Frank Zappa — The Idiot Bastard Son Chords

Tempo:
125.85 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

F#m

G

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Frank Zappa — The Idiot Bastard Son chords
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[E] [G] The idiot bastard [E] son
[B] [F#] The [D] father's a [E] Nazi in Congress [Bm] today
The [F#] [D] mother's a hooker [E] somewhere in [Bm] L.A.
[Em] The idiot [E] bastard [C#m] son
[F#m]
[D] To perish [E] in lack [Bm] of a car
[B]
[F#m] Kenny will [D] [A] snatch him [E] away in [Bm] a car
The [E] [A] idiot [G] bastard son
[D#]
[N]
Well, [C#] I had
[F#m] [E] imagined [D] the window all [F#m] covered in green
[B] All the time he [A] would spend
[D] At [G] the [F#] church he'd [C]
attend
[F#] Warming [G#m] his beer
[D] [E] [Em]
[A] [Gm] [D] [E]
[F#m] Kenny [D] will read him [E] and Ronnie will watch
[G] The [F#m] joyful cries [G#m] [G]
[C#m] [F#m] [D]
of the people [E] like [F#m] you
[G] Who smile [Bm] and think you [B]
know what [G] this [E] is about
[F#m] You think you [D] know everything
Maybe so, but some we say
Do you know we're listening?
[E] The [D] idiot [G] bastard
[D] son
I had [E] imagined [F#m] the window
All
[B]
[A] [C#] the colors [Am] he'd [C] blend
[Am] Where are [C#m] they now?
[N] [A#]
[Bm]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
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To learn The Mothers Of Invention - The Idiot Bastard Son chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, E, F#m, D, Bm, F#, D, E, Bm, B and F#m. Kick off your practice at a gentle 62 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 126 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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[E] _ _ _ [G] The idiot _ bastard [E] son
[B] [F#] The _ [D] father's a [E] Nazi in Congress [Bm] _ today
_ _ The [F#] _ _ [D] mother's a hooker [E] somewhere in [Bm] L.A.
_ _ _ _ [Em] The idiot _ _ [E] bastard [C#m] son
[F#m] _ _
_ [D] To perish [E] in lack [Bm] of a car
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#m] Kenny will [D] [A] snatch him [E] away in [Bm] a car
_ _ The [E] _ [A] idiot [G] _ bastard _ _ _ _ _ son
_ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, [C#] _ I had _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] imagined [D] the window all [F#m] covered in green
_ _ _ [B] All _ the time he [A] would spend
_ [D] At [G] the [F#] church he'd [C]
attend
_ _ [F#] Warming [G#m] his beer _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] Kenny [D] will read him [E] and Ronnie will watch
[G] The _ [F#m] joyful cries _ [G#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D]
of the people [E] _ _ like [F#m] you
[G] Who smile [Bm] and think you [B]
know what [G] this [E] is _ about
[F#m] You think you [D] know everything _
Maybe _ so, but some we say
Do you know we're listening?
_ _ _ _ _ [E] The [D] idiot [G] _ _ bastard _ _
[D] son
I had [E] _ imagined [F#m] the window
All _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ the _ colors [Am] he'd [C] blend
[Am] Where are [C#m] they now?
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _

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This song was written by Frank Zappa.

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