THE BALLAD OF SQUEAKY FROMME (Amy Ray) 
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The whole song is pretty much Am C G D, with some variations, mostly by 
taking your middle finger off and on various strings.  ("Random 9's," I 
call it.)  I think the intro is something like this: 
 
  Am          C            G       D               
E 0-----0-0-0-0-0-|0-----0---0-0-0-|3-----3-3-3-2---|------2-2-0-0-0-| 
B 1-----1-1-1-1-1-|1-----1---1-1-1-|0-----0-0-0-3---|------3-3-3-3-3-| 
G 2-----2-2-2-2-2-|0-----0---0-0-0-|0-----0-0-0-2---|------2-2-2-2-2-| 
D 2-----2-0-0-0-0-|2-----2---2-0-0-|0-----0-0-0-0---|----------0-0-0-| 
A 0-----0-0-0-0-0-|3-----3---3-3-3-|2-----2-0-0-0---|----------0-0-0-| 
E ----------------|3-----3---3-3-3-|3-----3-3-3-----|----------------| 
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .    
 
And something close to that goes through the whole song, except the 
D usually falls more on the downbeat... 
 
 
Am  C  G  D 
{intro} 
 
Am                    C       G                    D 
  We're scared as hell 'cause Squeaky's out of jail 
      Am                C               G             D 
I can feel her close behind me like the devil on my heels 
     Am                    C            G           D 
They say she's heading to California or maybe for DC 
        Am                     C      G               D 
But I'm sittin' here down in Georgia arguing with my family 
Am   G    C    D 
 
The contras called a truce, but they broke it in an hour 
Now someone sittin' in the Tower of Babel is givin' them their power 
Well they stopped the war in Bethlehem just to let sweet Jesus pass 
Oh but how much does it really mean if they screw him over behind his back? 
 
I can feel her closin' in, and I hope she understands 
That society and me, now we aren't necessarily hand in hand 
She's broken all her bonds, got no superficial cause 
You know she gave up all her chances to live inside the law 
 
Now Squeaky, peace on earth - will you tell me what it's worth? 
From the inside out I'd let you in; you might understand 
Well now Squeaky, in your mixed-up mind, you may not be so blind 
From the inside out I'd let you in, you might understand  
 
     Am            C             G               D 
That God is in my heart, but the Devil's in our bones 
    Am      C  G  D             Am   C       G             D 
And Squeaky,      you are not alone,   yeah, you are not alone 
       Am             C               G6               
Gimme peace on earth, peace on earth, peace on earth, peace on earth 
Am             C               G6               
Squeaky, gimme peace on earth, peace on earth, peace on earth 
Am              C               G6               
peace on earth, peace on earth, peace on earth, peace on earth 
    Am             C                            G 
Now Squeaky, gimme peace on earth, and then you tell me what it's worth 
(n.c.) 
From the inside out I would let you in, I think that you might understand 
(n.c.) 
That a god is in my heart, but the devil, I said the devil's in our bones 
    Am      C    G 
And Squeaky,       you are not alone 
 
 
 
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com