Flakes Chords by Frank Zappa
Tempo:
103.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [A] Flashbacks!
[D] [Am]
[Em] [D] [C]
Flashbacks!
[F#] They don't do [E] no good.
They never be working when they oughta should.
They waste your time.
[Bm] They're [Em] wasting [Bm] mine.
[G#m] California's got the most of them.
[F#m] Boy, they got a host of them.
[E] Swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[E] Had every [F#m] business on [B] the case.
Yeah, [E] swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[F#m] Had every [B] business on the coast.
They [C] got the [D] brakes.
[Am] [G] [D] They got [Am] the brakes.
[C] You can't [E] fix your brakes.
You ask them, [Dm] where's my [F#m] motor?
Well, it was eaten by [E] snakes.
You can stab and shoot [C#m] and spit.
[Bm] But they won't be fixing it.
[G#m] They're lying and lazy.
[F#m] They can be driving you crazy.
Swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[E] Had every [F#m] business [B] on the coast.
[Em] Yeah, swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[C#] Had every [B] business on the coast.
Take it away, [D] Bob.
I [E] asked as nice as I [Em] could
if [D] my job [G] would
[A] somehow be finished [B] by Friday.
[E] [D]
Well, the [E] whole damn weekend [G] came and went, Frankie.
You wanna buy some Mendes bars?
You know [D] what?
They didn't do nothing.
[G]
But they [A] charged me double [B] for Sunday.
[E] [D]
Now, you [Em] know, no matter what you [Bm] do,
[Em] they're gonna [D] cheat and rob [G] you.
And then [A] they'll give you a bell
that'll get your [B] senses reeling.
[D] And [Bm] if you do not pay,
[Em] [D] they got computer collectors
[G] that'll get you [A] so crazy
till [B] your head'll go through the ceiling.
Yes, it will.
[E] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [B] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [B] [A] [E]
[B] [E]
I'm a moron and this is my wife.
She's frosting a [B] cake with a paper [E] knife.
All what we got [C#] here's American made.
[E] It's a little bit cheesy, but it's nicely displayed.
Well, we don't get excited when it crumbles and breaks.
We just get on the [B] phone [E] and call up some flakes.
They rush on over and wreck it some more.
And we [B] are so dumb, they're lining up [E] at our door.
Well, the toilet went crazy [A] yesterday [E] afternoon.
The plumber, he [B] said, [A] never flush a [B] tampon.
[E] This great information [A] cost me half a week's [B] pay.
[E] And the toilet blew up [A] later on the [B] next day.
[E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
I'm [Am] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[F#] [D] [E]
[A] [E]
a [D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E]
moron and this is my wife.
union so let it upset you and let's get to the conclusion [A] it's probably [E] God's will that
civilization will rise to assess it and we are the people who will make it all happen
while your children is sleeping your [A] puppy is [E] clapping you might call us bricks or something
else you might call it us we know you're so free that you'll probably join us we're coming together
we're coming together we're coming together we're coming together
[G] [A] Flashbacks!
[D] [Am]
[Em] [D] [C]
Flashbacks!
[F#] They don't do [E] no good.
They never be working when they oughta should.
They waste your time.
[Bm] They're [Em] wasting [Bm] mine.
[G#m] California's got the most of them.
[F#m] Boy, they got a host of them.
[E] Swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[E] Had every [F#m] business on [B] the case.
Yeah, [E] swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[F#m] Had every [B] business on the coast.
They [C] got the [D] brakes.
[Am] [G] [D] They got [Am] the brakes.
[C] You can't [E] fix your brakes.
You ask them, [Dm] where's my [F#m] motor?
Well, it was eaten by [E] snakes.
You can stab and shoot [C#m] and spit.
[Bm] But they won't be fixing it.
[G#m] They're lying and lazy.
[F#m] They can be driving you crazy.
Swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[E] Had every [F#m] business [B] on the coast.
[Em] Yeah, swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[C#] Had every [B] business on the coast.
Take it away, [D] Bob.
I [E] asked as nice as I [Em] could
if [D] my job [G] would
[A] somehow be finished [B] by Friday.
[E] [D]
Well, the [E] whole damn weekend [G] came and went, Frankie.
You wanna buy some Mendes bars?
You know [D] what?
They didn't do nothing.
[G]
But they [A] charged me double [B] for Sunday.
[E] [D]
Now, you [Em] know, no matter what you [Bm] do,
[Em] they're gonna [D] cheat and rob [G] you.
And then [A] they'll give you a bell
that'll get your [B] senses reeling.
[D] And [Bm] if you do not pay,
[Em] [D] they got computer collectors
[G] that'll get you [A] so crazy
till [B] your head'll go through the ceiling.
Yes, it will.
[E] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [B] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [B] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [B] [A] [E]
[B] [E]
I'm a moron and this is my wife.
She's frosting a [B] cake with a paper [E] knife.
All what we got [C#] here's American made.
[E] It's a little bit cheesy, but it's nicely displayed.
Well, we don't get excited when it crumbles and breaks.
We just get on the [B] phone [E] and call up some flakes.
They rush on over and wreck it some more.
And we [B] are so dumb, they're lining up [E] at our door.
Well, the toilet went crazy [A] yesterday [E] afternoon.
The plumber, he [B] said, [A] never flush a [B] tampon.
[E] This great information [A] cost me half a week's [B] pay.
[E] And the toilet blew up [A] later on the [B] next day.
[E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
I'm [Am] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[F#] [D] [E]
[A] [E]
a [D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E]
moron and this is my wife.
union so let it upset you and let's get to the conclusion [A] it's probably [E] God's will that
civilization will rise to assess it and we are the people who will make it all happen
while your children is sleeping your [A] puppy is [E] clapping you might call us bricks or something
else you might call it us we know you're so free that you'll probably join us we're coming together
we're coming together we're coming together we're coming together
Key:
E
B
A
D
Bm
E
B
A
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] [A] Flashbacks!
