Fruitcakes Chords by Jimmy Buffett
- Key: G
- BPM: 162
- Capo: no capo
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BANJO
FRUITCAKES CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] G ■ You know I was talking to my friend Desdemona the other day G She runs this space station and bake shop down near Boomtown G She told me that human beings are flawed individuals D7 G7 The cosmic bakers took us out of the oven a little too early G And that's the reason we're as crazy as we are and I believe it C D G7 Take for example when you go to the movies these days you know [Chorus] G7 They try to sell you this jumbo drink C D G Eight extra ounces of watereddown cherry coke for an extra twentyfive cents G I don't want it C I don't want that much organization in my life G I don't want other people thinking for me C G I want my Junior Mints where did the Junior Mints go in the movies C I don't want a twelve pound Nestle's crunch for twentyfive dollars C I want Junior Mints D G We need more fruitcakes in this world and less bakers G We need people that care C D I'm mad as hell and I don't want to take it anymore D Fruitcakes in the kitchen G Fruitcakes on the street G Struttin' naked through the crosswalk C D In the middle of the week G Halfbaked cookies in the oven G Halfbaked people on the bus C D7 G There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us C D G Paradise ■ lost and found [Verse] C D G Paradise take a look around C D7 G D7 G I was out in California where I hear they have it all C D7 G They got riots fires mud slides C D G They've got sushi in the mall C D G C D G Water bars brontasaurs chinese modern lust C G Shake and bake life with the quake C D The secret's in the crust G C Fruitcakes in the kitchen [Chorus] D G Fruitcakes on the street G Struttin' naked through the crosswalk C D G7 In the middle of the week G7 Halfbaked cookies in the oven G7 Halfbaked people on the bus C D G7 There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us G7 Speakin' of fruitcakes how 'bout the government C Your tax dollars at work D We lost our Martian rocket ship G7 G The high paid spokesman said G Looks like that silly rocket ship C Has lost its coneshaped head D G G7 We spent ninety jillion dollars trying to get a look at Mars G C D I hear universal laughter ringing out among the stars G7 G Fruitcakes in the galaxy G Fruitcakes on the earth D Struttin' naked towards eternity D We've been that way since birth G Halfbaked cookies in the oven C Halfbaked people on the bus D7 G There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us [Verse] C D G7 G Religion ■ religion ■ C D7 G C D Oh there's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning G C Here we go now ■ D G ■ Alright alter boys G Mea culpa mea culpa mea maxima culpa G Mea culpa mea culpa mea maxima culpa [Chorus] G Where's the church who took the steeple G Religion is in the hands of some crazyass people D G Television preachers with bad hair and dimples C G The god's honest truth is it's not that simple C G It's the Buddhist in you it's the Pagan in me D G It's the Muslim in him she's Catholic ain't she C G It's the born again look its the WASP and the Jew C G Tell me what's goin' on I ain't got a clue [Verse] C D G C G C D G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C D G ■ ■ ■ C G C D G Now here comes the big ones relationships we all got 'em C D G We all want 'em what do we do with 'em C D7 Here we go I'll tell ya ■ G C D G ■ She said you gotta do your fair share C D G Now cough up half the rent C D7 G I treat my body like a temple C D G You treat yours like a tent C D G But the right word at the right time C D G May get me a little hug C D G That's the difference between lightning C D G And a harmless lightnin' bug G Fruitcakes in the kitchen C Fruitcakes on the street [Chorus] D G Struttin' naked through the crosswalk G In the middle of the week C Halfbaked cookies in the oven D Halfbaked people on the bus G There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us C D The future captain's log stardate two thousand and something G We're seven years from the millenium G That's a science fiction fact C Stanley Kubrick and his buddy Hal C Now don't look that abstract G So I'll put on my Bob Marley tape C And practice what I preach D Get Jah lost in the reggae mon G As I walk along the beach C Stay in touch with my insanity really is the only way D G It's a jungle out there kiddies G Have a very fruitful day C Hey Fruitcakes in the kitchen D Fruitcakes on the street G Struttin' naked through the crosswalk G In the middle of the week C Halfbaked cookies in the oven D Halfbaked people on the bus G C There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us D G C D G That's right you too yeah those crumbs are spread all around this universe C I've seen fruitcakes G C I saw this guy in Santa Monica rollerskate naked through the crosswalk G C G Down in New Orleans in the French market there are fruitcakes like you cannot believe C G G7 C G C ■ New York forget it fruitcake city ■ Down island we've got fruitcakes ■ D G Spread them crumbs around that's right [Outro] C G C ■ We want 'em around ■ G Keep bakin' baby keep bakin' C G C G C D7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
