Lets Make The Water Turn Black chords by Frank Zappa

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice


Here's a nice little "folk" song from Zappa. Supposedly all events actually
took place. The song is played rather fast in a possible 2/4 time signature
with most chords taking two beats. Comments are welcome. Enjoy.


Let's Make the Water Turn Black--Mothers of Invention
From "We're only in it for the Money"

Intro Chords: C(major with added notes) Arpeggios on piano
VERSE 1:
C majorC          Em/B        A minorAm
Now believe me when I tell you that my song is really true
DmDm   E minorEm     F minorFm     G+G
I want everyone to listen and believe
C majorC        Em/B         A minorAm
It's about some little people from a long time ago
Bb majorBb     Eb MajorEb     AbAb        G+G
And all the things the neighbors didn't know
C majorC      Em/B     A minorAm
Early in the morning Daddy Dinky went to work
DmDm        E minorEm    F minorFm      G+G
Selling lamps and chairs to San Ber'dino Squares
C majorC      Em/B          A minorAm
And I still remember mama with her apron and her pad
Bb majorBb       A minorAm      D MajorD
Feeding all the boys in Ed's Cafe

CHORUS:
G+G      FF      G+G          A minorAm
Whizzing and pasting and pooting through the day
G+G       A minorAm      B minorBm       D MajorD
Ronnie helping Kenny helping burn his poots away
G+G      FF     Eb MajorEb     D MajorD
And all the while on a shelf in a shed
C majorC             AbAb G+G
Kenny's little creature's on display

VERSE 2:
C majorC        Em/B    A minorAm
Ronnie saves his numies on a window in his room
DmDm       E minorEm  F minorFm    G+G
A augmentedA marvel to be seen; dysentery green
C majorC          Em/B     A minorAm
While Kenny and his buddies had a game out in the back
FF       G+G     A minorAm
LET'S MAKE THE WATER TURN BLACK!

BRIDGE:
E minorEm              A augmentedA
We see them after school in a world of their own
E minorEm                A augmentedA
To some it might seem creepy what they do...
E minorEm                 C majorC      BB
The neighbors on the right sat and watched them every night
E minorEm                 D MajorD
I bet you'd do the same if they was you

(CHORUS)

VERSE 3:
C majorC        Em/B     A minorAm
Ronnie's in the Army now and Kenny's taking pills
DmDm      E minorEm       F minorFm   G+G
Oh! How they yearn to see a bomber burn!
C majorC        Em/B       A minorAm
Color flashing, thunder crashing, dynamite machine!
FF       G+G     A minorAm
Wait till the fire turns green...
FF       G+G     A minorAm
Wait till the fire turns green...
FF       G+G     A(major)
WAIT TILL THE FIRE TURNS GREEN!