Nick Lowe – American Squirm (Guitar)

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

C -       G        Am
I made an American Squirm

C      G       Am F
and it felt so right

C  -            G       Am
On screen was a musical worm

C     F    G        C
Deep, deep into the night

C - G Am C F G C

C         -           G         Am
Yes I was living in a wonderful world

C    G         Am F
Everything was fine

C        -         G        Am
Tried to mate in a horrible state

C     F    G        -
Deep, deep into the night

chorus:

        C      F      G   -
It goes on and on and on

        C      F      G   -
It goes on and on and on

        C      F      G   -
It goes on and on and on

Am - - - But I thank you for the time Am - - - yes I thank you for the time

          G          -
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     F    G        C
deep, deep into the night

C     F    G        Am
deep, deep into the night

C      F      G   -
It goes on and on and on

        C      F      G   -
It goes on and on and on

-repeat and fade- From the album "Labour of Lust" Transcribed by Steve Nicholson