Artist: The Flaming Lips
Song: Waitin' For a Superman
Album: The Soft Bulletin
Artist: The Flaming Lips
These are the chords as I figured them out.
In parentheses are the chords if playing
with capo 1.
F(8): x 8 10 10 10 8
E(7): x 7 9 9 9 7
Intro: Bb Cm F D# Dm Cm F(8) Bb
(Intro: A Bm E D Cm Bm E(7) A)
Verse:
Bb (A)
I asked you a question
Cm (Bm) F(E) Bb (A)
I didn't need you to reply
Bb (A)
Is it gettin' heavy?
Cm (Bm) F (E)
But then I realized
Chorus:
D# (D) Bb (A)
Is it gettin' heavy?
Cm (Bm) F (E) D# (D)
Well I thought it was already
Bb (A) F (E)
as heavy, as can be.
Verse2:
Bb (A)
Is it overwhelming
Cm (Bm) F (E) Bb (A)
To use a crane to crush a fly
Bb (Bm)
It's a good time for Superman
Cm (Bm) F (E) Bb (A)
To lift the sun into the sky
Chorus
Chorus2:
Cm (Bm) Dm (C#m) D# (D) Bb (A)
Tell everybody waitin' for Superman
Cm (Bm) Dm (C#m) D# (D) Bb (A)
That they should try to hold on best they can
Cm (Bm) Dm (C#m) D# (D) Bb (A)
He hasn't dropped them, forgot them, or anything
Cm (Bm) Dm (C#m) D# (D) Bb (A)
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift.
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