Metallica - Leper Messiah: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Leper Messiah" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Leper Messiah Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Metallica

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Leper Messiah" smoothly on your guitar.

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Em                   G F#                  G F#
Spineless from the start, sucked into the part
                 G F#                     G
Circus comes to town, you play the lead clown

Em                                   G
Please, please, spreading his disease
F#                 G
Living by his story
Em                                 G
Knees, knees, falling to your knees
F#                     G   Em
Suffer for his glory, you will

Chorus:
Em
Time for lust, time for lie
Time to kiss your life goodbye
Send me money, send me green,
heaven you will meet
Make a contribution and you'll
get the better seat
Bow to leper messiah

Marvel at his tricks, need your Sunday fix
Blind devotion came, rotting your brain

Chain, chain, join the endless chain
Taken by his glamour
Fame, fame, infection is the game
Stinking drunk with power, we see

Chorus:
Time for lust, time for lie
Time to kiss your life goodbye
Send me money, send me green,
heaven you will meet
Make a contribution and you'll
get the better seat
Bow to leper messiah

Em
Witchery, weakening
F                   G    Em
Sees the sheep are gathering
Em
Set the trap, hypnotize
D             A B
Now you follow

Em       D#     D        C#
Time for lust, time for lie
Time to kiss your life goodbye
Send me money, send me green,
heaven you will meet
Make a contribution and you'll
get the better seat

Em    D#   D    C#
Lie, lie, lie, lie
Lie, lie, lie, lie


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Leper Messiah" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Leper Messiah" by Metallica.