The Four Horsemen Chords
by Metallica
The Four Horsemen by Metallica is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, D, A and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Em C D
Em A (x3) C D
Verse: 1
Em A
By the last breath of the fourth winds blow
Em A
Better raise your ears
Em A C D
The sound of hooves knocks at your door
Em A
Lock up your wife and children now
Em A
Its time to wield the blade
Em A C D
For now you have got some company
Em
The horsemen are drawing nearer
D
On the leather steeds they ride
C B
They have come to take your life
Em
On through the dead of night
D
With the four horsemen ride
C D
Or choose your fate and die
Em C D
verse 2
Em A
You have been dying since the day you were born
Em A
You know it has all been planned
Em A C D
The quartet of deliverance rides
Em A
A sinner once a sinner twice
Em A
No need for confession now
Em A C D
Cause now you have got the fight of your life
Em
The horsemen are drawing nearer
D
On the leather steeds they ride
C B
They have come to take your life
Em
On through the dead of night
D
With the four horsemen ride
C D
Or choose your fate and die
Solo
Em C D Em
C D Em
Or choose your fate and die