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			Brown Shoes Don't Make It
		      As played on Absolutely Free
			     By Frank Zappa
			  Chart by Paul Wilson
In the first Verse the chords change on the 2 and the 4.
Time 4/4 untill I say it changes
Intro:  F#m7   B   F#m7  B  
       F#m7 B F#m7 B
Brown F#m7shoes   Bdon't F#m7make itB  
Brown F#m7shoes   Bdon't F#m7make itB  
Quit F#m7schoolB, why fF#m7ake itB  
Brown F#m7shoes  Bdon't F#m7make itB  
TV Cdinner by the pool
Watch your Dbbrother grow a beard
Got anCother year of school
You're BbOK, he's too weird
Be a pAlumber He's a Abummer
He's a Abummer every Asummer
Be a Emloy-F#mal  Gplas-Atic Bmro-C#mbot
DFor Ea Aworld F#mthat Edoes-F#mn't care
Bb6Smile at every ugly
Shine on your shoes and cut your hair
Intro:  F#m7   B   F#m7  B  
       F#m7 B F#m7 B
Be a F#m7jerk and go Bto work Be a F#m7jerk and go Bto work
Be a F#m7jerk and go Bto work Be a F#m7jerk and go Bto work
Do yoF#m7ur job, and Bdo it right
Life's a F#m7ball! (BTV tonight!)
Do you lF#m7ove it, do you Bhate it?
There it F#m7is, the way you Bmade it F#m7(WOOOooow)
[Changes to a moderate waltz, 3/4 time sig]
BA world of secret C#hungers,
BPerverting the men who make your C#laws
BEvery desire is C#hidden away,
 Db   CbFm7add5  Db6/9   Gbmaj7Fm7add5
In a  drawer, in    a      desk,
Cbmaj7  Dbmaj7    Eb   F   Gbmaj7      Eb  Gb  
By     a      Nau-ga-hyde  chair
GOn a rug where they walk and drool
GPast the girls in the office
The 12 piece string ensemble plays here, I couldn't make out any chords and the
Frank Zappa Songbook has none for this part either.
[back to 4/4 time sig]
N.C  
(throte clearing sounds)
N.C  
You see in the back, of the cynical mind
N.C  
The dream of a girl about thirteen
N.C  
Off with her clothes and into a bed,
N.C  
Where she tickles his fancy all night long
                                    (all 8ths)
N.                                 C   D   D   C   B   A   G   A  B  
His wife's attending an orchid show
                      (can do the above but a screaming sound is played here)   
She squealed for a week to get him to go
N.C  
But back in the bed his teenage Queen
Is rocking and rolling and acting obscene
Baby! Baby!
Baby! Baby!
And he Cloves it! He loves itDm! It curls up his toes!
She Embites his fat neck, FAnd Git Flights up his nose, EmBut
EmHe cannot be fooled, COld DmCity Hall Fred,
CShe's Bbnasty, she's Cnasty, She D9digs it in E9bed!
   Cmaj7  C/      Em           Dm7  Eb/Bb  
Do it a-gain, and do it some more!
            Cmaj7  Em6(sus Eb)          Dm  Am7  
That does it, by golly,      it's nasty for sure!
Nasty-nasty-nasty! Nasty-nasty-nasty!
Only thirteen, and she knows how to nasty
She's a Gdirty young Dmmind.   FCor-ruEmpt-ed, Dmcor-rodC-ed
Well she's Gthir-teen toDm-day,   FAnd I Emhear she gDmets Cload-ed
(This part is random keyboard and guitar sounds)
If she were my daughter I'd
What would you do, Daddy?
If she were my daughter I'd
What would you do, Daddy?
If she were my daughter I'd
What would you do, Daddy?
BbSmother my Adaughter Abin G7chocolate syrup,
And C7strap her F7on again,    BbOh  Dbdimba-byF7!
BbSmother that Agirl iAb7n   G7chocolate syrup,
And C7strap her on again!F7  
She's a BbTeenage Baby, and she Bb7turns me on,
I'd like to Ebmake Her do a nasty
On the Gb7White House Lawn!
Going to Bbsmother that Adaugh-ter Abin G7chocolate syrup,
C7And boogie till the F7cows come Bbhome!
N.C
Time to go home, Madge is on the phone
N.C
Gotta meet the Gurneys And a dozen gray attorneys
N.C
TV dinner by the pool I'm so glad I finished school
CLife Bbis such Aba  ball 
GbI run Dthe world Cfrom Ci-ty Am9Hall

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Brown Shoes Dont Make It

by Frank Zappa

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

F#m

C#m

Bb6

Db6/9

Gbmaj7

Dbmaj7

Brown Shoes Don't Make It

As played on Absolutely Free

By Frank Zappa

Chart by Paul Wilson

In the first Verse the chords change on the 2 and the 4.

