Indigo Girls - Ballad of squeaky fromme
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THE BALLAD OF SQUEAKY FROMME (Amy Ray)
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The whole song is pretty much Am C G D, with some variations, mostly by
taking your middle finger off and on various strings. ("Random 9's," I
call it.) I think the intro is something like this:
Am Am(4) C C G G D D
E 0-----0-0-0-0-0-|0-----0---0-0-0-|3-----3-3-3-2---|------2-2-0-0-0-|
B 1-----1-1-1-1-1-|1-----1---1-1-1-|0-----0-0-0-3---|------3-3-3-3-3-|
G 2-----2-2-2-2-2-|0-----0---0-0-0-|0-----0-0-0-2---|------2-2-2-2-2-|
D 2-----2-0-0-0-0-|2-----2---2-0-0-|0-----0-0-0-0---|----------0-0-0-|
A 0-----0-0-0-0-0-|3-----3---3-3-3-|2-----2-0-0-0---|----------0-0-0-|
E ----------------|3-----3---3-3-3-|3-----3-3-3-----|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
And something close to that goes through the whole song, except the
D usually falls more on the downbeat...
Am[intCro]G D
Am We're scared as hellC 'cause GSqueaky's out of jailD
I can Amfeel her close behCind me like the Gdevil on my heDels
They Amsay she's heading to CCalifornia or Gmaybe for DCD
But I'm Amsittin' here down in GeCorgia aGrguing with my fDamily
Am G C D
The contras called a truce, but they broke it in an hour
Now someone sittin' in the Tower of Babel is givin' them their power
Well they stopped the war in Bethlehem just to let sweet Jesus pass
Oh but how much does it really mean if they screw him over behind his back'
I can feel her closin' in, and I hope she understands
That society and me, now we aren't necessarily hand in hand
She's broken all her bonds, got no superficial cause
You know she gave up all her chances to live inside the law
Now Squeaky, peace on earth - will you tell me what it's worth'
From the inside out I'd let you in; you might understand
Well now Squeaky, in your mixed-up mind, you may not be so blind
From the inside out I'd let you in, you might understand
That AmGod is in my hCeart, but the GDevil's in our bDones
And AmSqueaky,C G Dyou are not alAmone, C yeah, Gyou are not alDone
Gimme pAmeace on earth, Cpeace on earth, G6peace on earth, Dpeace on earth
AmSqueaky, gimme Cpeace on earth, G6peace on earth, Dpeace on earth
Ampeace on earth, Cpeace on earth, G6peace on earth, Dpeace on earth
Now AmSqueaky, gimme Cpeace on earth, and then you Gtell me what it's worth
(n.c.)
From the inside out I would let you in, I think that you might understand
(n.c.)
That a god is in my heart, but the devil, I said the devil's in our bones
And AmSqueaky,C G you are not alone
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com