Song: Metal Man
Artist: The Breeders
Tuning: E A D G B e
Transcribed by: Derek Burket


Start:

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A7 D7 [10x]

i don't know how old i was
but it was a '65 pickup

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i was lying on the ground
with flat iron bars over my head


C
one silver drop is all you need
to put a hole in your head at two thousand degrees
       G                     E         G
that's right man, you be the metal man
                    E
at two thousand degrees

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and that's hot
that's hot

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A7 D7 [1x]

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A7 D7 [2x] (playing along with above)

A C D [2x] (very quietly)

A C D A (the really loud part)

A7 D7 [4x]

and over my head the hot wire was sparking

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i got something down on my chest
and it began to bubble


C
i was her parent, my three in a tree
when a drip dropped down on me
       G                  E         G
that's right man, i'm the metal man
                    E
at two thousand degrees

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and that's hot
that's hot

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A7 D7 [4x]