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Squeeze Box
By The Who
          Main:        Optional:          Optional:
          Guitar 1     Guitar 2 (capo 5)  Guitar 3 (elec, tune: DGDGBD)
G/D       xx0033       x59787 & x59785    x(12)(12)(12)xx
     Dsus4xx0233       x57785 & x59785    000030
         Dxx0232       x57775             020030
G         3(2)0003     x55787             000000
       C/G3x2013       xx5587             002010
         Cx32010       875558             x02012
     Csus4x32011       8x7568             x02013
[Intro]
|     G/D    D|     G/D    D| x2
(Gtr 3)
   (12th      (12th
   harm)      harm)
|  G   G   C/G   G|   G   C/G    G| x2
[Verse]
|      G     C/G         G      C/G|        G   C/G           G  C/G  
 Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest and when
|     G     C/G         G    C/G|     G   C/G          G      C/G|
 Daddy comes home he never gets no rest 'cause she's
[Chorus]
|       D   Dsus4     D   Dsus4|   D    Dsus4    D    Dsus4|
 Playing all night                      and the
|       C   Csus4     C   Csus4|   C    Csus4           C|
 Music's al----right
|      D   Dsus4         D  Dsus4|     C   Csus4        C  Csus4|
 Mama's got a squeeze box,  Daddy never sleeps at
|  G   G   C/G   G|   G   C/G    G|
  Night
[Verse]
Well, the kids don't eat and the dog can't sleep
There's no escape from the music in the whole damn street
[Chorus]
'Cause she's playing all night and the music's alright
Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night
        |  G   C/G     G  C/G|  G   C/G     G  C/G|  G   C/G     G  C/G|  G   C/G    G  C/G|
She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out
'Cause she's playing all night and the music's alright
Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night
        |          G|           |         G|
She goes squeeze me, come on and squeeze me, come on and
|                D|      D|              C|C  
 Tease me like you do, I'm so in love with you
|                        D|                    C|     G|     |
 Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night
[Interlude; verse pattern]
She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out
'Cause she's playing all night and the music's alright
Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night
                 2/4      4/4
|   C     G     C     G|   C   G   C/G|G  

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32OOO3

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G major

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Squeeze Box

by The Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

C/G

Csus4

G/D

Squeeze Box

By The Who

Main: Optional: Optional:

Guitar 1 Guitar 2 (capo 5) Guitar 3 (elec, tune: DGDGBD)

G/D xx0033 x59787 & x59785 x(12)(12)(12)xx

Dsus4

xx0233 x57785 & x59785 000030

xx0232 x57775 020030

G 3(2)0003 x55787 000000

C/G

3x2013 xx5587 002010

x32010 875558 x02012

Csus4

x32011 8x7568 x02013

[Intro]

G/D D G/D D

| | | x2

(Gtr 3)

(12th (12th

harm) harm)

G G C/G G G C/G G

| | | x2

[Verse]

G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G

| |

Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest and when

G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G

| | |

Daddy comes home he never gets no rest 'cause she's

[Chorus]

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4

| | |

Playing all night and the

C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C

| | |

Music's al----right

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 C Csus4 C Csus4

| | |

Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at

G G C/G G G C/G G

| | |

Night

[Verse]

Well, the kids don't eat and the dog can't sleep

There's no escape from the music in the whole damn street

[Chorus]

'Cause she's playing all night and the music's alright

Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night

G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out

'Cause she's playing all night and the music's alright

Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night

G G

| | | |

She goes squeeze me, come on and squeeze me, come on and

D D C C

| | | |

Tease me like you do, I'm so in love with you

D C G

| | | | |

Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night

[Interlude; verse pattern]

She goes in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out

'Cause she's playing all night and the music's alright

Mama's got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night

2/4 4/4

C G C G C G C/G G

| | |

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