#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Be In My Video Original Album: Them Or Us Other Album: YCDTOSA Vol. 3 Words and Music by Frank Zappa Copyright © 1973 Munchkin Music/ASCAP Published by Pumpko Industries Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: The accompanment to the sung intro is played on the piano but here it is transcribed for guitar. I think it sounds cool if it is sung acapella! INTRO: |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--------------7--5--------------7---7-5----| |----------7-----------------7--------------| |--8---8-------------8---8------------------| Bum bum bum bimbo bum bum bum bim-bimbo, |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--------------2-----------------2---2------| |----------3------5----------3----------5---| |--5---5-------------5---5------------------| Bum bum bum bimbo bum bum bum bim-bimbo |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--------------0-----------------0---0------| |----------0------3----------0---------3----| |--1---1-------------1---1------------------| Bum bum bum bimbo bum bum bum bim-bimbo, |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------4-4-4-5-| |--------------2--0---------5-5-7-7---------| |----------2--------------------------------| |--3---3-------------3---3------------------| Bum bum bum bimbo baaahh [Saxophone plays over these chords:] C - Am - F - G CHORUS: C Am Be in my video, darling, every night F G I will rent a cage for you and mi-j-i-nits dressed in white (teeny-little-tiny-little...) VERSE: C Am Twirl around in a lap dissolve, pretend to sing the words F I’ll rent a gleaming limousine; G Release a flock of ber-herna-herna-herna herna-her-nerds VERSE: Wear a leather collar and a dagger in your ear I will make you smell the glove And try to look sincere, then we’ll... REFRAIN: C Am Dance the blues, let’s dance the blues F G Let’s dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight VERSE: Pretend to be chinese, (one-hung-low) I’ll make you wear red shoes There’s a cheesy atom bomb explosion All the big groups use VERSE: Atomic light will shine through an old venetian blind Making patterns on your face, then it cuts to outer space (With it’s billions & billions & Billions & billions and...) CHORUS: F Fm Be in my video, darling, every night C C7 Everyone in cable-land will say you’re ’outa-site’ VERSE: F Fm You can show your legs while you're getting in the car, then G G7 Dm7 G7 I will look repulsive while I mangle my guitar C Reen-toon-teen-toon-teen-toon-diddle-iddle-aah (Moo-ay-aayy) Am Reen-toon-teen-toon-teen-toon-diddle-iddle-aah (Moo-ay-aayy) F Reen-toon-teen-toon-teen-toon (Moo-ay-aayy) G Diddle-aah - (Moo-ay-aayy) G7 Diddle-aah - (Moo-wah-wah-wah-ooo) VERSE: C Am After all the close-up parts of you in bondage-leather F G They'll spray an alley with a hose and we'll escape together While we... REFRAIN: C Am Dance the blues, let’s dance the blues F G Let’s dance the blues in the middle of an alley Dance de blude agin Led dance de blude agin Led dance de blude agin In de middle o' de alley Let's dance your face Let's dance your lips Let's dance your nose And then we'll dance your sinus MOO-AHHHH! CHORDS: C x32010 Am x02210 F x33211 G 320033 Fm 133111 C7 x32310 Dm7 x00211 G7 320001