Squeeze – Pulling Mussels From The Shell (Guitar)
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Here it is: the Squeeze classic, "Pulling Mussels From The Shell,"
written by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, from the 1980 album "Argybargy."
Difford and Tilbrook often perform this song acoustic - in fact, I started
playing it after seeing them on an early "Unplugged" before it got trendy
with big stars. Note: I use G# and climb back down to G on the chorus, but
on TV they played a different chord which I couldn't figure out visually.
Also, they skip the solo and go straight to the last verse.
[Verse 1]
Am Am/G Am/F C Dm Am Dm They do it down on Camber Sands, they do it at Waikiki C/G G F C F Lazing about the beach all day, all night the crickets creepy E F C D/F# Squinting faces at the sky, a Harold Robbins paperback E F C D/F# Surfers drop their boards and dry, and everybody wants a hat
[Chorus]
F G Am Am/G Am/F Am/G Am Am/G Am/F But behind the chalet, my holi - day's complete Am Am/G Am Am/G And I feel like William Tell Dm Bbmaj7 Am Ab6 G Maid Marion on her tiptoed feet C G Pulling mussels from the shell, F E7/G# Pulling mussels from the shell
[Verse 2]
Am Am/G Am/F C Dm Am Dm Shrinking in the sea so cold, topless ladies look away C/G G F C F A he-man in a sunken shower, shelters from the rain E F C D/F# You wish you had a motor boat, to pose around the harbour bar E F C D/F# And when the sun goes out to bed, you hook it up behind the car
[Chorus]
F G Am Am/G Am/F Am/G Am Am/G Am/F But behind the chalet, my holi - day's complete Am Am/G Am Am/G And I feel like William Tell Dm Bbmaj7 Am Ab6 G Maid Marion on her tiptoed feet C G Pulling mussels from the shell, F E7/G# Pulling mussels from the shell
[Verse 3]
Am Am/G Am/F C Dm Am Dm Two fat ladies window shop, something for the mantelpiece C/G G F C F In for bingo all the nines, a panda for sweet little niece E F C D/F# The coach drivers stand about, looking at a local map E F C D/F# About the boy he's gone away, down to next door's caravan
[Chorus]
F G Am Am/G Am/F Am/G Am Am/G Am/F But behind the chalet, my holi - day's complete Am Am/G Am Am/G And I feel like William Tell Dm Bbmaj7 Am Ab6 G Maid Marion on her tiptoed feet C G Pulling mussels from the shell, F E7/G# Pulling mussels from the shell F Am Pulling mussels from the shell
"The little man knows all ..."