Zappa Frank - Flakes guitar tab

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

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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!

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You might want to check some of the chord sequences!!

Submited by

Will Kaemmerling

merck@svpal.org