
Never cared for what they play
A D                       C 
Never cared for what they do
A D                       C 
Never cared for what they know
A D      Em 
But I know

{repeat 1st verse} 

 Metallica - Nothing else matters '99 version 
Original version by: Martijn van Welie (mwelie@cs.vu.nl) 
Edited by Ruud Claessen (ruudje@post.com) 
Comments or corrections please mail me. 

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb 

Intro 
6/8 time 
Eb-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0---7-| 
Bb-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| 
Gb---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0---------| 
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| 
P (9/8 time) H P S P S 
Eb-7-----------7^0---------|---------7---8---7^85---7-5-/0------| 
Bb---------0-------0-------|---------0---0-----------0-------5---| 
Gb-----0---------------0---|-----0-------------------------------| 
Db-------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Eb-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------------------| 
P 
Eb-------------2^0---------|-------------0---0---0---| 
Bb-5-------5-------5-------|---------5-------5---5---| 
Gb-----5---------------5---|-----5-----------5---5---| 
Db-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Ab-0-----------------------|-0---------------0---2---| 
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------| 
P H P P H 
Eb-0-----------3^0-----0---|-0----------0^5^0---------| 
Bb-5-------5-------5---5---|-7---7-5-7--------7^0-5^0-| 
Gb-5-----5---5-------5-5---|-7------------------------| 
Db-------------------------|--------------------------| 
Ab-3---3---------------3---|-5------------------------| 
Eb-------------------------|--------------------------| 
 
Eb-------12----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| 
Bb-----12--0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---| 
Gb---12------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-| 
Db-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Ab-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
Eb-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| 
upstroke 
Eb-------------7---7-------|-------------|-------------7-----------| 
Bb-------------8---8-------|-----7-----5-|-------------8-----------| 
Gb-----------9-----9-------|-----7-----5-|-----------9-------------| 
Db---------9---------------|---7-----5---|---------9---------------| 
Ab-------7-----------------|-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------| 
Eb-0-----------------------|-------------|-0-----------------------| 

Eb-------------|----------7-----7--------|-----5-----------3-------| 
Bb-----7-----5-|----------------8--------|-------7-----------5-----| 
Gb-----7-----5-|-------------9-----------|---------7-----------5---| 
Db---7-----5---|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
Ab-5-----3-----|-------7-----------------|-5-----------3-----------| 
Eb-------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| 

Eb-----3-------------------|-------0-----(0------)|-------0-----| 
Bb-------3---------5-4-----|-----0---0---(-0-----)|-----0---0---| 
Gb---------4---------------|---0-------0-(--0----)|---0-------0-| 
Db-------------------------|-------------(---2---)|-------------| 
Ab-------------2-----------|-------------(----2--)|-------------| 
Eb-3-----------------------|-0-----------(-----0-)|-0-----------| 

Main guitar part : 
So close,no matter how far...... 
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----| 
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----| 
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0-----| repeat 2X 
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2-----| 
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3-----| 
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------3-2-| 
Forever trusting who we are............and nothing else 
matters 
Eb-------------3----0---|-2---2-2-2-3--0--0-0-----------3--2------2---- 
Bb---------0----------0-|-3---3-3-3-3--3--3-3-----------3--0--------0-- 
Gb-----0----------0-----|-2---2-2-2-2--0--0-0---------0----2----------- 
Db----------------------|-0---0-0-0-0--2--2-2--------------1----1------ 
Ab----------------------|--------------3--3-3--------------2--2-------- 
Eb-0--------------------|---------------------0-2-3-------------------- 

Chorus guitar part 
Never cared for what they do........ 
Eb-0-----0-----|-2-----2-2-2-3---2--0--2-| 
Bb-1-----2-----|-3-----3-3-3-3---3--3--3-| 
Gb-0-----2-----|-2-----2-2-2-2---2--2--2-| 
Db-2-----2-----|-0-----0-0-0-0---0--0--0-| 
Ab-3-----0-----|-------------------------| 
Eb-------------|-------------------------| 

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

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

Interlude 
|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-------8--------| 
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5------5----|----5-----5-----| 
|--------------|---------------|-----5------5--|-5----------5--| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|--------------0|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0-------| 
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-----| 
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0---| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0--------------| 

|-12------14---|-15-------17---|-8------8------|-8-----8--------| 
|---12------12-|---12-------12-|---5--------5--|---5-----5------| 
|--------------|---------------|-----5----5---5|-----5-----5----| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| 

|-0--------0---|-0^2--------0--|-0--0~~~~0~~~~~|--------0---------| 
|----1-------1-|-----3-------3-|-12-12~~~12~~~~|------0---0-------| 
|-------2------|--------2------|---------------|----0-------0-----| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|------------------| 
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-0------------3-2-| 

