{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":62760,"song":"Fruitcakes","artist":"Jimmy Buffett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/62760-fruitcakes-chords-by-jimmy-buffett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/62760?type=chord","rating":4.75573,"votes":30,"content":"Artist: Jimmy Buffett\r\nSong: \"Fruitcakes\"\r\nAlbum: Fruitcakes\r\n\r\n\r\n No Chord (Percussions instuments, slide guitar)\r\n You know, I was talkin' to my friend Desdomona the other day, she runs the\r\nspace station/bake shop down near Boomtown, and she told me that human beings\r\nare flawed individuals. That the cosmic bakers took us out of the oven a\r\nlittle too early, and that's the reason we're as crazy as we are, an d I\r\nbelieve it.\r\n Take, for example, when you go to the movies these days, you know. They\r\ntry to sell you this jumbo drink, eight extra ounces of watered down cherry\r\nCoke for an extra 25 cents. I don't want it. I don't want that much\r\norganization in my life. I don't want other people thinking for me. I\r\nwant...my Junior Mints! Where did Junior Mints go in the movie? I don't\r\nwant a 12-pound Nestle's crunch for 25 dollars! I want Junior Mints! We\r\nneed more Fruitcakes in this world! Less bakers! We need peple that care!\r\n I'm mad as hell, and I don't wanna take it anymore!\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Fruitcakes in the kitchen, fruitcakes on the street[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Struttin' naked through the crosswalk in the middle of the week[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Half-baked cookies in the oven, half baked people on the bus[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Paradise, lost and found. Paradise, take a look around[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I was out in California where I hear they have it all[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n They got riots, fires, and mudslides. They got sushi in the mall[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Water bars and brontosaurs, Chinese modern lust[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Shake and bake life with the quake, the secret's in the crust[/tab]\r\n\r\nTo Chorus:\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\nSpoken: Speakin' of Fruitcakes, how 'bout the government?\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n \"We lost or martian rocketship\", the high-paid sposkesman said[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Looks like that silly rocket ship has lost its cone-shaped head[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n We spend 90 jillion dollars, tryin' a get a look at Mars[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I hear Universal laughter ringin' out among the stars[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Fruitcakes in the Galaxy, Fruitcakes on the Earth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Struttin' naked towards Eternity, we've been that way since birth[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Half-baked cookies in the oven, half-baked people on the bus[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n There's a little bit of Fruitcake left in everyone of us[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n The rest of the song obviously continues in this pattern. It's not very\r\ncomplicated, but it's fun to play. See you in Margaritaville!\r\n\r\nBill Schofield (and Caroline)\r\nSchof26@aol.com","plain_text":"Artist: Jimmy Buffett\nSong: \"Fruitcakes\"\nAlbum: Fruitcakes\n\n\n No Chord (Percussions instuments, slide guitar)\n You know, I was talkin' to my friend Desdomona the other day, she runs the\nspace station/bake shop down near Boomtown, and she told me that human beings\nare flawed individuals. That the cosmic bakers took us out of the oven a\nlittle too early, and that's the reason we're as crazy as we are, an d I\nbelieve it.\n Take, for example, when you go to the movies these days, you know. They\ntry to sell you this jumbo drink, eight extra ounces of watered down cherry\nCoke for an extra 25 cents. I don't want it. I don't want that much\norganization in my life. I don't want other people thinking for me. I\nwant...my Junior Mints! Where did Junior Mints go in the movie? I don't\nwant a 12-pound Nestle's crunch for 25 dollars! I want Junior Mints! We\nneed more Fruitcakes in this world! Less bakers! We need peple that care!\n I'm mad as hell, and I don't wanna take it anymore!\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo Chorus:\n\nVerse 2:\n\nSpoken: Speakin' of Fruitcakes, how 'bout the government?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The rest of the song obviously continues in this pattern. It's not very\ncomplicated, but it's fun to play. See you in Margaritaville!\n\nBill Schofield (and Caroline)\nSchof26@aol.com","chords":["C","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}