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Son Of Orange County

Frank Zappa
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Intro Guitar Instrumental of tune over  to  repeated
And  in your dreams you can see yourself  as a prophet
 saving the world
 The words  from your lips  I just can't believe you are
such  a fool.
I  just can't believe  you are such a fool.  I I I  I I I I I I (Repeat Several Times ad lib)
 Repeat again with the Brass playing “I just can't believe you are such a fool”. Several times
 Guitar Solo then afterwards
 Brass Riff 1 (Play Twice)
 (over  Bass)
 (over  Bass)
 Brass Riff 2 (Play Twice)
 Brass Riff 3 (Play Twice)
 Ends with
 and then goes straight into More Trouble Every Day starting on Fm
 Whilst The Orange County Lumber Truck from Weasels Ripped My Flesh
 Starts at the end of the 3rd verse of Oh No
And  in your dreams you can see yourself  as a prophet
 saving the world
 The words  from your lips  I just can't believe you are
such  a fool.
 Brass Riff 1 (Play Twice)
 (over  Bass)
 (over  Bass)
 Brass Riff 1 (Play Twice)
 (over  Bass)
 (over  Bass)
 Brass Riff 2 (Play Twice)
 Brass Riff 1 (now key changes to F)
 (over  Bass)
 ( over  Bass)
 Brass Riff 2
 Brass Riff 3
 Ends with
 Guitar Solo in  to end

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Readable chord sheet for Son Of Orange County by Frank Zappa

Intro Guitar Instrumental of tune over   [E] to [F#] repeated

[E]And in your dreams you can see [F#]yourself as a pro[E]phet
saving the w[F#]orld
The wo[E]rds from your li[F#]ps I just can't believe you are
[E]such a f[F#]ool.

[F#]I just can't b[E]elieve you are such a [F#]fool.  I I [E]I I I I I I I  (Repeat Several Times ad lib)
Repeat again with the Brass playing “I just can't believe you are such a fool”.  Several times

Guitar Solo then afterwards

Brass Riff 1   (Play Twice)
[C#m]   [C#m]  [C#m]  [E]   [E]   [E]  [E]   [Abm]  [Abm]   [Abm]  [Abm]  [F#]  [F#] (over [C#] Bass)
[F#]  [F#]  [F#]  [Ebm] [Ebm]  [Ebm]  [Ebm]   [Abm]   [E]   [Abm]  [E]  [F#]  (over [F#]  Bass)

Brass Riff 2 (Play Twice)
[C#m]  [F#]  [C#m]  [F#]  [C#m]  [F#] [C#m]  [F#]  [C#m]  [F#]  [C#m]  [F#]

Brass Riff 3 (Play Twice)
[Em7]   [A]   [Em7]   [A]   [Em7]   [A]   [Em7]   [A]   [Em7]   [A]   [Em7]   [A]

Ends with [A]  [B7]
and then goes straight into More Trouble Every Day   starting on  F

Whilst The Orange County Lumber Truck from Weasels Ripped My Flesh
Starts at the end of the 3rd verse of Oh No

[E]And in your dreams you can see [F#]yourself as a pro[E]phet
saving the w[F#]orld
The wo[E]rds from your li[F#]ps I just can't believe you are
[E]such a f[F#]ool.

Brass Riff 1   (Play Twice)
[C#m]   [C#m]  [C#m]  [E]   [E]   [E]  [E]   [Abm]  [Abm]   [Abm]  [Abm]  [F#]  [F#] (over [C#] Bass)
[F#]  [F#]  [F#]  [Ebm] [Ebm]  [Ebm]  [Ebm]   [Abm]   [E]   [Abm]  [E]  [F#]  (over [F#]  Bass)

[A]   [B]   [A]   [B]

Brass Riff 1   (Play Twice)
[C#m]   [C#m]  [C#m]  [E]   [E]   [E]  [E]   [Abm]  [Abm]   [Abm]  [Abm]  [F#]  [F#] (over [C#] Bass)
[F#]  [F#]  [F#]  [Ebm] [Ebm]  [Ebm]  [Ebm]   [Abm]   [E]   [Abm]  [E]  [F#] (over [F#]  Bass)

Brass Riff 2 (Play Twice)
[C#m]  [F#]  [C#m]  [F#]  [C#m]  [F#] [C#m]  [F#]  [C#m]  [F#]  [C#m]  [F#]

[A]   [B]  [A]  [B]  [G]   [A]  [G]  [A]

Brass Riff 1 (now key changes to F)
[Fm]  [Fm]  [Fm]  [Ab]  [Ab]  [Ab]  [Ab]  [Cm]  [Cm]  [Cm]  [Cm]  [Bb]  [Bb] (over  [F]  Bass)
[Bb]  [Bb]  [Bb]  [Gm7]  [Gm7]  [Gm7]  [Gm7]  [Cm]  [Ab]  [Cm]  [Ab]  [Bb]  ( over [Bb] Bass)

Brass Riff 2
[Abm]  [C#]  [Abm]  [C#]  [Abm]  [C#] [Abm]  [C#]  [Abm]  [C#]  [Abm]  [C#]

Brass Riff 3
[Bm7]   [E]   [Bm7]   [E]   [Bm7]   [E]   [Bm7]   [E]   [Bm7]   [E]   [Bm7]   [E]
Ends with [A]  [F#]

Guitar Solo in [F#] to end

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