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Date: 17 Feb 96 15:13:44 EST
From: Steve Nicholson 
Subject: CRD: American Squirm by Nick Lowe

American Squirm
by Nick Lowe
(note: play with capo on first fret to match key on album)

verse:
C- (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)      AmI (x02210@1)made an American Squirm
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)     AmF
and it felt so right
C (x32010@1)-            G (320003@1)     AmOn (x02210@1)screen was a musical worm
C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)      CDeep, (x32010@1)deep into the night

C - G Am
C F G C

C (x32010@1)       -           G (320003@1)       AmYes (x02210@1)I was living in a wonderful world
C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)       AmF
Everything was fine
C (x32010@1)      -         G (320003@1)      AmTried (x02210@1)to mate in a horrible state
C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)      -
Deep, deep into the night

chorus:
        C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)    G (320003@1) -
It goes on and on and on
        C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)    G (320003@1) -
It goes on and on and on
        C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)    G (320003@1) -
It goes on and on and on
      Am (x02210@1)      -       -     -
But I thank you for the time
      Am (x02210@1)      -       -     -
yes I thank you for the time
          G (320003@1)        -
we killed good time

-guitar solo-
(chords same as first verse)

-chorus-

I made an American squirm
and it felt so right
on the screen was a comical term
deep, deep into the night
C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)      Cdeep, (x32010@1)deep into the night
C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)      Amdeep, (x02210@1)deep into the night

C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)    G (320003@1) -
It goes on and on and on
        C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)    G (320003@1) -
It goes on and on and on
-repeat and fade-

>From the album "Labour of Lust"
Transcribed by Steve Nicholson, 74431.40@compuserve.com