Metallica — Dont Tread On Me Take 6 December 15th 1990

[Studio Banter] [?]: Uh, Don't Tread on Me, take 6 *laugh* *[?]* *drums playing* What are we playing? *guitar playing* [?] [Intro] Don't tread on me I said, "Don't tread on me" [Verse 1] Liberty or death What we so proudly hail Once you provoke her Rattling of her tail Never begins it Never, but once engaged Never surrenders Showing the fangs of rage Said, "Don't tread on me" Said, "Don't tread on me" [Chorus] So be it, threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it, settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me [Verse 2] Love it or leave it She with the deadly bite Quick is the blue tongue Forked as a lightning strike Shining with brightness Always on surveillance The eyes, they never close Emblem of vigilance Said, "Don't tread on me" Said, "Don't tread on me" [Chorus] So be it, threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it, settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] So be it, threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war [Verse 3] Liberty or death What we so proudly hail Once you provoke her Rattling of her tail [Chorus] So be it, threaten no more To secure peace is to prepare for war So be it, settle the score Touch me again for the words that you will hear evermore Don't tread on me