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# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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FLAKES
by Frank Zappa
FLAKES! FLAKES
FLAKES, FLAKES
F#m E
THEY DON'T DO NO GOOD
E D
THEY NEVER BE WORKIN
D F#m E
WHEN THEY OUGHTA SHOULD
E C#m
THEY WASTE YOUR TIME
D Bm
THERE WASTIN MINE
G#m
CALIFORNIA GOT THE MOST OF THEM
F#m
BOY THEY GOT A HOST OF THEM
[CHORUS]
E A B
SWEAR TO GOD THEY GET THE MOST
AT EVERY BUSINESS ON THE COAST
SWEAR TO GOD THEY GET THE MOST
AT EVERY BUSINESS ON THE COAST
THEY GOT THE FLAKES
FLAKES! FLAKES!
F#m E
THEY CAN'T FIX YER BRAKES
E D
YOU ASK THEM "WHERE'S MY MOTOR?"
D F#m E
WELL IT WAS EATEN SNAKES
E C#m
YOU CAN STAB AN SHOOT AN SPIT
D Bm
BUT THEY WONT BE FIXIN IT
G#m
THERE LYIN AND LAZY
F#m
THEY CAN BE DRIVIN YOU CRAZY
[CHORUS]
TAKE IT AWAY BOB!!!
D Em
I ASKED AS NICE AS I COULD
D
IF MY JOB WOULD
G A B
SOMEHOW BE FINISHED BY FRIDAY
D Em
WELL THE WHOLE DAMN WEEKEND
Em
CAME AND WENT FRANKIE
D
AN THEY DIDN'T DO NOTHING
G A B
BUT THEY CHARGED ME DOUBLE FOR SUNDAY
D Em
YOU KNOW NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
D
THEY GONNA CHEAT AN ROB YOU
G A
THEN THEY'LL SEND YOU A BILL
A B
THAT'LL GET YOU SENSES REELING
D Em
AND IF YOU DO NOT PAY
D
THEY GOT COMPUTER COLLECTORS
G A
THAT'LL GET YOU SO CRAZY
B
TIL YOU HEAD'LL GO THROUGH THE CEILING
YES IT WILL
E A B, E A B...ETC
E Eaug3rd E
I'M A MORON AN THIS IS MY WIFE
SHE FROSTING A CAKE WITH A PAPER KNIFE
ALL WHAT WE GOT HERE'S AMERICAN MAKE
IT'S A LITTLE BIT CHEESEY
BUT ITS NICELY DISPLAYED
WELL WE DON'T GET EXCITED WHEN IT
CRUMBLES AND BREAKS
WE JUST GET ON THE PHONE AND CALL SOME FLAKES
THEY RUSH ON OVER AND BREAK IT SOME MORE
AND WE ARE SO DUMB THERE LINING UP AT OUR DOOR
E
WELL THE TOILET WENT CRAZY
A B
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
E A B
THE PLUMBER HE SAYS NEVER FLUSH A TAMPOON
E A B
THIS GREAT INFO COST ME HALF A WEEKS PAY
E
AND THE TOILET BLEW UP
A B
LATER ON THE NEXT DAY
BLEW UP THE NEXT DAY
E D E D E D ETC..
WE ARE MILLION AN MILLIONS
WERE COMING TO GET YOU
WERE PROTECTED BY UNIONS
SO DON'T LET IT UPSET YOU
CANT ESCAPE THE CONCLUSION
ITS PROBABLY GOD'S WILL
THAT CIVILIZATION
WILL GRIND TO A STANDSTILL
AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE
WHO WILL MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN
WHILE YER CHILDREN IS SLEEPIN
YER PUPPY IS CRAPPIN
YOU MIGHT CALL US FLAKES
OR SOMETHING ELSE YOU MIGHT COIN US
BUT WE KNOW YOU'RE SO GREEDY
THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY JOIN US
WERE COMING TO GET YOU, WERE
COMING TO GET YOU
If you know this song it should come easy!
Eaug3rd 022200
You might want to check some of the chord sequences!!
Submited by
Will Kaemmerling
merck@svpal.org
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