#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## The following is what I believe are the chords for Jimmy Buffett's "Fruitcakes". Album:Fruitcakes C: 032010 D:000232 G: 320033 No Chord (Percussions instuments, slide guitar) You know, I was talkin' to my friend Desdomona the other day, she runs the space station/bake shop down near Boomtown, and she told me that human beings are flawed individuals. That the cosmic bakers took us out of the oven a little too early, and that's the reason we're as crazy as we are, an d I believe it. Take, for example, when you go to the movies these days, you know. They try to sell you this jumbo drink, eight extra ounces of watered down cherry Coke for an extra 25 cents. I don't want it. I don't want that much organization in my life. I don't want other people thinking for me. I want...my Junior Mints! Where did Junior Mints go in the movie? I don't want a 12-pound Nestle's crunch for 25 dollars! I want Junior Mints! We need more Fruitcakes in this world! Less bakers! We need peple that care! I'm mad as hell, and I don't wanna take it anymore! Chorus: C D G C D G Fruitcakes in the kitchen, fruitcakes on the street CDD G Struttin' naked through the crosswalk in the middle of the week CDD G Half-baked cookies in the oven, half baked people on the bus C D G C D G There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us Verse1: CDGG Paradise, lost and found. Paradise, take a look around C D G C G I was out in California where I hear they have it all CDC D G They got riots, fires, and mudslides. They got sushi in the mall C D G C G Water bars and brontosaurs, Chinese modern lust CDGD G Shake and bake life with the quake, the secret's in the crust To Chorus: Verse 2: Spoken: Speakin' of Fruitcakes, how 'bout the government? CDGD G "We lost or martian rocketship", the high-paid sposkesman said CDGD G Looks like that silly rocket ship has lost its cone-shaped head C D G C D G We spend 90 jillion dollars, tryin' a get a look at Mars CDGG I hear Universal laughter ringin' out among the stars Chorus: C D G C G Fruitcakes in the Galaxy, Fruitcakes on the Earth CDD G Struttin' naked towards Eternity, we've been that way since birth CDD G Half-baked cookies in the oven, half-baked people on the bus C D G C DG There's a little bit of Fruitcake left in everyone of us The rest of the song obvuiosly continues in this pattern. It's not very complicated, but it's fun to play. See you in Margaritaville! Bill Schofield (and Caroline)