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 
 
 
          D 
IF MY JOB WOULD 
G          A           B 
SOMEHOW BE FINISHED BY FRIDAY 
D                    Em 
WELL THE WHOLE DAMN WEEKEND 
Em 
CAME AND WENT FRANKIE 
D 
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 
D 
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 
           D 
THEY GOT COMPUTER COLLECTORS 
 G                   A 
THAT'LL GET YOU SO CRAZY 
        B 
TIL YOU HEAD'LL GO THROUGH THE CEILING 

YES IT WILL 
 

E  A  B ,  E  A B
...ETC 
 

E          E4        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 
E 
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 
        E 
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 
 
If you know this song it should come easy! 
 
 
 
You might want to check some of the chord sequences!! 
 
Submited by 
Will Kaemmerling 
merck@svpal.org