
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
(continued on next page)
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).
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