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Verse 1
(F sharpaug) The muffin man is
seated at the table
In the (G minor) laboratory (F sharpaug) of the utility
muffin Research kitchen.
Reaching for (F sharp major) an oversized
(F sharpaug) chrome spoon,
He gathers an Intimate
quantity of dried (A minor) muffin
Rem (E major) nants (Edim) and (D minor) brush
ing his scapular aside,
(G major) Procceds to dump (F sharpaug) these
inside of his shirt...
He turns to us and (C sharpaug) (E major)
(Edim) speaks:
Verse 2
"Some people like cupcakes better.
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Verse 3
I for one care less for them!"
(Edim) (F sharpaug)
Arrogantly twisting the sterile canvas
Snoot of a fully charged
icing anointment utensil,
He 'poot's forths a quarter-
ounce green rosette,
- oh ah yuk, yuk... let's try that again...! -
He 'poots' forth a quarter-
ounce (F sharp major) green rosette
Near the summit of a dense,
(F sharpaug) But radiant muffin of his own design. (F sharp major)
Later (D minor) he says: (E major)
"Some (Edim) people... some
Verse 4
(Edim) people
(Gdim) like (C sharpdim) cup cakes
Ex (B flatdim) clusively, while myself, I (Edim) say,
There is naught nor (G major) ought
there be (Gdim) nothing
So exalted on the face of (B flatdim) god's grey
Earth as that prince of food
(C sharpdim) s... the muffin!" (Edim)
Verse 5
(D minor) Girl you (D major) thought he (E minor) was a man, (G major)
But he (A minor) was a muffin,
He (D minor) hung around (E minor) till you (G major) found,
That he didn't (A minor) know nuthin',
Verse 6
(D minor) Girl you thought he (E minor) was a man, (G major)
But he only (A minor) was a- puffin',
(G major) No (D minor) cries is (E minor) heard in the night,
(G major) As a result of (A minor) him stuffin',
Interlude 1
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Verse 7
(D minor) Bruce Fowler on trombone,
Napo (G major) leon Murphy brock on tenor
sax (A minor) and lead vocals,
Terry Bozzio on drums, (D minor)
Tom Fowler on bass,
Denny Walley on (G major) slide,
George Duke on (A minor) keyboards,
Captain Beefheart on vocals and
soprano (D minor) sax and madness.
Thank you very much for coming to the concert
tonight. (G major) Hope you enjoyed it. good (A minor) night
Outro 1
Austin, texas, where ever you are.
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