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Snail Shell

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: A Minor

Year: 1994

Tabbed By: J2

(Riff; intro and post-bridge): e ------------------------------|--0------------------------- B -------1-----------1-----3-1--|----3-1-3-1-------1-----3-1- G ---0-2---2-----0-2---0-2------|------------0-2-2---0-2----- D -2-----------2----------------|---------------------------- A ------------------------------|---------------------------- E ------------------------------|---------------------------- Main piano chords (during above riff): Am6 Cm6/Eb (N.C.): Sir hand Or is it ma'am I fell out of my right place again And you Considered me And now I'm where a snail has to be (Main piano chords): I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell (Chorus): Am Bm C Was it something you would do for anybody? D Em F#m Was it what you'd only do for me? G E/G# I need to know because you see Am C D E7(#9) (shredding riffs) I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell A|--------0--0----------2--2------3--3----| E|----------------------------------------| (N.C., except with a simple lick as shown below): Friend, look what you gave A|------------------------|0-----------| E|------------------------|------------| And how can you ever be repaid? A|------------------------|------------| E|------------------------|0-----------| How may I give you a hand D|------------------------|2UDUDUDUD-2UDUDUDUDU-| (D = Bend string down) A|0-----------------------|---------------------| (U = Bend back up) E|------------------------|---------------------| From the position at your feet where I stand? (Main piano chords): So let me thank you for putting me back in my snail shell I'd like to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell (Chorus chords): Was it something you would do for anybody? Was it what you'd only do for me? I need to know because you see I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell (Bridge and bass break): G5 A5 Snail Shell C5 A5 Thank you B5 C5 Snail Shell E5 A5 Thank you (N.C.; bass is playing A here): Ah Ah Ah (Intro again, both riff and chords wise) Was it something you would do for anybody? Was it what you'd only do for me? Am Bm Or was it something where you acted when you saw the need C D Em F#m And knew that there would be a way the act could be repaid G E/G# And so it may, but for today Am C D E7(#9) (shredding riffs) I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell Am Am