Metallica - The Shortest Straw: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Shortest Straw" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Em F Em Suspicion is your name G Em Your honesty to blame F Em Put dignity to shame G F# F Dishonor Witchhunt, modern day Determining decay The blatant disarray Disfigure F# G F# The public eyes' disgrace A F# Defying commonplace G F# Unending paper chase A G# G Unending F# G F# Deafening A F# Painstaking G F# Reckoning A G# G Em This vertigo it doth bring Chorus: Em Shortest straw Challenge liberty Downed by law Live in infamy Rub you raw Witchhunt riding through Shortest straw This shortest straw has been pulled for you Pulled for you (Shortest straw) Pulled for you (Shortest straw) Pulled for you (Shortest straw) Shortest straw has been pulled for you The accusations fly Discrimination, why? Your inner self to die Intruding Doubt sunk itself in you Its teeth and talons through You're living Catch-22 Deluding A mass hysteria A megalomania Reveal dementia Reveal Secretly Silently Certainly In vertigo you will be Chorus: Shortest straw Challenge liberty Downed by law Live in infamy Rub you raw Witchhunt riding through Shortest straw This shortest straw has been pulled for you Pulled for you (Shortest straw) Pulled for you (Shortest straw) Pulled for you (Shortest straw) The shortest straw has been pulled for you (Shortest straw) Pulled for you (Shortest straw) Pulled for you (Shortest straw) Pulled for you (Shortest straw) The shortest straw has been pulled for you Behind you, hands are tied Your being, ostracized Your hell is multiplied Upending The fallout has begun Oppressive damage done Your many turned to none To nothing You're reaching your nadir Your will has disappeared The lie is crystal clear Defending Channels red One word said Blacklisted With vertigo make you dead Chorus: Shortest straw Challenge liberty Downed by law Live in infamy Rub you raw Witchhunt riding through Shortest straw This shortest straw has been pulled for you Pulled for you You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Em  F  F#  G  G#  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 "The Shortest Straw" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Shortest Straw" by Metallica.