Interlude solo * * 
Eb|--------3-----3--5--5(7)5--5-----3--5---10--7--6(8)6-- 
Bb|--3--5-----5------------------5----------------------- 

Eb|--10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---10--6(8)6---3-0- 

*=bend and release 

GOTO MAIN GUITAR PART 

Guitar solo : 
E5 E5(VII) | D5 C5 
E5 E5(VII) | D5 C5 
E5 E5(VII) | D5 C5 | G5 B5 | E5 

B B R V V 
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Bb-15------15----------------|-------------------------------------| 
Gb-14(16)--14(16)14-12--14-12|-11-12-11----11-------------12-14-12-| 
Db---------------------------|----------14----12-14----------------| 
Ab---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Eb---------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B B B 
Eb-------12-------12---------------------------hold bend-->--------| 
Gb----12-------12----15^14^12-(approx.8x )--15(17)-15-15-15--------| 
Gb-14(16)---14(16)---------------------|---------------------------| 
Db-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
Ab-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
Eb-------------------------------------|---------------------------| 
release bend 
Eb-15(17)--15---14-15-|----15-14----14-15-14-12|-------------------- 
Bb--------------------|-12-------12------------|-15-14-12----------- 
Gb--------------------|------------------------|-----------12-14-12- 
Db--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
Ab--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
Eb--------------------|------------------------|-------------------- 
B R B B R P B 
Eb-------------------------|-12--------------------hold----->-----release 
Bb----------------------12-|-------12-15(17)15--12^15(17)-15-15-15-15-15- 
Gb-14(16)14-12----12-14(16)|-------------------------------|------------- 
Db-------------14----------|-------------------------------|------------- 
Ab-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------- 
Eb-------------------------|-------------------------------|------------- 
H P S H P 
Eb----------------------------------- 
Bb-12^15^12~~~~~~7--5^7^5~~~~~~ 
Gb----------------------------------- 
Db----------------------------------- 
Ab----------------------------------- 
Eb----------------------------------- 

The end : 
E-------0-----|-------0---7-|-7-----------7^0---------| 
B-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0-------0-------| 
G---0-------0-|---0---------|-----0---------------0---| 
D-------------|-------------|-------------------------| 
A-------------|-------------|-------------------------| 
E-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------------------| 

E---------7---8---7^85---7-5-/0--0--0-| 
B---------0---0-----------0------------| 
G-----0--------------------------------| repeat 
D--------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------| 
E-0----------------------------------0-|  

 
Intro: :6/8: Em  } 6 times
       :3/8: Em
       :6/8: Am | Am Am Am … Am/H | C | Dadd9 | Em
       Em  } 3 times
       Em | D C  } 3 times
       G H7 | Em | Em

Em                 D    Dsus4 Cadd9
So close no matter how far.
Em                    D          Cadd9
Couldn’t be much more from the heart.
Em               D       Dsus4 Cadd9
Forever trusting who we are
G   H7           Em
And nothing else matters.

Never opened myself this way.
Life is ours, we live it our way.
All these words I don’t just say
And nothing else matters.

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new.
Open mind for a different view
G   H7           Em       C A5 D
And nothing else matters.

                             C   A5 D
   Never cared for what they do,
                             C     A5 D
   Never cared for what they know,
         Em
   But I know…

So close no matter how far.
Couldn’t be much more from the heart.
Forever trusting who we are
G   H7           Em       C A5 D
And nothing else matters.

   Never cared for what they do,
   Never cared for what they know,
   But I know…

Instrumental: Em | Em | Am | Am | C | Dsus2 | Em | Em  } 2 times

Never opened myself this way.
Life is ours, we live it our way.
All these words I don’t just say
G   H7           Em
And nothing else matters.

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new.
Open mind for a different view
G   H7           Em       C A5 D
And nothing else matters.

   Never cared for what they say,
   Never cared for games they play,
   Never cared for what they do,
   Never cared for what they know,
         Em
   And I know…

Instrumental: Em | D C  } 3 times
              G H7
              Em  } 4 times

So close no matter how far.
Couldn’t be much more from the heart.
Forever trusting who we are
G  H7           Em
No nothing else matters.

Instrumental: :6/8: Em | Em | :3/8: Em | :6/8: Em | Em  } 4 times