Joe's Garage (with Chords)
Zappa, Frank

[E] It wasn't very large, there was  <A> Just enough room  <B] To cram the drums
[E] In the corner over by the Dodge  <A> It was a 54       <B] With a mashed up door
[E] And a cheesy little amp with a   <A> Sign on the front <B] Said "Fender Champ"
[E] And a second-hand guitar, it was <A> Stratocaster with <B] A whammy bar

[E] We could jam in Joe's Garage!    <A] His mama was screamin'  <B] His dad was mad
[E] We was playin' the same old song <A] In the afternoon & some <B] Times we would
[E] Play it all night long           <A] It was all we knew and  <B] Easy too, so we
[E] Wouldn't get it wrong            <A] All we did was bend the <B] String like...

<E> Down in Joe's Garage! We didn't <A> Have no dope or <B> LSD, but a
<E> Couple o' quarts o' beer        <A> Would fix it so <B> The intonation would
<E> Not offend your ear...  and the <A> Same old chords <B> Goin' over & over
<E> Became a symphony... We could   <A> Play it again & <B> Again & again, 'cause it
<E> Sounded good to me              ONE MORE TIME!

<E> We could jam in Joe's Garage! His <A> mama was screamin' <B> ("TURN IT DOWN!")
<E> We was playin' the same old song  <A> In the afternoon & <B> Sometimes we would
<E> Play it all night long... It was  <A> All we knew & easy <B> Too so we 
<E> Wouldn't get it wrong...          Even if you played it on a saxophone

<E> We thought we was pretty good <A> We talked about keepin <B> the band together
<E> We figured that we should cos <A> about this time we was <B> gettin the eye from
<E> The girls in the neighborhood <A> They'd all come over & <B> dance around like

<E> So we picked out a stupid name <A> Had cards printed up for a  <B> Coupla bucks
<E> An' we was on our way to fame  <A> got matching suits & Beetle <B> Boots & a
<E> Sign on the back of the car &  <A> we was ready to work in a   <B> GO-GO Bar
(ONE TWO THREE FOUR, LET'S SEE IF YOU'VE GOT SOME MORE!)

<E> People seemed to like our song <A> They got up danced & <B> Made a lota noise &
<E> It wasn't 'fore very long, A   <A> Guy from a company   <B> We can't name said
<E> We oughta take his pen     an' <A> Sign on the line for <B> Real good time but
<E> He didn't tell us when   These <A> Good-times would be  <B> Somethin' that was
<E> Really happenin'...
So the  <A> band  <A> broke <A> up...
And it  <B> looks <B> like... 
We will <E> never <E> play  <E> again!

Guess you only get one chance in life to play a song that goes like...

<E> Well the years was rollin' by <A> Heavy Metal &     <B> Glitter Rock had
<E> Caught the public eye         <A> Snotty boys with  <B> Lipstick on was
<E> Really flyin' high  an' then  <A> they got that     <B> Disco thing and
<E> New Wave came along       and <A> All of a sudden I <B> Thought the time
<E> Had come for that old song We <A> used to play in   <B> Joe's Garage, and
<E> If I am not wrong             <A> You will soon be  <B> Dancin' to the...

This is the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER. That was Joe's first confrontation with the
law. Naturally, we were easy on him. One of our friendly counselors gave him A
doughnut and told him to stick closer to church-oriented social activities