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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Cyclops Rock
Album: Mink Car
F C G D
Chords: E--------------|
B--------------|
G-10--5-----7--|
D-10--5--5--7--|
A--8--3--5--5--|
E -------3-----|
Chorus:
F C G
I taught you how to cyclops rock
F C G
And then you go and turn around and break my heart
F C G
You waste my cyclops time
F C G
Mess up my cyclops mind.
Verse ( But the chords are C and F ):
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--10--10-----10-----7--10-|
E----------8------8--------|
Pre Chorus:
F D
Gotta find a new place to hang out
F G
Cause I'm tired of living in hell.
Solo:
I Don't know the solo itself but the chords
are C and F ( same as the verses )
Bridge ( with the lady talking ):
Chords are same as the Chorus ( F C G )
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Ulti` Average |
#1 by Ulti` 89 at Feb 24, 1977 at 11:25 AM EST |
| Supporting NQArbuckle's theory, the female vocal breakdown says: Pony, twist, monkey, and frug These are the things that I taught to you Hitchhike, boogie, hypocrite bop I'm stuck in a van outside of New York AAAAAAAAAHHH! The pony, the twist, the monkey, the frug, the hitchhike, the boogie, and the bop are all dance steps/styles. And the singer allegedly taught "you" these steps, but is now stuck in a van outside of New York, i.e. out of the limelight they once knew. | |
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GonnaKill Average |
#2 by GonnaKill YOU at Feb 13, 1980 at 1:32 PM EST |
| I think this is one of my fav. TMBG songs...but I have alot of favorites | |
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maximus Average |
#3 by maximus hyrule at Mar 21, 1991 at 3:02 AM EST |
| nope. it's a bit deeper... at least, i interpret it like this: it's a commentary on the music industry, and how the media totally bastardizes anything good. the chorus "i taught you how to cyclops rock, then you turn around and break my heart / waste my time / mess up my mind.." is saying how.. at a time, musicians were all about the rock, right? but then, something (let's say MTV, for argument's sake) just sells it out and rock becomes a corporate thing. and thus, the scene is destroyed.. "gotta find a new place to hang out, cuz i'm tired of living in hell." "all the children run away from me / gotta find new friends to hang with cuz you're all afraid of me" like.. the kids now don't appreciate real music, and people are afraid to like things that aren't shoved down their throat by the media. the whole cyclops thing is a metaphor for doing your own thing, but also still ending up feeling like a freak -- alienation. "There's a whole new generation waiting to be wrecked by you" basically sums it all up | |
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Mistress Cheyen Rhythm Player |
#4 by Mistress Cheyenne at Sep 15, 1993 at 10:01 AM EST |
| i kind of agree with NQArbuckle i've always thought it was about being yourself, no matter what the consequences "It was sweet like lead paint is sweet but the after-effects left me paralyzed" --- he tried going with the flow for a while, but soon realized that he couldnt be himself if he conformed [ty] | |
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