Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) Squeeze
From osii@geocities.com Sun May 4 10:52:30 1997
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 01:38:09 +0100
From: Michael Makarov
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: squeeze pulling mussels from a shell
"Pulling Mussels From The Shell" by Squeeze I think this is a little
closer J
[Am]They do it [G]down on [F]camber sands, [E]They do it at Wai[Dm]kiki
[G]Lazing about the beach all day, All night the crickets c[F]reepy
[E]Squinting faces at the s[F]ky, A H[C]arrold Robbins pape[F#]rback
[E]Surfers drop their boards and dr[F]y, And everyb[C]ody wants a hat[F#]
[G#Am]But be[G]hind the [F]Chalet,[G] My hol[Am]iday'[G]s compl[F]ete
A[G]nd I fe[Am]el like Wi[G]lliam Tell[F] [E]
Dm C Bflat A G# G
Maid Marion on her tiptoed feet
Pulling mussels from the[C] shell[G],
Pulling mussels from the[F] shell[G#]
[Am]Shrinking in t[G]he sea so co[F]ld, Toples[E]s ladies look awa[Dm]y
A[G] he-man in a sunken shower, Shelters from the rain[F]
[E]You wish you had a motor[F] boat, To po[C]se around the harbor[F#] bar
[E]And when the sun goes out to[F] bed, Yo[C]u hook it up behind the c[F#]ar
[G#Am]But be[G]hind the [F]Chalet, My[G] holida[Am]y's c[G]omplete[F]
A[G]nd I[Am] feel like[G] William Te[F]ll[E]
Dm C Bflat A G# G
Maid Marion on her tiptoed feet
Pulling mussels from the she[C]ll,[G]
Pulling mussels from the she[F]ll[G#]
[Am]Two fat l[G]adies window[F] shop, Something f[E]or the mantelpiec[Dm]e
[G]In for bingo all the nines, A panda for sweet little nie[F]ce
[E]The coach drivers stand [F]about, [C]Looking at a local [F#]map
[E]About the boy he's gone a[F]way, Dow[C]n to next door's[F#] caravan
B[G#Am]ut beh[G]ind the C[F]halet, [G]My holi[Am]day's[G] comple[F]te
A[G]nd I [Am]feel like [G]William [F]Tell[E]
Dm C Bflat A G# G
Maid Marion on her tiptoed feet
Pulling mussels from the she[C]ll,[G]
Pulling mussels from the she[F]ll[G#]
(2X and end)
I saw this in the archive and it was so confusing I was motivated to
help it out, I think the words are correct, but more important, I
believe the chords are in the right place.
This is a cool song, so enjoy. Mike Makarov
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From: inigoes@rohan.sdsu.edu (icf)
Subject: "Pulling Mussels" correction
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...Enjoy!
"Pulling Mussels From The Shell" by Squeeze (my previous post was
incorrect)
[Am]They do it down on camber sands, They do it at Wa[Dm]ikiki[Am] [Dm]
[C]Lazing about the [G]beach all day, All night the crickets [F]creepy[C] [F]
[E]Squinting faces at the [F]sky, A [C]Harrold Robbins [D]paperback
[E]Surfers drop their boards and [F]dry, And [C]everybody wants a[D] hat
[G]But be[Am]hind the Chalet, My holiday's complete
And I[Am] feel like William Tell
Maid [Dm]Marion on [F]her t[G]iptoed [G#]feet[G]
Pulling mussels from the [C]shell,[G]
Pulling mussels from the [F]shell[G]
[Am]Shrinking in the sea so cold, Topless ladies look [Dm]away[Am] [Dm]
[C]A he-man in a [G]sunken shower, Shelters from the [F]rain[C] [F]
[E]You wish you had a motor [F]boat, To [C]pose around the [D]harbor bar
[E]And when the sun goes out to[F] bed, You [C]hook it up beh[D]ind the car
[G]But be[Am]hind the Chalet, My holiday's complete
And I[Am] feel like William Tell
Maid [Dm]Marion on [F]her t[G]iptoed [G#]feet[G]
Pulling mussels from the [C]shell,[G]
Pulling mussels from the [F]shell[G]
[Am]Two fat ladies window shop, Something for the mantel[Dm]piece[Am] [Dm]
[C]In for bingo all the[G] nines, A panda for sweet little[F] niece[C] [F]
[E]The coach drivers stand [F]about, [C]Looking at a [D]local map
[E]About the boy he's gone [F]away, Do[C]wn to next door's [D]caravan
[G]But be[Am]hind the Chalet, My holiday's complete
And I[Am] feel like William Tell
Maid [Dm]Marion on [F]her t[G]iptoed [G#]feet[G]
Pulling mussels from the [C]shell,[G]
Pulling mussels from the [F]shell (2X and end)
"The little man knows all ..."
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