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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Snail Shell
Album: John Henry
Intro:
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B -------------------------7-5--|---------------5-|-------7-5-----------
G -----2-5---------2-5-----7-5--|--9-7-7----7---6-|-5-----7-5-----------
D -2-5-----7---2-5-----7-5-7-5--|--------10---5-7-|---5-7-7-5-----------
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Keybords Riff: ( Am D ) x4
Am Bm C D E F# G G# A
G / A
Verse 1:
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
Pre Chorus:
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:
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
Verse 2:
Friend
Look what you gave
And how can you ever be repaid?
How may I give you a hand
From the position at your feet where I stand?
Pre Chorus:
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:
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:
Snail Shell
Thank you
Snail Shell
Thank you
Ah
Ah
Ah
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B -------------------------7-5--|---------------5-|-------7-5-----------
G -----2-5---------2-5-----7-5--|--9-7-7----7---6-|-5-----7-5-----------
D -2-5-----7---2-5-----7-5-7-5--|--------10---5-7-|---5-7-7-5-----------
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Chorus:
Was it something you would do for anybody?
Was it what you'd only do for me?
Or was it something where you acted when you saw the need
And knew that there would be a way the act could be repaid
And so it may, but for today
I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell
( That's All I can Conglomerate and figure out )
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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eric Rhythm Player |
#1 by eric johnson at Aug 10, 1971 at 10:12 PM EST |
| This is a very literal song. It's about a little snail who fell out of its shell, but was rescued by a human who helped the little guy back into his shell. The snail is thankful to have been rescued and wonders why the person helped it and if it can repay the person. There are also cute references to the fact that the snail is baffled by its rescuer: "sir hand or is it ma'am?" - the snail can't tell the gender of its rescuer, it can really only make out the hand; "How may I give you a hand from the position at your feet where I stand" - the snail is tiny and can barely come up to its rescuers feet but is still grateful. | |
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Travis Wanna Be |
#2 by Travis Alford at Jul 11, 1988 at 7:15 AM EST |
| I like this song because it can be taken litterally, thats certianly not the only way to see it tho. snail shell is usually a reference to being shy. It seems to me to be someone shy getting shutdown some how, maybe turned down for a date or just cutoff in a conversation. | |
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