Frank Zappa – Joes Garage (Guitar)
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[Intro]
E A E We take you now, to a garage in Canoga Park E It makes it's own sauce if you add water
[Verse 1]
E It wasn't very large A B There was just enough room to cram the drums E In the corner over by the Dodge A B It was a '54 with a mashed up door E And a cheesy little amp A B With a sign on the front said "Fender Champ" E And a second hand guitar A B It was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar
[Instrumental]
B
[Chorus]
E We could jam in Joe's Garage A B His mama was screamin', his dad was mad E We was playin' the same old song A B E In the afternoon, and sometimes we would play it all night long A B It was all we knew, and easy too E So we wouldn't get it wrong A B All we did was bend the string like
[Instrumental]
E A B
[Verse 2]
E Down in Joe's Garage A B We didn't have no dope or LSD E But a coupla quartsa beer A B E Would fix it so the intonation would not offend yer ear A B And the same old chords goin' over an' over E Became a symphony A B We could play it again and again and again E 'Cause it sounded good to me
N.C.
One more time
[Instrumental]
E A B
[Chorus]
E We could jam in Joe's Garage A B His mama was screamin' "Turn it down!" E We was playing' the same old song A B E In the afternoon, and sometimes we would play it all night long A B It was all we knew, and easy too E So we wouldn't get it wrong A B Even if you played it on a saxophone
[Instrumental]
E A B
[Verse 3]
E We thought we was pretty good A B We talked about keepin' the band together E And we figured that we should A B 'Cause about this time we was gettin' the eye E From the girls in the neighborhood A B They'd all come over and dance around, like
[Verse 4]
E So we picked out a stupid name A B Had some cards printed up for a coupla bucks E 'N' we was on our way to fame A B Got matching suits and beatle boots E And a sign on the back of the car A B And we was ready to work in a Go-Go Bar
[Bridge]
N.C.
One, two, three, four
N.C.
Let's see if you've got some more
[Instrumental]
E A B
[Verse 5]
E People seemed to like our song A B They got up and danced and made a lotta noise E An' it wasn't 'fore very long A B A guy from a company we can't name E Said we oughta take his pen A B And sign on the line for a real good time E But he didn't tell us when A B E These "good times" would be somethin' that was really happenin' A B So the band broke up and it looks like E We will never play again
[Bridge]
N.C.
Guess you only get one chance in life
N.C.
To play a song that goes like
E B F#m B E Turn it down! E B F#m B E Turn it down! E B F#m B E I have children sleeping here E B F#m B Don't you boys know any nice songs?
[Verse 6]
E Well, the years was rollin' by, yeah A B E Heavy metal and glitter rock had caught the public eye, yeah A B E Snotty boys with lipstick on was really flyin' high, yeah A B E And then they got that disco thing, and new wave came along A B E And all of a sudden I thought the time had come for that old song A B We used to play in Joe's Garage E A B E And if I am not wrong, you will soon be dancin' to
[Bridge]
A B E The white zone is for loading and unloading only A B If you gotta load or unload go to the white zone
[Outro]
E A B I said, the years was rollin' by, yeah E A B The years was rollin' by E A B So the years was rollin' by E A B The years was rollin' by E A B By, by, the years was rollin' by E A B The years was rollin' by E A B The years was rollin' by E A B The years was rolling by