Artist: Flaming Lips
Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Song: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Transcribed by Daniel Paul
Tuning: Standard
(Tabbed for acoustic guitar)
based on C Major scale
INTRO/CHORUS: x means mute all strings with left hand
///// // ////// /////x//x///// / ///////////// //x//x// ///x/
e|--0----------------0-----------------1-------------1--------3-----|
B|--1----------------0-----------------3-------------1--------3-----|
G|--0----------------0-----------------2-------------2--------4-----|
D|--2----------------2--------------0--0-------------3--------5-----|
A|--3----------------2-------------------------------3--------5-----|
E|--3----------------0-------------------------------1--------3-----|
VERSE:
///// // ///// /////x//x////// /////x//x///// /////x//x/////
e|--0--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
B|--1--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
G|--0--------------0---------------2--------------4-----------------|
D|--2--------------2---------------3--------------5-----------------|
A|--3--------------2---------------3--------------5-----------------|
E|--3--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
///// // ///// /////x//x////// /////x//x///// /////x//x/////
e|--0--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
B|--1--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
G|--0--------------0---------------2--------------4-----------------|
D|--2--------------2---------------3--------------5-----------------|
A|--3--------------2---------------3--------------5-----------------|
E|--3--------------0---------------1--------------3-----------------|
/////x//x///// /////x//x/////
e|--0--------------3------------|
B|--1--------------3------------|
G|--2--------------4------------|
D|--3--------------5------------|
A|--3--------------5------------|
E|--1--------------3------------|
/ /// / /// /////x//x///// /////x//x///// /////x//x/////
e|-----0-------0----1---------------0-------------3----------------|
B|-----1-------1----1---------------1-------------3----------------|
G|--0--0----0--0----2---------------2-------------4----------------|
D|--2--2----2--2----3---------------3-------------5----------------|
A|--3--3----2--2----3---------------3-------------5----------------|
E|------------------1---------------1-------------3----------------|
SOLO: while strumming chorus
e|--0--3---------0--3----------5--5--------0--0--------3-----------|
B|--1-----1------0-----0-------6-----------1-----------3--3--------|
G|--0------------0-------------7-----7-----2-----------4-----------|
D|--2------------2-------------7-----------3-----------5-----------|
A|--3------------2-------------5-----------3-----------5-----------|
E|---------------0------------(5)----------1-----------3-----------|
CHRONOLOGY:
VERSE I:
The name is Yoshimi, she’s got a black belt in Karate
Workin’ for the city, she’s got to discipline her body
Cause she knows that, it’s demandin’, to defeat those evil machines
I know she can beat them
CHORUS:
Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me
Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots eat me
VERSE II:
Those evil natured robots, they’re programmed to destroy us
She’s gotta be strong to fight them, so she’s taken lots of vitamins
Cause she knows that, it’d be tragic, if those evil robots win, yeah
I know she can beat them
CHORUS:
Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me
Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots eat me
SOLO: C/G, Em, Dm, Fmaj7, G C/G, Em, Dm, Fmaj7, G
CHORUS:
Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me
Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots eat me
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