FLAKES 
by Frank Zappa 
 
FLAKES! FLAKES 
FLAKES, FLAKES 
 
F#5               E5 
THEY DON'T DO NO GOOD 
         E5    D5 
THEY NEVER BE WORKIN 
D5          F#5   E5 
WHEN THEY OUGHTA SHOULD 
E5               C#5 
THEY WASTE YOUR TIME 
D5             B5 
THERE WASTIN MINE 
G#5 
CALIFORNIA GOT THE MOST OF THEM 
F#5 
BOY THEY GOT A HOST OF THEM 
 
{CHORUS} 
E5               A5            B5 
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#5                E5 
THEY CAN'T FIX YER BRAKES 
E5                        D5 
YOU ASK THEM "WHERE'S MY MOTOR?" 
D5          F#5     E5 
WELL IT WAS EATEN SNAKES 
E5                        C#5 
YOU CAN STAB AN SHOOT AN SPIT 
D5                      B5 
BUT THEY WONT BE FIXIN IT 
G#5 
THERE LYIN AND LAZY 
F#5 
THEY CAN BE DRIVIN YOU CRAZY 
 
{CHORUS} 

TAKE IT AWAY BOB!!! 
D5                  E5 
I ASKED AS NICE AS I COULD 
 
 
          D5 
IF MY JOB WOULD 
G5          A5           B5 
SOMEHOW BE FINISHED BY FRIDAY 
D5                    E5 
WELL THE WHOLE DAMN WEEKEND 
E5 
CAME AND WENT FRANKIE 
D5 
AN THEY DIDN'T DO NOTHING 
G5                   A5          B5 
BUT THEY CHARGED ME DOUBLE FOR SUNDAY 
D5                       E5 
YOU KNOW NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO 
D5 
THEY GONNA CHEAT AN ROB YOU 
G5                       A5 
THEN THEY'LL SEND YOU A BILL 
A5                      B5 
THAT'LL GET YOU SENSES REELING 
D5                        E5 
AND IF YOU DO NOT PAY 
           D5 
THEY GOT COMPUTER COLLECTORS 
 G5                   A5 
THAT'LL GET YOU SO CRAZY 
        B5 
TIL YOU HEAD'LL GO THROUGH THE CEILING 

YES IT WILL 
 

E5  A5  B5 ,  E5  A5 B5
...ETC 
 

E5          E5        E5 
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 
E5 
WELL THE TOILET WENT CRAZY 
    A5            B5 
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON 
E5                         A5           B5 
THE PLUMBER HE SAYS NEVER FLUSH A TAMPOON 
 
 
E5                              A5      B5 
THIS GREAT INFO COST ME HALF A WEEKS PAY 
        E5 
AND THE TOILET BLEW UP 
      A5          B5 
LATER ON THE NEXT DAY 

BLEW UP THE NEXT DAY 
 

E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 
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