On the 30th of July 1982, the track was released. The track was written by Joe Walsh.
Track Info
- Song: Waffle Stomp
- Artist: Joe Walsh
- Produced by Joe Walsh
- Album: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Released Date: 30 July 1982
Chords Info
- Tunning: Standard(E A D G B E )
- Chords: A, F7, E7, E, A7, D, B7, G
- Key: A
[Intro]
N.C. A F7 E7 A N.C.
[Verse]
N.C.
The terminally bored
A E
Sit around with nothin' to do
A N.C.
They say work is hell
F7 E7 A7 A
Heaven knows it just ain't true
[Verse]
A
Well you can punch out your boss
A
Get fired from your job
D
Collect unemployment
D
For your own enjoyment
A
Take out the trash
B7
Come down with a rash
E7
Pick up disease
[Verse]
A
Have doughnuts and coffee
A
With Colonel Khadafi
D
Write a new novel
D
That's perfectly awful
A
Buy some new work boots
E A
Stomp on a waffle or two
[Bridge]
D
Take a long overdue vacation
G
Book yourself on a flight to the moon
E7 A
Volunteer for a brain operation
E7 A
Don't let nobody tell you that there's nothin' to do
[Solo]
A D E7 A
[Verse]
A
Well you can jump off a roof
A
Pretend you can fly
D
Maybe you'll bounce
D
Maybe you'll die
A7
Maybe you'll splat
E7
And flap until that
[Verse]
A
Well, you can practice your bongo
A
Go to the Congo
D
Get lost on safari
D
Ask "Where the hell are we?"
A
Speak in Swahili
E A
They tell me that a lot of them do
[Guitar Solo]
A D A F7 E7 A7
[Verse]
A
Talk on the phone
A
Call up the coast
D
Call up collect
D
Dial direct
A7
Reverse the charges
E7
If they accept, they're home
[Verse]
A
Or, you can go overseas
A
Speak Japanese
D
Buy a new Sony
A
They make great TV's
A
Do the Watusi
E7 A
Watch "I Love Lucy" too
[Interlude]
A D G E A N.C.
[Outro]
E A
But don't let nobody tell you that there's nothin' to do
A
Well, well, well, well, well, well
E7 E E7 A
Don't let nobody tell you that there's nothin' to do