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The Squirming Coil
~From: Eric Berman (ericbe@microsoft.com)

  G
The Squirming ....
 F
I keep within ...
   C
Tried yesterday ...
  G
and hitchhiked to ...

G
🎸
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I saw Satan ...
F
trying to catch ...
  C
He wasn't quite ...
    G
and the squirming ...
    Fmaj7  C      G
it got away...(4x)

Theme one of middle jam:
[switch to 7/4 time]
  D       A   F6     G->Em7  Am    B
E|--------------|-9--9-|-10-------10-7-|----7-8-------|---------|
B|-7-------7-10-|------|----10-10------|-----------10-|-7-----7-|
G|---7---7------|------|---------------|-------9-9----|---------|
D|-----7--------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|
A|--------------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|
E|--------------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|

  Cmaj7  Bm  Abm    Db   Gb      Ab6 Ab7
E|------------|-------4-|------|-------------|---------|
B|-8----------|-----4---|---6--|-7---------4-|-6----7--|
G|------------|---4-----|-6----|---3---3-6---|---------|
D|---10-------|-6-------|------|-----4-------|---------|
A|------------|---------|------|-------------|---------|
E|------------|---------|------|-------------|---------|

  Amaj7 E/B    Cm  Csus4  C
E|-----------------|-11--|--13---|-15-13-12-------------|
B|--9---------9-12-|-----|-------|--------- 13----------|
G|----9-----9------|-----|-------|-------------12-------|
D|--------9--------|-----|-------|----------------15-14-|
A|-----------------|-----|-------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----|-------|----------------------|

         D      G        A6 A7
E|-------------|------------|----------------|-------|
B|-------------|------------|----------------|-------|
G|-------------|------------|--------------9-|-11-12-|
D|-------------|------12----|-12-9----9-12---|-------|
A|-15-12-------|-15------15-|------10--------|-------|
E|-------15-12-|------------|----------------|-------|

  BbMaj7 F/C     C/E    Ab6      Bb  Gm
E|-------------------|-12---12-|-13-------13-|-10---10-|
B|-10---------10--13-|---------|----13-13----|---------|
G|---10-----10-------|---------|-------------|---------|
D|--------10---------|---------|-------------|---------|
A|-------------------|---------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------------|---------|-------------|---------|

  Cm      D     Ebmaj7 Dm  Bm    E
E|-11----------|---------|------------|-------7-|------|
B|----------13-|-10---10-|--11--------|-----7---|----9-|
G|----12-12----|---------|------------|---7-----|--9---|
D|-------------|---------|-----12-----|-9-------|------|
A|-------------|---------|------------|---------|------|
E|-------------|---------|------------|---------|------|

  A       B6 B7  Cmaj7 G       Ebm  Ebsus4
E|--------------|-------|-------------------|-14--|--16---|
B|-10---------7-|-9--10-|-12----------12-15-|-----|-------|
G|----6---6-9---|-------|----12----12-------|-----|-------|
D|------7-------|-------|-------12----------|-----|-------|
A|--------------|-------|-------------------|-----|-------|
E|--------------|-------|-------------------|-----|-------|

  Eb/G   Bbm  Eb  Bbm
E|-(18)*-------------------|
B|-(11)--Hold===========>--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
*Best is if you can get a harmonic to ring on the eleventh fret of the B
string.

Theme 2:

  Eb    Fm    B     E     A6    Gmaj7
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|
B|-11-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|
G|----|-12-|-12-|-13-|-11-|----|----|----|-11-|-11-|-11--|----|
D|----|----|----|----|----|-13-|-13-|-14-|----|----|-----|-12-|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|
     \----/       \-----/    \----------/

  C       G       Ab    Bbm    E     A
E|-------------|-7-------7-10-|-11-|----|-----|----|----|----|----|
B|-5-------5-8-|---8---8------|----|-13-|-13--|-14-|-12-|----|----|
G|---5---5-----|-----7--------|----|----|-----|----|----|-13-|-13-|
D|-----5-------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|----|
E|-------------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|----|
                   \-----/       \-----/

    D6    CMaj7    F          Gm6
E|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|-12-10-------10-12-|
B|----|-12-|-12-|-12---|----|-10----------10-13-|----------11-------|
G|-14-|----|----|------|-12-|----10----10-------|-------12----------|
D|----|----|----|------|----|-------10----------|-------------------|
A|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|-------------------|
E|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|-------------------|
    \----------/

  Eb2?     C2?        Ddim7       G
E|-13-11----11-|-14-12-----------|-----------------|----|
B|-------11----|------12---14-10-|-9----------9-11-|-12-|
G|-------------|-----------------|---10----10------|----|
D|-------------|--------14-------|------12---------|----|
A|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
E|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|

  D+7        A          E/B B  Bb-->Fm7-->Bb->Fm7
E|------------------|-------------------|-16-|-14-|-13-|-------------
B|-13-11------11-13-|-14----------14-17-|----|----|----|-------------
G|----------11------|----14----14-------|----|----|----|-------------
D|-------12---------|-------14----------|----|----|----|-------------
A|------------------|-------------------|----|----|----|-------------
E|------------------|-------------------|----|----|----|-------------
                           \---------------

Bb
The muscles flex the ..
  Fm7
She fastens ...
  Bb
and sends him down the ...
   Fm7
When he returns, the ...

Bb
Jimmy holds the ....
  Fm7
The forest's ...
  Bb
The sun tips off ...
   Fm7
from sequined sash ...

   Bbm
"I'd like to lick the ...
   Gb
Like Iccarus, who ....
   Ab
with melting ...
  Bbm
He tasted it on ....

Stun ...
Burn the ...
Gb
Bark a scruff ...
Ab
Forge the coin and ...
Bb
Little Jimmy's ...

Cm7 Ab Bbm Gb Abm

Theme 3:

  D     G     C6    Bbmaj7  Eb
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------------|
B|-10-|----|----|----|-10-|-10-|-10-|----|-8-------8-11-|
G|----|-11-|-11-|-12-|----|----|----|-10-|---8---8------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----8--------|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------------|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------------|
     \----/    \----------/

  Fm6       Db2    D2         Cdim7
E|-10-8------8-10-|-11-9---9-|-12-10------------|--------------|
B|---------9------|------9---|-------10----12-8-|-7--------7-9-|
G|------10--------|----------|------------------|---8----8-----|
D|----------------|----------|----------12------|-----10-------|
A|----------------|----------|------------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------|------------------|--------------|

  F  C+7       G          D/A A  B/D#
E|----|----------------|-------------------|-14-|-12-|-11-------11-14-|
B|-10-|-11-9------9-11-|-12----------12-15-|----|----|---12--12-------|
G|----|---------9------|----12----12-------|----|----|-----11---------|
D|----|------10--------|-------12----------|----|----|----------------|
A|----|----------------|-------------------|----|----|----------------|
E|----|----------------|-------------------|----|----|----------------|

  Eb  E+         Ebb5  C+7/E        Am9/Eb?
E|-15-|-16-------------16-|--17--|--18-16-------16-18-|-19------17-19-|
B|----|----19----17-19----|------|-----------17-------|---17--17------|
G|----|-------17----------|------|--------17----------|-----17--------|
D|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|
A|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|
E|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|

  D7  D
E|-20-|-22-|
B|----|----|
G|----|----|
D|----|----|
A|----|----|
E|----|----|

G    Fmaj7 C       G
It got away..........It got away (repeat a few times and fade)

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