Guitar Tab:Snail Shell

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Snail Shell

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: A Minor

Year: 1994

Tabbed By: J2

Main riff: 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 ------------------------------|---------------------------- Meanwhile, piano: 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 Am6 Cm6/Eb Am6 Cm6/Eb I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell Am6 Cm6/Eb Am6 Cm6/Eb E9 I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell 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) I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell (single notes) A Friend, look what you gave E And how can you ever be repaid? A E (oscillates back and forth to F) How may I give you a hand From the position at your feet where I stand? (back to 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 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 G5 A5 Snail Shell C5 A5 Thank you B5 C5 Snail Shell E5 A5 Thank you (bass is playing A here) Ah Ah Ah (Reintro) 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) (do a little flans-shred) I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell A A