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Waitin For A Superman by Flaming Lips
Waitin For A Superman
Capo on 3rd fret
G
Asked you a question
Am D G
I didn't need you to reply
G
Is it gettin' heavy?
Am D
But they'll realize
C G
Is it gettin' heavy?
Am Bm C G
Well I thought it was already as heavy
D
As can be
G
Is it overwhelming
Am D G
To use a crane to crush a fly?
G
It's a good time for Superman
Am D C
To lift the sun into the sky
C G
'Cause it's gettin' heavy
Am Bm C G
Well I thought it was already as heavy
D
As can be
Am Bm
Tell everybody
C G
Waitin' for Superman
Am Bm
That they should try to
C G
hold on Best they can
Am Bm
He hasn't dropped them
C
Forgot them
G
Or anything
Am Bm C G
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift
C(strum 2 times) D (strum 2 times)
G Am D
G Am D
C G
Is it gettin' heavy?
Am Bm C G D
Well I thought it was already as heavy as can be.
Am Bm
Tell everybody
C G
Waitin' for Superman
Am Bm
That they should try to
C G
hold on Best they can
Am Bm
He hasn't dropped them
C
Forgot them
G
Or anything
Am Bm C G
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift
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version 2
Capo on 3rd fret
G
Asked you a question
Am D G
I didn't need you to reply
G
Is it gettin' heavy?
Am D
But they'll realize
C G
Is it gettin' heavy?
Am Em F C
Well I thought it was already as heavy
D
As can be
G
Is it overwhelming
Am D G
To use a crane to crush a fly?
G
It's a good time for Superman
Am D C
To lift the sun into the sky
C G
'Cause it's gettin' heavy
Am Em F C
Well I thought it was already as heavy
D
As can be
Am Bm
Tell everybody
C G
Waitin' for Superman
Am Bm
That they should try to
C G
hold on Best they can
Am Bm
He hasn't dropped them
C
Forgot them
G
Or anything
Am Bm C G
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift
C(strum 2 times) D (strum 2 times)
G Am D
G Am D
C G
Is it gettin' heavy?
Am Em F C D
Well I thought it was already as heavy as can be.
Am Bm
Tell everybody
C G
Waitin' for Superman
Am Bm
That they should try to
C G
hold on Best they can
Am Bm
He hasn't dropped them
C
Forgot them
G
Or anything
Am Bm C G
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift
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version 3
Notes: You can use this for both versions though the original doesn't play the chords
on I'm not sure what is being played in the remix where it says 'F?'. It makes
sense that would be an F, but the bass makes it hard to distinguish. Might be a
few chords in there. Also, there are some transition progressions missing, like
where the song goes into the This is just to give you the basic idea of the song.
All chords listed should be played as barre chords.
**Standard Tuning**
Bb Bb Cm F
Cm Dm D# F
Bb
Asked you a question
Cm F
I didn't need you to reply
Bb
Is it gettin' heavy?
Cm F
But they'll realize
D# A#
Is it gettin' heavy?
Cm F?
Well I thought it was
D# A# F
already as heavy as can be
Bb
Is it overwhelming
Cm F
To use a crane to crush a fly?
Bb
It's a good time for Superman
Cm F
To lift the sun into the sky
D# A#
Cause it's gettin' heavy
Cm F?
Well I thought it was
D# A#
already as heavy
F
As can be
Cm Dm
Tell everybody
D# A#
Waitin' for Superman
Cm Dm
That they should try to
D# A#
hold on the best they can
Cm Dm
He hasn't dropped them
D# A#
forgot them or anything
Cm Dm
It's just too heavy
D# A# F
for Superman to lift
Bb Cm F
Bb Cm F
D# A#
Cause it's gettin' heavy
Cm F?
Well I thought it was
D# A#
already as heavy
F
As can be
Cm Dm
Tell everybody
D# A#
Waitin' for Superman
Cm Dm
That they should try to
D# A#
hold on the best they can
Cm Dm
He hasn't dropped them
D# A#
forgot them or anything
Cm Dm
It's just too heavy
D# A# F Bb
for Superman to lift
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version 4
Tuning: Standard Capo 1
(Tabbed for Acoustic Guitar Capo 1)
Based on the Bb Major Scale
INTRO: A Bm E
A Asus2 A Bm E
e|–-------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-2---2------2----------0--------------|
G|---2-----4---2------4--4-------1------------|
D|-----------------------4---2-----4-2--------|
A|---0----------------2------2----------------|
E|---------------------------0----------------|
BRIDGE: D E Dmaj7 Bm/F# E
D E Dmaj7 Bm/F# E
e|–-2---0----2-----(2)-----0------7----------|
B|--3---0----2------3------0------9----------|
G|--2---1----2------4------1--or--9----------|
D|--0---2----0------4------2------9----------|
A|------------------2------2------7----------|
E|-----------------(2)-----0------0----------|
VERSE:
A Bm E
Asked you a question I didn't need you to reply
A Bm E
Is it gettin' heavy But they'll realize
PRE CHORUS:
D A Bm E
Is it gettin' heavy? Well I thought it was
D Bm E Esus4 E
already as heavy as can be
VERSE II:
Is it overwhelming, to use a crane to crush a fly?
It's a good time for Superman, to lift the sun into the sky
PRE CHORUS:
Cause it's gettin' heavy, well I thought it was already as heavy as can be
CHORUS:
Bm Dbm Dmaj7 A
Tell everybody Waitin' for Superman
Bm Dbm Dmaj7 A
That they should try to hold on the best they can
Bm Dbm Dmaj7 A
He hasn't dropped them forgot them or anything
Bm Dbm Dmaj7 A E E E E
It's just too heavy for Superman to lift
SOLO:
A Bm/F E
A Bm/F E
PRE CHORUS:
Cause it's gettin' heavy, well I thought it was already as heavy as can be
CHORUS:
Tell everybody, waitin' for Superman
That they should try to, hold on the best they can
He hasn't dropped them, forgot them or anything
It's just too heavy, for Superman to lift
END:
D E A~
CHORDS:
Asus2 A Esus4 Bm Bm/F# Dmaj7 Dbm E D
e|–-0---0--0------0--2---2----5------4---0--2----------|
B|--0---2--0------0--3---3----7------5---0--3----------|
G|--2---2--2------1--4---4----6------6---1--2----------|
D|--2---2--2--or--x--4---4----7------6---2--0----------|
A|--0---0--2------4--2---2----5------4---2-(0)---------|
E|---------0------0------2----5------4---0-------------|
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