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THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT NOTHING
By Frank Zappa
Album: You Are What You Is
FSome take the bible for Ebwhat it's worth
         Bbmaj7                              F  
When it says that the meek shall inherit the earth
Well, I Fheard that some sheik
Bought New EbJersey last week
      Bb     A     G       F     F     D     G  F*
And you suckers ain't gettin' nothing!
((((This line is all single note in the bass except the F at the F.))))
Is Hare Rama really wrong
If you wander around with a napkin on
With a bell on a stick
An' your hair is all gone...
(The geek shall inherit nothin')
A^Bb  
     You say your life's a bum deal
A^Bb  
     And you're up against the wall
FWell, people, you ain't even got no kind of deal at all
A^Bb  
     'Cause what they do
A^Bb  
     In Washington
They Gjust takes care of Cnumber one
     Bbmaj7          C  
And number one ain't you
 Bbmaj7        C  
You ain't even number two!
Those Jesus freaks, well they're friendly but
The shit they believe has got their minds all shut
An' they don't even care
When the church takes a cut
Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin'
So whaddya do?
Eat that Fpork, eat that ham
Laugh till you Ebchoke on Billy Graham
        Bbmaj7                                   C  
Moses, Aaron and Abraham, they're all a waste of time
And Gmit's your ass that's Con the line
(GmIt's your ass that's Con the line)
FDo what you wanna, Ebdo what you will
Just Bbmaj7don't mess up your neighbor's Fthrill
And when you Fpay the bill
Kindly Ebleave a little tip
And help the Bbmaj7next poor sucker on his one way Ftrip
FSome take the Bbbi - Am7ble  Gmoh,  Foh
(Awww, give me half a dozen for the hotel room)

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Meek Shall Inherit Nothing

by Frank Zappa

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Bbmaj7

Am7

THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT NOTHING

By Frank Zappa

Album: You Are What You Is

F Eb

Some take the bible for what it's worth

Bb F

maj7

When it says that the meek shall inherit the earth

Well, I heard that some sheik

Bought New Jersey last week

Bb A G F F D G F

And you suckers ain't gettin' nothing!

((((This line is all single note in the bass except the F at the F.))))

Is Hare Rama really wrong

If you wander around with a napkin on

With a bell on a stick

An' your hair is all gone...

(The geek shall inherit nothin')

A Bb

You say your life's a bum deal

A Bb

And you're up against the wall

Well, people, you ain't even got no kind of deal at all

A Bb

'Cause what they do

A Bb

In Washington

G C

They just takes care of number one

Bb C

maj7

And number one ain't you

Bb C

maj7

You ain't even number two!

Those Jesus freaks, well they're friendly but

The shit they believe has got their minds all shut

An' they don't even care

When the church takes a cut

Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin'

So whaddya do?

Eat that pork, eat that ham

Laugh till you choke on Billy Graham

Bb C

maj7

Moses, Aaron and Abraham, they're all a waste of time

Gm C

And it's your ass that's on the line

Gm C

(It's your ass that's on the line)

F Eb

Do what you wanna, do what you will

Bbmaj7 F

Just don't mess up your neighbor's thrill

And when you pay the bill

Kindly leave a little tip

Bbmaj7 F

And help the next poor sucker on his one way trip

F Bb Am7 Gm F

Some take the bi - ble oh, oh

(Awww, give me half a dozen for the hotel room)

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