The Metal Song (song)

Name	The Metal Song
Album/single	The General Electric
Length	4.23
Alternative titles
First live performance	Gig 20080613
Recorded	1999
Writer/composer	Shihad
Producer	GGGarth

Additional Information

Song meaning as told by Jon: "Another TV watching song. A work harder song." (Real Groove, September 1999)

Lyrics

Well sometimes I burn like a paper doll
But mostly, the thing I like doing 
Is doing nothing at all
You're right, I'm going nowhere
I got nowhere to go
The super-colour nightmare's got something of a hold

So we're slaves of destiny now, are we?
And it's always such an effort to believe
In what you want to be
Believe in what you want to be

I take a leather pouch when I go out
There's no money in it
But boredom hits the most where it counts
I've had my limit
Well we will rise again 
And boredom ain't my friend

Don't turn your back
Now don't you be no slack jack
Don't turn your back
Don't you be slack
Now don't you be no slack jack 
And don't turn your back

So we're slaves of destiny now, are we?
That's why it's always such an effort to see
That in a young country
We're free to be what we want to be
Ditch the distractions
Ditch the distractions
To create a reaction
Create a reaction
Create a reaction

Don't turn your back
Now don't you be no slack jack
Don't turn your back
Don't you be slack
Now don't you be no slack jack 
And don't turn your back
Don't turn your back
Now don't you be no slack jack
Don't turn your back
Don't you be slack
Now don't you be no slack jack 
And don't turn your back

So we're slaves of destiny now, are we?
When it's always such an effort to believe
In what you wanna be
Believe in what you want to be
I'll be what you want to be
I'll be what you want to be

Tab

Guitar

Tabbed by Paper Doll

As I note below I'm pretty sure the bridge is wrong... still sounds okay when you play it though...

enjoy... :) i know I've loved playing it...

Code:
Shihad
The Metal Song

C Tuning - C F Bb Eb G c
Down 2 Full Steps


Main Riff

--3-3-------3--3-----3--3----------------
--3-3-------3--3-----3--3----------------
--0-0-------0--0-----0--0----------------
--0-0--2----0--0--2--0--0--2--2--2-------
--x-x--2----x--x--2--x--x--2--2--2-------
--3-3--0----3--3--0--3--3--0--0--0-------

let some of the chords ring. you'll know when by listening to the song.

Play the main riff throughout the verse. Follow the main riff with the following, alternating in the verses.
The lyrics are there just to help with the timing.


Verse part 1

---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
--------2-2---------------2-2----
---------------------------------
--0-0------------0-0-------------

... I burn like a paper doll


Verse part 2

---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
--------2-2------------------2---
-------------------------2-4-----
--0-0----------0-0---2-4---------

...feel like doing...


Chorus

-2---------------------------2--3-------------------------3--2-----
-3---------------------------3--3-------------------------3--3-----
-2---------------------------2--0-------------------------0--2-----
--------------------------------0-------------------------0--------
--------------------------------2-------------------------2--------
--------------------------------3-------------------------3--------

                    So we're slaves of destiny now are we?

Just the D and G chords for the chorus. Just hold the notes where the gap is.
In the second part of the chorus, I'm pretty sure Jon still just holds the
notes, but without any lead guitar it sounds better to strum the chorus fast.



Bridge

(pretty sure this is wrong. think it may be just different lead parts. sounds okay when I play it on my own though)

-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------
-----------------------------------------------  x 2

That in a young country...


-2---------------------------2--3-------------------------3--2-----
-3---------------------------3--3-------------------------3--3-----
-2---------------------------2--0-------------------------0--2-----
--------------------------------0-------------------------0--------
--------------------------------2-------------------------2--------
--------------------------------3-------------------------3--------

                    Ditch the distractions...

(again sounds better if strummed fast)