A Few Moments With Brother A. West Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Frank Zappa
(lead guitar, synthesizer, vocals)
Ike Willis (rhythm guitar,
synthesizer, vocals)
Mike Keneally (rhythm guitar, synthesizer,
[A]vocals)
Bobby Martin (keyboards, vocals)
Ed Mann (vibes, marimba,
electronic percussion)
[Am]Walt Fowler
(trumpet, flugel horn, synthesizer)
Bruce Fowler (trombone)
Paul Carman (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone,
baritone [G]saxophone)
Albert Wing [Am](tenor saxophone)
Kurt McGettrick (baritone saxophone, bass saxophone,
contrabass clarinet)
Scott Thunes (electric bass, mini-moog)
Chad Wackerman (drums, electronic
percussion)

[Verse 2]
[This is spoken with the style and [Am]accent of an evangelist
preacher from the southern United States.]
Thank you very much, Mr. Zappa.

[Verse 3]
Ah, I'm very pleased to be here [Am]on behalf of the Administration-- the most powerful government in the world. And,
uh, Mr. Fitzwater invited me to come here tonight to create some [G]balance, [Am]because there has been some things done by Mr. Zappa that I think are unfair to ou[G]r country.[Am]

[Verse 4]
I [Am]think, from the beginning, [G]to say that [Am]this is going to be balanced, when he [Em]has this [Am]*lingerie* up here,
and mak[G]in' fun [Am]of *children's toys*, as a beginning, if this is what he ha[Em]s in mind, I t[G]hink he's wrong.
[Am]

[Verse 5]
It's people like Mr. Frank Zappa that kept the Senate from being able to send arms to the democratic [G]freedom fight[Am]ers in Nicaragua! [G]And I, for [Am]one,
am headin' down there my[G]self, [Am]as soon as I finish up here [G]tonight.

[Verse 6]
And [Am]I want the elected official, Mr. Charlie Sanders the Democrat, [G]to remember [Am]that "Democrat" begins with a "D", just like [Em]DEMON! [Am]And we'll remember you,
friend, when it comes votin' [G]time. [Am]And Margaret Boyd[?] and Carmen Belacord[?], despite [G]...[?] habit, [Am]did some help to back things up.
Friends, these [G]forms cost

[Verse 7]
[Am]money. And this money could be going towards a more powe[G]rful milit[Am]ary; this money could be going towards driving out the illegal aliens.[G] Inste[Am]ad,
Mr. Zappa wants to have a bunch [G]of young, [Am]uninformed 18 to 21-year-olds votin' here, and spendin' your money.

[Verse 8]
[Am]
And I just want you to know that tonight, I *love* him [D]anyway. [Am]Because I've got love[G] in my heart,
[Am]and [G]I'm not afra[Am]id of the fact[D] that he turne[G]d this into som[Ab]e kind of [Am]zoo up here.[C][Bm][Am]

[Verse 9]
[Am]Sunday--that's not not fair, Mr. Zappa--Sunday night night used to be a night in which Americans would [G]get to[Am]gether. They'd go to their place of worship, and they would [G]share. And I don't [Am]know why,
on this night which is supposed to be Valentine's [D]night, [Am]there aren't more people that have a heart that have a love affair with Ameri[G]ca. But in s[Am]tead, they're here on Sunday night, worshipping this man who's demon-possessed!
[G]I

[Verse 10]
[Am]I ask you, Mr. Frank Zappa, what kind of man can name a child Moon Unit?[D] What [Am]kind of ma[D]n can
[G]name a child [Am]Weasel? What kind [G]of man can name [Am]a child [G]Ohm[Am]an? To me, it defies the log[G]ic.

[Verse 11]
[Am]And I'm comin' here tonight because I want to share with him, just the same way we're going to give spirit power to the democratic freedom fighters down there,
our brothers that wanna have the freedom [D]to be able to have [Am]a man like Pat Robertson. To have a man like Mr. Dole. Restore, America!

[Verse 12]
[Am]
And I'm gonna ask the power [G]and the joy [Am]and the power of the living king of kings, and a lot of you here, you smut-minded, musical musical people [G]say, "King [Am]of kings, that must [D]be Elvis". [Am]No, I'm gonna ask for the power and ask for the glory. I'm gonna now,
I'm gonna tell you a story. I'm gonna drive out the demons, friends. I'm gonna ask you to help [Am]this badness end. Come on Frank, let's have a story. [D]Come on now [Am]share the glory. Do you feel the [Am]power? Come on, put out the negativity...