The Thing that Should Not Be by Metallica as played by Primus on “Rhinoplasty” Tabbed by Jim Wade INTRO C ----------------------------------------------------------------| G ----------------------------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------8---9---10----------8---9---10-| A -5-6\7------5-6\7--------5-7-------5---5-----5-7-------5---5----| E --------------------0----------0-------------------0------------| B ----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF ONE It sounds like this is the main way that Les plays it on “Rhinoplasty.” C -------------------------| G -------------------------| D -------------------------| A -------------------------| E -----------6-----7-----8-| B -3-3-3-3-3-----3-----3---|    S S S S S S   S S   S S RIFF ONE VARIENT But this is how Les played it on 9-25-97 (video bootleg) I think it’s more fun to do it this way. 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-------4-5-4-|-5---6---X---4-5-4-5-------------------------------| B -3-3-3-------|---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|    S S S S S S   S   S   S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S C -------|---------------|---------------------| G -------|---------------|---------------------| D -------|---------------|---------------------| A -------|---------------|---------------------| E -4-5-4-|-5---6-------5-|-5-----5-6-6-5-6-5-X-| B -------|---------4-----|---6-8---------------|    S S S   S   S   S   S   S S S S S S S S S S C ---------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------| E -4-5-4-5-------------------------------| B ---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| REPEAT FOREVER... LYRICS Messenger of Fear in sight  Dark deception kills the light  Hybrid children watch the sea  Pray for Father, roaming free  fearless Wretch  insanity  He watches  lurking beneath the sea  great Old One  forbidden site  He searches  Hunter of the Shadows is rising  immortal  in madness You dwell  Crawling Chaos, underground  cult has summoned, twisted sound  Out from ruins once possessed  fallen city, living death  fearless Wretch  insanity  He watches  lurking beneath the sea  timeless sleep  has been upset  He awakens  Hunter of the Shadows is rising  immortal  in madness You dwell  Not dead which eternal lie  stranger eons Death may die  drain you of your sanity  face The Thing That Should Not Be  fearless Wretch  insanity  He watches  lurking beneath the sea  timeless sleep  has been upset  He awakens  Hunter of the Shadows is rising  immortal  in madness You dwell