Piece by Piece
(Words and Music by Kerry King)

Tune down 1/2 step
                            PLay 5 times
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 Mod  -  ulus  -  tic      ter  -  ror                 a
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 vast    sa - dis - tic      feast.                  The
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 on - ly    way    to       ex  -  it                 is
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 go  -  ing    piece    by    piece.

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                                                        You
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have no choice of life or death. My
face you will not see. I'll
rip your flesh till there's no breath. Dis-
membered destiny.
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|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 Soon  as  life  has  left       your      corpse,
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|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--------0-------------|
 I ' ll  make  you  part    of     me.
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 No              e     -    mo  -  tion,
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 death    is   all   I   see.
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 Mod  -  ulus  -  tic      ter  -  ror                 a
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 vast    sa - dis - tic      feast.                  The
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 on - ly    way    to       ex  -  it                 is
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 go  -  ing    piece    by    piece.
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Bones and blood lie on the ground.
Rotten limbs lie dead. De-
capitated bodies found.
On my wall your head!
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 On  your trail,             I   close  the  gap.
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|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--------0-------------|
 One more life  that   soon      won't  be
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 No              e     -    mo  -  tion,
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 flesh  is  all  I  need.

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 Send you to your ma - ker            Con -
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 front the god you    seek.             A
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 flesh    of    red     up  -  on      his      chest.
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 safe  -  ty    out    of    reach.                                   You
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 have no choice of life or death. My   face you will not see.        I'll
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rip your flesh till there's no breath. Dis-membered destiny.
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 Mod  -  ulus  -  tic      ter  -  ror                 a
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 vast    sa - dis - tic      feast.                 There
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 's  on  -  ly   one   way  out -  ta   here.
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                  Piece by piece!