Metal Detector Tabs & Lyrics by They Might Be Giants
Metal Detector
guitar tabs lyrics
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Metal Detector
Album: Factory Showroom
Intro: G C G D
Verse 1:
G C G D G C G D
Down at the shore there's a place where there's no one vacationing
G C G D
there's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the
Em Ebm
fear of the unknown
Pre Chorus 1:
C#m F#m C#m F#m
and I've got something to help you understand
C#m A C#m Ab
something waiting there beneath the sand:
C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m F#m
My metal detector is with me all of the time
E A F#m B E A F#m B
I'm the inspector over the mine
Chorus 1:
A
Look past the volley ball
E
Look past the squawking gull
Ab A A Ab
Ignore the mountain of discarded falderal
Pre Chorus:
and I've got something to help you understand
something waiting there beneath the sand:
My metal detector is with me all of the time
I'm the inspector over the mine
E A F#m B E A F#m B
Metal detector: watch it shine
Verse 2:
G C G D G C G D
Every seashell has a story to tell if you're listening
G C G D
but underneath every shell there's a story as well if you've
Em Ebm
heard enough of the sea
G C G D G C G D
then everything on the top will just suddenly stop seeming interesting
G C G D
so listen not to the sound of the things that are found underground
Bridge: ( C#m F#m E A F#m B E A F#m B ) W/ weird voice sound
Chorus:
Don't need no volley ball
Don't need no squawking gull
Don't need to look at any bathing beauty doll
Pre Chorus :
for I've got something to help you understand
something waiting there beneath the sand:
My metal detector is with me all of the time
I'm the inspector over the mine
Chorus:
Look past the volley ball
Look past the squawking gull
Ignore the mountain of discarded falderal
Pre Chorus:
Cause I've got something to help you understand
something hidden there beneath the sand:
My metal detector is with me all of the time
I'm the inspector over the mine
Metal detector: watch it shine
Chorus:
Don't need no volley ball
Don't need no squawking gull
Metal detector all the time
Ending: C#m
