Ten Ton Chicken - Squirrel Next Door

Squirrel Next Door

Words and Music - Fred Callaway

Unreleased

Intro/interlude

Keys only first 2 times

E A B E D B (x4)

Verse 1

Vamp for a bit before singing starts

E A B (x2)

I was mowing the lawn when I saw your face

Right away my heart began to race

I guess you could say it was love at first sight

But I knew no one else would think it’s right

Pre-chorus

A B

Your bushy tail, those big buckteeth

G#m7 C#7

Cute little paws sitting underneath

A F#m7

I do not care what the neighbors think

D Bsus7 B7

It isn’t just a kink

Chorus

E A F#m E/B B

I think I’m in love with the squirrel next door

E A F#m D B

I’ve never felt this way about a girl before

A B G#m C#7

You might think I’m out of my mind

F#m7 G#m7 AMaj7 B

But if you look in my heart, this is what you’ll find

Interlude

E A B E D B (x2)

Verse 2

E A B

That night in bed I wrote this song

I was thinking ‘bout you all night long

When I picture you up in that big oak tree

The love of my life is what I see

..................Column Break..................Pre-chorus

A B

Your bushy tail, those big buckteeth

G#m7 C#7

Cute little paws sitting underneath

A F#m7

I do not care what the neighbors think

D Bsus7 B7

It isn’t just a kink

Chorus

E A F#m E/B B

I think I’m in love with the squirrel next door

E A F#m D B

I’ve never felt this way about a girl before

A B G#m C#7

You might think I’m out of my mind

F#m7 G#m7 AMaj7 B

But if you look in my heart, this is what you’ll find

Hold last note, then pause

Bridge 0

Bass enters first (count: 3 3 2)

E A B / E C# B (x4)

A / B (x 2) E A B / E C# B (x2)

Then jungle beat on the floor tom

Then guitars playing this pattern

_ _ X X _ _ X _ _ _ X X _ _ X _

E A (x4)

Em7 F#m7 (x2)

E A (x2)

Squirrel, don’t you see

You’re the only one for me

Squirrel, can’t you hear

I don’t think I’ve been unclear

Keys solo

When keys cue, play the “Em7/A – F#m7/B” section then play the first line 3 times and end on E

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Page Break

Bridge 1

Slow swing feel, vocals start

Em EmMaj7

But when I told you, you didn’t understand

Em7 Em6

Wouldn’t let me hold you, in my gentle hands

CMaj7 B7 b6

No, you ran away from me

CMaj7 D D#dim

You ran right up that tree

Guitar solo

E E/D E/C# E/C B (hold)

Bridge 2

Am B

That night in bed I couldn’t sleep

C6 C#dim

All I could do was wail and weep

D D#dim

I do not know what you have to fear

Em7 E7

And then it all came clear

Am7 D7

You need your space, I see that now

GMaj7 CMaj7

Possessiveness I disavow

F#m7 B7 (start slowing down)

But while I wait for your return

Gm7 C7

For you my heart will always yearn

Pause. Bass cues into chorus.

Chorus in F

F Bb Gm F/C C

I think I’m in love with the squirrel next door

F Bb Gm Eb C

I’ve never felt this way about a girl before

Bb C Am7 Dm7

You might think I’m out of my mind

Gm7 Am7 BbMaj7 C

But if you look in my heart this is what you’ll find

(half of a chorus)

F Bb Gm F/C C

I know I’m in love with the squirrel next door

F Bb Gm Eb C

I’ve never been so sure about anything before

Outro

Bb F/A Cadd 4

You might think I’m out of my mind

(If you don’t see that that then you must be blind)

If you look in my heart this is what you’ll find

(truly an embarrassment for all mankind)

You might think I’m out of my mind

(In a mental institute he should be confined)

If you look in my heart this is what you’ll find

(definitive proof against intelligent design)

Sax solo

Fin

Bb C Am7 Dm7

Gm7 Am7 BbMaj7 C

Break. Keys play intro line once (alone).