The Idiot Bastard Son

Frank Zappa

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The   idi - ot  bas  - tard son:

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(THE FATHER'S A NA -  ZI    IN    CONGRESS TODAY . . .

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THE MOTHER'S A HOO  - KER   SOME - WHERE IN L.A.)

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The idiot bastard son:

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(ABANDONED TO PERISH IN BACK OF A CAR . . .

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KENNY WILL STASH HIM AWAY IN A JAR)


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THE   IDI - OT    BOY!


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Am9
Try and imagine

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The window all covered in green

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All the time he would spend

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At     the church he'd a - -  ttend . . .

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Warming his pew


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Em7        C# D# C#  D#   C# Em11
Kenny will feed him  &     Ronnie will watch

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THE CHILD WILL   THRIVE &      GROW

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And enter the    world

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Of liars & cheaters & people like you

    F#  Cmaj7  Em11   Cmaj7  F#m11
Who smile & think you know

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What this is about


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(YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING . . . maybe so)

The song we sing: DO YOU KNOW?

We're listening . . .


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THE   IDI - OT    BOY!


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Am9
Try and imagine

                          Cmaj7
The window all covered in green

A13(b9)               Gmaj7(+9)
All the time he would spend

Fmaj7  Ebm F           Ebmaj7 E9(b5)
All the colors he'd blend . . .

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Where are they now?