THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT NOTHING By Frank Zappa Album: You Are What You Is

^FSome take the bible for ^Ebwhat it's worth Bb maj7 F When it says that the meek shall inherit the earth Well, I ^Fheard that some sheik Bought New ^EbJersey last week Bb A G F F D G F* And you suckers ain't gettin' nothing!

((((This line is all single note in the bass except the F at the F.)))) Is Hare Rama really wrong If you wander around with a napkin on With a bell on a stick An' your hair is all gone... (The geek shall inherit nothin') A^Bb You say your life's a bum deal A^Bb And you're up against the wall

^FWell, people, you ain't even got no kind of deal at all A^Bb 'Cause what they do A^Bb In Washington They ^Gjust takes care of ^Cnumber one Bb maj7 C And number one ain't you Bb maj7 C You ain't even number two!

Those Jesus freaks, well they're friendly but The shit they believe has got their minds all shut An' they don't even care When the church takes a cut Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin' So whaddya do'

Eat that ^Fpork, eat that ham Laugh till you ^Ebchoke on Billy Graham Bb maj7 C Moses, Aaron and Abraham, they're all a waste of time And ^Gmit's your ass that's ^Con the line (^GmIt's your ass that's ^Con the line)

^FDo what you wanna, ^Ebdo what you will Just ^Bbmaj7don't mess up your neighbor's ^Fthrill And when you ^Fpay the bill Kindly ^Ebleave a little tip And help the ^Bbmaj7next poor sucker on his one way ^Ftrip

^FSome take the ^Bbbi - ^Am7ble ^Gmoh, ^Foh (Awww, give me half a dozen for the hotel room)

Frank Zappa - Meek shall inherit nothing