Waitin For A Superman Chords & Tabs
Waitin For A Superman Tab
Artist: The Flaming Lips
Song: Waitin' for a Superman
Album: The Soft Bulletin
Transcribed By: Daniel Paul
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
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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-------------|