Metal Guru chords by T. Rex (Official Version)

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Intro 1

(Ah- yeah)

(Aah- aah)

Chorus 1
G 
Em 
 (G major) Metal guru, is  (E minor) it you?
G 
Em 
 (G major) Metal guru, is  (E minor) it you?
Am7 
D 
 (A minor7) Sitting there in your  (D major) armour plated chair
G 
Em 
 (G major) Metal guru, is  (E minor) it true?
G 
Em 
 (G major) Metal guru, is  (E minor) it true?
Am7 
D 
All  (A minor7) alone without a  (D major) telephone

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Verse 1

Metal guru, could it be?

You're gonna bring my baby to me

She'll be wild you know, a rock 'n' roll child

Metal guru, has it been

just like a silver-studded

sabre-tooth dream?

I'll be clean you know, pollution machine

Chorus 2

Metal guru, is it you?

Bridge 1

(Aah- aah- aah- aah)

(Aah- aah)

Verse 2

Metal guru, could it be?

You're gonna bring my baby to me

She'll be wild you know, a rock 'n' roll child

Chorus 3

Metal guru, is it you?

Metal guru, is it true?

All alone without a telephone

Verse 3

Metal guru, could it be?

You're gonna bring my baby to me

She'll be wild you know, a rock 'n' roll child

Outro 1
G 
Em 
 (G major) Metal guru, is  (E minor) it you?
G 
Em 
G 
 (G major) Metal guru, is  (E minor) it you? (Yeah, yeah,  (G major) yeah)
Em 
G 
Metal guru, is  (E minor) it you? (Yeah, yeah,  (G major) yeah)
Em 
G 
Metal guru, is  (E minor) it you? (Yeah, yeah,  (G major) yeah)
Em 
G 
Metal guru, is  (E minor) it you? (Yeah, yeah,  (G major) yeah)
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 127

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of Metal Guru by T. Rex, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Metal Guru the way T. Rex intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.