ELEPHANT GIRL - SQUEEZE

Written by Chirs Difford and Glenn Tilbrook

B-side to 'When The Hangover Strikes' (A&M AMS 8237, 1982)

Lyrics transcribed by Heidi L. Sackerson, Andrea D'Aquino, Michele Kinnamon, Anonymous, Erik Novales.
Chords transcribed by Shaun Hand (heliocentric@breathe.com)

Chords used:

D:   xx0232    F:  133211    Bm:  x24432
G:   320033    C:  x32010    Bb:  x1333x
A:   x02220    F#: 244322
Em:  022000    E:  022100
G#m: 466444    Am: x02210

D G A Em (x4) D

      G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)    Em (022000@1)   DShe?s (xx0232@1)interested in me
    G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)      Em (022000@1)   BmI?m (x24432@1)interested in her
    A (x02220@1)       G#mBut (133111@4)there?s a distance
     G (320003@1)            FEach (133211@1)morning as she walks
    C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)      COur (x32010@1)eyes exchange a thought
    F# (244322@1)                   E (022100@1)    DOur (xx0232@1)hearts, an interest


     G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)   Em (022000@1)   DI?ve (xx0232@1)seen her at the club
  G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)     Em (022000@1)   BmExpanding (x24432@1)with the funk
    A (x02220@1)      G#mShe (133111@4)looks so brilliant
    G (320003@1)                 FShe (133211@1)sticks close to her friends
    C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)   CAnd (x32010@1)when the music ends
    F# (244322@1)                   EShe (022100@1)is the Indian


    E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)      AI?d (x02220@1)like to meet the Elephant Girl
  E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)      AI (x02220@1)feel we know each other so well
     G (320003@1)       Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)       BbFrom (x1333x@1)eyes that meet the love they seek
AmInterested (x02210@1)to get close to you  (elephant girl)
Em (022000@1)              GInterested (320003@1)to get close to you  (elephant girl)

D G A Em (x2) D

    G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)      Em (022000@1)   DI?m (xx0232@1)interested to meet
    G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)   BmThe (x24432@1)girl that looks at me
  A (x02220@1)     G#mI (133111@4)will be trying
    G (320003@1)           FHer (133211@1)colour unlike mine
    C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)     CHer (x32010@1)hair the plaited vine
  F# (244322@1)                     E (022100@1)    DI (xx0232@1)will be climbing


   G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)       Em (022000@1)   DMy (xx0232@1)leg is always pulled
   G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)  Em (022000@1)   BmBy (x24432@1)friends who really would
    A (x02220@1)      G#mBut (133111@4)say they wouldn?t
    G (320003@1)               FThe (133211@1)joke?s against my heart
 C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)      CImmediately (x32010@1)she's barred
      F# (244322@1)                 ETheir (022100@1)hearts are wooden


    E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)      AI?d (x02220@1)like to meet the elephant girl
  E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)      AI (x02220@1)feel we know each other so well
     D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)     G (320003@1)       BbFrom (x1333x@1)eyes that meet the love they seek
AmInterested (x02210@1)to get close to you (elephant girl)
Em (022000@1)              GInterested (320003@1)to get close to you (elephant girl)

D (tacet) D

    G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)      Em (022000@1)   DI?m (xx0232@1)interested in her
      G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)    Em (022000@1)   BmShe?s (x24432@1)interested in me
    A (x02220@1)      G#mHer (133111@4)distance shortens
    G (320003@1)               FShe (133211@1)walks towards the light
  C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)       CI (x32010@1)walk towards the lines
     F# (244322@1)                  E (022100@1)    DThat (xx0232@1)seem important


    G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)     Em (022000@1)   DI?m (xx0232@1)counting up to ten
   G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)    Em (022000@1)   BmBy (x24432@1)five she's gone again
  A (x02220@1)    G#mInto (133111@4)the distance
     G (320003@1)          FI'll (133211@1)try again to nudge my
C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)     CCourage (x32010@1)for the love
    F# (244322@1)                   EWithout (022100@1)resistance


    E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)      E (022100@1)      AI?d (x02220@1)like to meet the elephant girl
  E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)      AI (x02220@1)feel we know each other so well
     D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)     G (320003@1)       BbFrom (x1333x@1)eyes that meet the love they seek
AmInterested (x02210@1)to get close to you (elephant girl)
Em (022000@1)              GInterested (320003@1)to get close to you (elephant girl)
Bm (x24432@1)              DInterested (xx0232@1)to get close to you (elephant girl)

Bm (x24432@1)              BbInterested (x1333x@1)to get close to you (elephant girl) (x5 and fade)