Metal Detector

from "Factory Showroom" chconnor@hotmail.com

This song is a lot simpler than I make it out to be here... Some notes:

often the lyrics change subtly (i.e. waiting there beneath the sand vs.

hidden there underneath the land; don't need to squaking gull vs. don't

need no gull on the echo part, etc...) God bless tmbg.

The |X |X |X format is supposed to be measures, but I think I may switch

unannounced between whole and half-measures in this. You'll get it.

|X/Y means chord X with note Y in the bass.

I probably shouldn't have written everything as sharps, but I don't know

anything about music theory.

Some of the voicings here are hard, but they're worth it for that

thoughtful Giants effect.

/---------- Low E

V

C6 x32033

D/A x00232

Gsus/C x30013 or x30033 or G6sus4/C as x32033 (=C or C6)... whatever ...

G/B x20033

G9/A x00033

G# 466544

C#m x46654

F#/C# x4667x

G#/D# x66544

F#/A# 698565

G#/C 8-11-10-787

|G |C6 |G |D/A |G

Down at the shore there's a place where there's no one vacationing

|Gsus/C | G/B |G9/A

|G |G |G |D/A |A

There's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the fear of

|G#

the unknown

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

And I've got something to help you understand

|E |A |E |G#/D#

Something waiting there, beneath the sand

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

My metal detector is with me all of the time

|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B

I'm the inspector over the mine

|A

Look past the volleyball

Look past the ball

|E

Look past the squaking gull

Look past the gull

|G#m |A |F#/A# |G#/C

Ignore the mountain of discarded folderal

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

Cause I've got something to make you understand

|E |A |E |G#/D#

something hidden there underneath the land

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

My metal detector is with me all of the time

|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B

I'm the inspector over the mine

|E |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B

Metal detector watch it shine

|G |C6 |G |D/A |G |Gsus/C |G/B |G9/A

Every sea shell has a story to tell if you're listening

|G |C6 |G |D/A |A

But underneath every shell there's a story as well if you've heard enough

|D

of the sea.

|G |C6 |G |D/A |G

Then everything on the top will just sudenly stop sounding interesting

|Gsus/C |G/B |G9/A

|G |Gsus/C |G/B |G9/A

So listen now to the sound of the things that are found under (over?) the

|G |G |G |G#

ground

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

|E |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B

|A

Don't need no volleyball

Don't need no volleyball

|E

Don't need no squaking gull

Don't need no squaking gull

|G#m |A |F#/A# |G#/C

Don't need to look at any bathing beauty doll

Don't need to look at any doll

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

For I've got something to help you understand

|E |A |C#m |B

Something waiting there beneath the sand

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

My metal detector is with me all of the time

|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B

I'm the inspector over the mine

|A

Look past the volleyball

Look past the ball

|E

Look past the squaking gull

Look past the gull

|G#m |A |F#/A# |G#/C

Ignore the mountain of discarded folderal

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

Cause I've got something to make you understand

|E |A |C#m |B

something hidden there underneath the land

|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#

My metal detector is with me all of the time

|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B

I'm the inspector over the mine

|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B

Metal detector watch it shine

|E! |A |C#m |B

Don't need no volleyball

Don't need no volleyball

|E |A |C#m |B

Don't need no squaking gull

Don't need no squaking gull

|E |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B

Metal detector all the time (vocal note ends on f# for "time"...cool)

Metal detector all the time)

|C#m |C#m |C#m |C#m | etc...