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Flakes

Frank Zappa
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D-DU-UDU
 THEY  DON'T DO NO GOOD
 THEY  NEVER  BE WORKIN
 WHEN  THEY OUGHTA  SHOULD
 THEY  WASTE YOUR TIME
 THERE  WASTIN MINE
 CALIFORNIA  GOT THE MOST OF THEM
 BOY  THEY GOT A HOST OF THEM
 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!
 THEY  CAN'T FIX YER BRAKES
 YOU  ASK THEM "WHERE'S MY MOTOR?"
 WELL  IT WAS EATEN  SNAKES
 YOU  CAN STAB AN SHOOT AN SPIT
 BUT  THEY WONT BE FIXIN IT
 THERE  LYIN AND LAZY
 THEY  CAN BE DRIVIN YOU CRAZY
 TAKE IT AWAY BOB!!!
 I  ASKED AS NICE AS I COULD
 IF  MY JOB WOULD
 SOMEHOW  BE FINISHED  BY FRIDAY
 WELL  THE WHOLE DAMN WEEKEND
 CAME  AND WENT FRANKIE
 AN  THEY DIDN'T DO NOTHING
 BUT  THEY CHARGED ME DOUBLE  FOR SUNDAY
 YOU  KNOW NO MATTER WHAT YOU  DO
 THEY  GONNA CHEAT AN ROB YOU
 THEN  THEY'LL SEND YOU A BILL
 THAT'LL  GET YOU SENSES REELING
 AND  IF YOU DO NOT PAY
 THEY  GOT COMPUTER COLLECTORS
 THAT'LL  GET YOU SO CRAZY
 TIL  YOU HEAD'LL GO THROUGH THE CEILING
 YES IT WILL
 
 
 
  ...ETC
   Eaug3rd
 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
 WELL  THE TOILET WENT CRAZY
 YESTERDAY  AFTERNOON
 THE  PLUMBER HE SAYS NEVER FLUSH  A TAMPOON
 THIS  GREAT INFO COST ME HALF A WEEKS  PAY
 AND  THE TOILET BLEW UP
 LATER  ON THE NEXT  DAY
 BLEW UP THE NEXT DAY
 
   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!!

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Readable chord sheet for Flakes by Frank Zappa

T[F#m]HEY DON'T DO NO GOO[E]D

T[E]HEY NE[D]VER BE WORKIN

W[D]HEN THEY OUG[F#m]HTA SHO[E]ULD

T[E]HEY WASTE YOUR TI[C#m]ME

T[D]HERE WASTIN MIN[Bm]E

C[Abm]ALIFORNIA GOT THE MOST OF THEM

B[F#m]OY THEY GOT A HOST OF THEM

S[E]WEAR TO GOD THEY [A]GET THE MOST  [B]
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!

T[F#m]HEY CAN'T FIX YER BR[E]AKES

Y[E]OU ASK THEM "WHERE'S MY MO[D]TOR?"

W[D]ELL IT WAS E[F#m]ATEN SNAK[E]ES

Y[E]OU CAN STAB AN SHOOT AN SP[C#m]IT

B[D]UT THEY WONT BE FIXIN IT[Bm]

T[Abm]HERE LYIN AND LAZY

T[F#m]HEY CAN BE DRIVIN YOU CRAZY

TAKE IT AWAY BOB!!!

I[D] ASKED AS NICE AS I [Em]COULD

I[D]F MY JOB WOULD

S[G]OMEHOW BE FI[A]NISHED BY FRI[B]DAY

W[D]ELL THE WHOLE DAMN WEE[Em]KEND

C[Em]AME AND WENT FRANKIE

A[D]N THEY DIDN'T DO NOTHING

B[G]UT THEY CHARGED ME DO[A]UBLE FOR SUN[B]DAY

Y[D]OU KNOW NO MATTER WHAT YO[Em]U DO

T[D]HEY GONNA CHEAT AN ROB YOU

T[G]HEN THEY'LL SEND YOU A BI[A]LL

T[A]HAT'LL GET YOU SENSES RE[B]ELING

A[D]ND IF YOU DO NOT PAY      [Em]

T[D]HEY GOT COMPUTER COLLECTORS

T[G]HAT'LL GET YOU SO CRA[A]ZY

T[B]IL YOU HEAD'LL GO THROUGH THE CEILING
YES IT WILL

 [E]   [A]
 [B]
 [E]   [A]
 [B]...ETC

 [E]          Eaug3rd
I[E]'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

W[E]ELL THE TOILET WENT CRAZY

Y[A]ESTERDAY AFTER[B]NOON

T[E]HE PLUMBER HE SAYS NEVER FL[A]USH A TAMPOON[B]

T[E]HIS GREAT INFO COST ME HALF A WE[A]EKS PAY [B]

A[E]ND THE TOILET BLEW UP

L[A]ATER ON THE [B]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!!

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