Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa
Chords by Clint (clintman78@start.com.au)
The whole song is based around the progression E/E/A/B
with a few exceptions noted below
(It makes it's own sauce...)
It wasn't very large
There was just enough room to cram the drums
In the corner over by the Dodge
It was a fifty-four
With a mashed up door
And a cheesy little amp
With a sign on the front said "Fender Champ"
And a second hand guitar
It was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar
(enter descending chord progression [E5 D#5/E C#5 B A B]
We could jam in Joe's Garage
His mama was screamin',
"TURN IT DOWN!"
We was playing' the same old song
In the afternoon 'n sometimes we would
Play it all night long
It was all we knew, and easy too
So we wouldn't get it wrong
Even if you played it on a saxophone
We thought we was pretty good
We talked about keepin' the band together
'N we figured that we should
'Cause about this time we was gettin' the eye
From the girls in the neighborhood
They'd all come over 'n dance around like...
So we picked out a stupid name
Had some cards printed up for a coupla bucks
'N we was on our way to fame
Got matching suits
'N Beatle Boots
'N a sign on the back of the car
'N we was ready to work in a GO-GO Bar
ONE TWO THREE FOUR
LET'S SEE IF YOU GOT SOME MORE!
People seemed to like our song
They got up 'n danced 'n made a lotta noise
An' it wasn't 'fore very long
A guy from a company we can't name
Said we oughta take his pen
'N sign on the line for a real good time
But he didn't tell us when
These "good times" would be somethin'
That was really happenin'
So the band broke up
An' it looks like
We will never play again...
(Implied Chords E C#m A B)
Guess you only get one chance in life
To play a song that goes like...
Turn it down!
Turn it DOWN!
I have children sleeping here...
Don't you boys know any nice songs?
(Here it changes to E --> A)
Well the years was rollin' by, yeah
Heavy Metal 'n Glitter Rock
Had caught the public eye, yeah
Snotty boys with lipstick on
Was really flyin' high, yeah
'N then they got that Disco thing
'N New Wave came along
'N all of a sudden I thought the time
Had come for that old song
We used to play in "Joe's Garage"
And if I am not wrong
You will soon be dancin' to...
The WHITE ZONE is for loading and unloading only.
If you gotta load or unload, go to the WHITE ZONE.
You'll love
it...
And so the years was rollin' by
The years was rollin' by...
I'm calling THE POLICE!
I did it! They'll be here... shortly!
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