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FLAKES
by Frank Zappa
FLAKES! FLAKES
FLAKES, FLAKES
F#mTHEY DON'T DO NO GEOOD
THEY NEVEER BE DWORKIN
DWHEN THEY OF#mUGHTA ESHOULD
ETHEY WASTE YOUR C#mTIME
DTHERE WASTIN MBmINE
G#mCALIFORNIA GOT THE MOST OF THEM
F#mBOY THEY GOT A HOST OF THEM
[CHORUS]
ESWEAR TO GOD THEAY GET THE MOSBT
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#mTHEY CAN'T FIX YER EBRAKES
EYOU ASK THEM "WHERE'S MY DMOTOR?"
DWELL IT WAS F#mEATEN SENAKES
EYOU CAN STAB AN SHOOT AN C#mSPIT
DBUT THEY WONT BE FIXIN BmIT
G#mTHERE LYIN AND LAZY
F#mTHEY CAN BE DRIVIN YOU CRAZY
[CHORUS]
TAKE IT AWAY BOB!!!
DI ASKED AS NICE AS EmI COULD
IF MY JOB DWOULD
GSOMEHOW BE AFINISHED BY BFRIDAY
DWELL THE WHOLE DAMN WEmEEKEND
EmCAME AND WENT FRANKIE
DAN THEY DIDN'T DO NOTHING
GBUT THEY CHARGED ME ADOUBLE FOR BSUNDAY
DYOU KNOW NO MATTER WHAT EmYOU DO
DTHEY GONNA CHEAT AN ROB YOU
GTHEN THEY'LL SEND YOU A ABILL
ATHAT'LL GET YOU SENSES BREELING
DAND IF YOU DO NOT PAYEm  
THEY GOT CODMPUTER COLLECTORS
TGHAT'LL GET YOU SO CRAAZY
TIL YOU BHEAD'LL GO THROUGH THE CEILING
YES IT WILL
  E    A  B,    E   A  B...ETC
          EEaug3rd        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
EWELL THE TOILET WENT CRAZY
YESTAERDAY AFTERNOBON
ETHE PLUMBER HE SAYS NEVER AFLUSH A TAMPBOON
ETHIS GREAT INFO COST ME HALF A AWEEKS PBAY
AND THE ETOILET BLEW UP
LATER AON THE NEXT BDAY
BLEW UP THE NEXT DAY
 E   D   E   D   E   DETC..
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
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Flakes

by Frank Zappa

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F#m

C#m

G#m

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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

IF MY JOB WOULD

G A B

SOMEHOW BE FINISHED BY FRIDAY

D Em

WELL THE WHOLE DAMN WEEKEND

CAME AND WENT FRANKIE

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

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

THEY GOT COMPUTER COLLECTORS

G A

THAT'LL GET YOU SO CRAZY

TIL YOU HEAD'LL GO THROUGH THE CEILING

YES IT WILL

E A B E A B

, ...ETC

E E

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

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

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

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

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