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Squeeze Box chords by The Who (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
D/G
D
C
C/G

Intro 1

G

D/G

G

D/G

G

D/G

G

D/G

G

G

G

G

Verse 1
G 
Mama's got a squeeze box
She wears on her chest
And when daddy comes home
He never gets no rest
D 
'Cause she's playing all night
C 
And the music's all right
D 
Mama's got a squeeze box
C 
G 
G 
G 
G 
Daddy never sleeps at night

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Verse 2

G

Well, the kids don't eat

And the dog can't sleep

There's no escape from the music

In the whole damn street

D

'Cause she's playing all night

C

And the music's all right

D

Mama's got a squeeze box

C

G

G

G

G

Daddy never sleeps at night

Verse 3
G 
She goes in and out and in
And out and in and out and in and out
D 
She's playing all night
C 
And the music's all right
D 
Mama's got a squeeze box
C 
G 
G 
G 
G 
Daddy never sleeps at night

Verse 4
G 
She goes squeeze me,
come on and squeeze me
D 
Come on and tease me like you do
C 
I'm so in love with you
D 
Mama's got a squeeze box
C 
G 
G 
Daddy never sleeps at night

Interlude 1

G

G

G

G

D

D

C

C

D

C

G

G

Outro 1
G 
She goes in and out and in
And out and in and out and in and out
D 
Cause she's playing all night
C 
And the music's all right
D 
Mama's got a squeeze box
C 
G 
C/G 
Daddy never sleeps at night
G 
C/G 
G 
C/G 
G 

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0

G
D/G
D
C
C/G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 133

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/G: 3-x-0-2-3-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Squeeze Box by The Who, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Squeeze Box the way The Who intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Squeeze Box

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