Time 4/4 untill I say it changes

F#m7 B F#m7 B

Intro:

F#m7 B F#m7 B

Brown shoes don't make it

F#m7 B F#m7 B

Brown shoes don't make it

F#m7 B F#m7 B

Quit school, why fake it

F#m7 B F#m7 B

Brown shoes don't make it

TV dinner by the pool

Watch your brother grow a beard

Got another year of school

You're OK, he's too weird

A A

Be a plumber He's a bummer

A A

He's a bummer every summer

Em F#m G A Bm C#m

Be a loy-al plas-tic ro-bot

D E A F#m E F#m

For a world that does-n't care

Bb6

Smile at every ugly

Shine on your shoes and cut your hair

F#m7 B F#m7 B

Intro:

F#m7 B F#m7 B

Be a jerk and go to work Be a jerk and go to work

F#m7 B F#m7 B

Be a jerk and go to work Be a jerk and go to work

F#m7 B

Do your job, and do it right

F#m7 B

Life's a ball! (TV tonight!)

F#m7 B

Do you love it, do you hate it?

F#m7 B F#m7

There it is, the way you made it (WOOOooow)

[Changes to a moderate waltz, 3/4 time sig]

B C#

A world of secret hungers,

B C#

Perverting the men who make your laws

B C#

Every desire is hidden away,

Db Cb Db6/9 Gbmaj7

Fm7add5 Fm7add5

In a drawer, in a desk,

Dbmaj7 Eb F Gbmaj7 Eb Gb

Cbmaj7

By a Nau-ga-hyde chair

On a rug where they walk and drool

Past the girls in the office

The 12 piece string ensemble plays here, I couldn't make out any chords and the

Frank Zappa Songbook has none for this part either.

[back to 4/4 time sig]

(throte clearing sounds)

You see in the back, of the cynical mind

The dream of a girl about thirteen

Off with her clothes and into a bed,

Where she tickles his fancy all night long

(all 8ths)

C D D C B A G A B

His wife's attending an orchid show

(can do the above but a screaming sound is played here)

She squealed for a week to get him to go

But back in the bed his teenage Queen

Is rocking and rolling and acting obscene

Baby! Baby!

C Dm

And he loves it! He loves it! It curls up his toes!

Em F G F Em

She bites his fat neck, And it lights up his nose, But

Em C Dm

He cannot be fooled, Old City Hall Fred,

C Bb C D9 E9

She's nasty, she's nasty, She digs it in bed!

Cmaj7 C Em Dm7 Eb/Bb

Do it a-gain, and do it some more!

Cmaj7 Em6 Eb Dm Am7

(sus )

That does it, by golly, it's nasty for sure!

Nasty-nasty-nasty! Nasty-nasty-nasty!

Only thirteen, and she knows how to nasty

G Dm F Em Dm C

She's a dirty young mind. Cor-rupt-ed, cor-rod-ed

G Dm F Em Dm C

Well she's thir-teen to-day, And I hear she gets load-ed

(This part is random keyboard and guitar sounds)

If she were my daughter I'd

What would you do, Daddy?

If she were my daughter I'd

What would you do, Daddy?

If she were my daughter I'd

What would you do, Daddy?

Bb A Ab G7

Smother my daughter in chocolate syrup,

C7 F7 Bb Dbdim F7

And strap her on again, Oh ba-by!

Bb A Ab7 G7

Smother that girl in chocolate syrup,

C7 F7

And strap her on again!

Bb Bb7

She's a Teenage Baby, and she turns me on,

I'd like to make Her do a nasty

Gb7

On the White House Lawn!

Bb A Ab G7

Going to smother that daugh-ter in chocolate syrup,

C7 F7 Bb

And boogie till the cows come home!

N.C

Time to go home, Madge is on the phone

N.C

Gotta meet the Gurneys And a dozen gray attorneys

N.C

TV dinner by the pool I'm so glad I finished school

C Bb Ab

Life is such a ball

Gb D C Am9

I run the world from Ci-ty Hall

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