[D] _ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
Flashbacks!
[F#] They don't do [E] no good.
They never be working when they oughta should.
They waste your time.
[Bm] They're [Em] wasting [Bm] mine.
_ [G#m] California's got the most of them.
_ _ _ [F#m] Boy, they got a host of them.
_ _ _ [E] Swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[E] Had every [F#m] business on [B] the case.
Yeah, [E] swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[F#m] Had every [B] business on the coast.
They [C] got the [D] brakes.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] They got [Am] the brakes.
_ [C] You can't [E] fix your brakes.
You ask them, [Dm] where's my [F#m] motor?
Well, it was eaten by [E] snakes.
You can stab and shoot [C#m] and spit.
[Bm] But they won't be fixing it.
[G#m] They're lying and lazy.
_ _ _ [F#m] They can be driving you crazy.
_ _ _ Swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[E] Had every [F#m] business [B] on the coast.
[Em] Yeah, swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[C#] Had every [B] business on the coast.
Take it away, [D] Bob. _
I [E] asked as nice as I [Em] could _
if [D] my job [G] would _
_ _ _ [A] somehow be finished [B] by Friday.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
Well, the [E] whole damn weekend [G] came and went, Frankie.
You wanna buy some Mendes bars?
You know [D] what?
They didn't do nothing.
[G] _
_ But they [A] charged me double [B] for Sunday.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
Now, you [Em] know, no matter what you [Bm] do,
[Em] _ _ they're gonna [D] cheat and rob [G] you.
_ And then [A] they'll give you a bell
that'll get your [B] senses reeling. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ And [Bm] if you do not pay,
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] they got computer collectors
[G] _ _ that'll get you [A] so crazy
till [B] your head'll go through the ceiling.
Yes, it will.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _
I'm a moron and this is my wife.
She's frosting a [B] cake with a paper [E] knife.
All what we got [C#] here's American made.
[E] It's a little bit cheesy, but it's nicely displayed.
Well, we don't get excited when it crumbles and breaks.
We just get on the [B] phone [E] and call up some flakes.
They rush on over and wreck it some more.
And we [B] are so dumb, they're lining up [E] at our door.
Well, the toilet went crazy [A] yesterday [E] afternoon.
The plumber, he [B] said, [A] never flush a [B] tampon.
[E] This great information [A] cost me half a week's [B] pay.
[E] And the toilet blew up [A] later on the [B] next day.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
I'm _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
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a _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ moron and this is my wife.
union so let it upset you and let's get to the conclusion [A] it's probably [E] God's will that
civilization will rise to assess it and we are the people who will make it all happen
while your children is sleeping your [A] puppy is [E] clapping you might call us bricks or something
else you might call it us we know you're so free that you'll probably join us we're coming together
we're coming together we're coming together we're coming together _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] [A] Flashbacks!
[D] _ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
Flashbacks!
[F#] They don't do [E] no good.
They never be working when they oughta should.
They waste your time.
[Bm] They're [Em] wasting [Bm] mine.
_ [G#m] California's got the most of them.
_ _ _ [F#m] Boy, they got a host of them.
_ _ _ [E] Swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[E] Had every [F#m] business on [B] the case.
Yeah, [E] swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[F#m] Had every [B] business on the coast.
They [C] got the [D] brakes.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] They got [Am] the brakes.
_ [C] You can't [E] fix your brakes.
You ask them, [Dm] where's my [F#m] motor?
Well, it was eaten by [E] snakes.
You can stab and shoot [C#m] and spit.
[Bm] But they won't be fixing it.
[G#m] They're lying and lazy.
_ _ _ [F#m] They can be driving you crazy.
_ _ _ Swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[E] Had every [F#m] business [B] on the coast.
[Em] Yeah, swear to [B] God, they got the most.
[C#] Had every [B] business on the coast.
Take it away, [D] Bob. _
I [E] asked as nice as I [Em] could _
if [D] my job [G] would _
_ _ _ [A] somehow be finished [B] by Friday.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
Well, the [E] whole damn weekend [G] came and went, Frankie.
You wanna buy some Mendes bars?
You know [D] what?
They didn't do nothing.
[G] _
_ But they [A] charged me double [B] for Sunday.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
Now, you [Em] know, no matter what you [Bm] do,
[Em] _ _ they're gonna [D] cheat and rob [G] you.
_ And then [A] they'll give you a bell
that'll get your [B] senses reeling. _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ And [Bm] if you do not pay,
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] they got computer collectors
[G] _ _ that'll get you [A] so crazy
till [B] your head'll go through the ceiling.
Yes, it will.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _
I'm a moron and this is my wife.
She's frosting a [B] cake with a paper [E] knife.
All what we got [C#] here's American made.
[E] It's a little bit cheesy, but it's nicely displayed.
Well, we don't get excited when it crumbles and breaks.
We just get on the [B] phone [E] and call up some flakes.
They rush on over and wreck it some more.
And we [B] are so dumb, they're lining up [E] at our door.
Well, the toilet went crazy [A] yesterday [E] afternoon.
The plumber, he [B] said, [A] never flush a [B] tampon.
[E] This great information [A] cost me half a week's [B] pay.
[E] And the toilet blew up [A] later on the [B] next day.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
I'm _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
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a _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ moron and this is my wife.
union so let it upset you and let's get to the conclusion [A] it's probably [E] God's will that
civilization will rise to assess it and we are the people who will make it all happen
while your children is sleeping your [A] puppy is [E] clapping you might call us bricks or something
else you might call it us we know you're so free that you'll probably join us we're coming together
we're coming together we're coming together we're coming together _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _