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

verse:
CC Piano Chord 
 -       GG Piano Chord 
        AmAm Piano Chord 

I made an American Squirm
CC Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 
 FF Piano Chord 

and it felt so right
CC Piano Chord 
  -            GG Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 

On screen was a musical worm
CC Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
        CC Piano Chord 

Deep, deep into the night

CC Piano Chord 
 - GG Piano Chord 
 AmAm Piano Chord 

CC Piano Chord 
 FF Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 


CC Piano Chord 
         -           GG Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 

Yes I was living in a wonderful world
CC Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
         AmAm Piano Chord 
 FF Piano Chord 

Everything was fine
CC Piano Chord 
        -         GG Piano Chord 
        AmAm Piano Chord 

Tried to mate in a horrible state
CC Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
        -
Deep, deep into the night

chorus:
CC Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
   -
It goes on and on and on
CC Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
   -
It goes on and on and on
CC Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
   -
It goes on and on and on
AmAm Piano Chord 
        -       -     -
But I thank you for the time
AmAm Piano Chord 
        -       -     -
yes I thank you for the time
GG Piano Chord 
          -
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
CC Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
        CC Piano Chord 

deep, deep into the night
CC Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
        AmAm Piano Chord 

deep, deep into the night

CC Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
   -
It goes on and on and on
CC Piano Chord 
      FF Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
   -
It goes on and on and on
-repeat and fade-