Squeeze Box Intro Tab

The Who - Squeeze Box
 
Open G Tuning:  Tune your Low AND High E down to D; Tune your A down to G.
 
If you make a small effort to tune down to Open G tuning, this song sounds better than
standard tuning AND it’s much easier to play!
 
[Strum Patterns]
   G                                       D
   v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^    ^ v ^        v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^    ^ v ^
d|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-0-0-0-|   d|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~-7-7-7-|
B|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0~~~-0-1-0-|   B|-7-7-8-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-8-7~~~-7-8-7-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-0-0-0-|   G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~-7-7-7-|
D|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0~~~-0-2-0-|   D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~-7-7-7-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-0-0-0-|   G|----------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-0-0-0-|   D|----------------------------------|
 
   C                                       D+                 C+
   v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^    ^ v ^        v ^ v ^ v ^        v ^ v ^ v ^
d|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~-5-5-5-|   d|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|   d|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-5-5-6-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-6-5~~~-5-6-5-|   B|-7-7-8-7-7-7-|   B|-5-5-6-5-5-5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~-5-5-5-|   G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|   G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5~~~-5-7-5-|   D|-7-7-9-7-7-7-|   D|-5-5-7-5-5-5-|
G|----------------------------------|   G|-------------|   G|-------------|
D|----------------------------------|   D|-------------|   D|-------------|
 
 
[Play the above Strum Patterns throughout entire song,except for the BRIDGE Chords (strum each chord slowly).]
 
[BRIDGE Chords (slow strum)]
   [G] 000000   [D] 777777   [C] 555555
 
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[Intro (strum slowly)]
      v v   v v   v v   v v
   d|-x-x-|-x-x-|-x-x-|-X-X-|
   B|-8-7-|-8-7-|-8-7-|-8-7-|
   G|-7-7-|-7-7-|-7-7-|-7-7-|
   D|-9-7-|-9-7-|-9-7-|-9-7-|
   G|-----|-----|-----|-----|
   D|-----|-----|-----|-----|
                         [Drum Roll...]
 
   [G Strum Pattern 2x]
   G
   v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^    ^ v ^
d|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-0-0-0-|
B|-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0~~~-0-1-0-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0~~~-0-2-0-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~-0-0-0-|
 
[Verse 1 (using Strum Patterns)]
   G
   Mama's got a squeeze box,
   G
   She wears on her chest.
   G
   And when Daddy comes home,
   G
   He never gets no rest.
 
[Chorus (using Strum Patterns)]
                D
   'Cause she's playing all night,
           C
   And the music's all right.
   D+
   Mama's got a squeeze box,
   C+                    G        G
   Daddy never sleeps at night.
 
[Verse 2 (using Strum Patterns)]
   G
   Well the kids don't eat,
   G
   And the dog can't sleep.
   G
   There's no escape from the music
   G
   In the whole damn street.
 
[Chorus (using Strum Patterns)]
                D
   'Cause she's playing all night,
           C
   And the music's all right.
   D+
   Mama's got a squeeze box,
   C+                    G         G
   Daddy never sleeps at night.
   G
   She goes in and out, and in and out, and in and out, and in and out,
 
[Chorus (using Strum Patterns)]
         D
   She's playing all night,
           C
   And the music's all right.
   D+
   Mama's got a squeeze box,
   C+                     G        G
   Daddy never sleeps at night.
 
[BRIDGE (slow strum chords)]
            [G]                     [G]
   She goes, squeeze me, come on and squeeze me.
              [D]
   Come on and tease me like you do.
      [C]
   I'm so in love with you.
   [D]
   Mama's got a squeeze box,
   [C]                     [G]
   Daddy never sleeps at night.
                               [Drum Roll]
 
[Banjo Solo (using Strum Patterns)]
 
   G               G
   D   C   D+ C+
   G
 
[Chorus & Outro (using Strum Patterns)]
   G
   She goes in and out, and in and out, and in and out, and in and out,
                D
   'Cause she's playing all night,
           C
   AND THE MUSIC'S ALL RIGHT!
   D+
   Mama's got a squeeze box,
   C+
   Daddy never sleeps at...
 
       !  M M  !  M M  !  !  M  !
       v  v v  v  v v  v  v  v  v
   d|-12--x-x-12--x-x-12-12--x-12 ~ ~ ~ ~|
   B|-12--x-x-12--x-x-12-12--x-12 ~ ~ ~ ~|
   G|-12--x-x-12--x-x-12-12--x-12 ~ ~ ~ ~|
   D|-12--x-x-12--x-x-12-12--x-12 ~ ~ ~ ~|
   G|------------------------------------|
   D|------------------------------------|
      NIGHT!
 
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| v = downstroke
| ^ = upstroke
| h = hammer on
| ! = Strike!
| M = strike muted strings
| ~ = let ring out
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