Radiohead - Lotus Flower Chords & Tabs

Lotus Flower
by Radiohead
from King of Limbs (2011)

I will sneak myself into your pocket
Invisible, do what you want, do what you want
I will sink and I will disappear
I will slip into the groove and cut me up and cut me up

There's an empty space inside my heart
Where the weeds take root
So now I'll set you free
I'll set you free
There's an empty space inside my heart
Where the weeds take root
So now I'll set you free
I'll set you free

Slowly we unfurl
As lotus flowers
And all I want is the moon upon a stick
Dancing around the pit
Just to see what it is
You can't kick the habit
Just to feed your fast ballooning head
Listen to your heart

We will sink and be quiet as mice
While the cat is away and do what we want
Do what we want

There's an empty space inside my heart
Where the weeds take root
And now I set you free
I set you free

Because all I want is the moon upon a stick
Just to see what if
Just to see what it is
Bird that's flown into my room
Slowly we unfurl
As lotus flowers
All I want is the moon upon a stick
Dance around a pit
The darkness is beneath
I can't kick the habit
Just to feed my fast ballooning head
Listen to your heart 




Intro


Bass (though I suspect it is played on keyboard for the intro)
g|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------8---------------8-10----8-|
e|-10------------------------------8-----------------------|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 

g|-----------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------|
a|---------------8---------------8-10----8-|
e|-10--------------8-----------------------|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 

g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------9-----------------------9---------------|
a|---------------8-----------------------8-------------------------------8-|
e|-10--------------8-------------10--------10----8-10----8-------8-10------|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 

g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------8-----------------------8-|
e|-10----------------------10----------------------|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 

Verse 1(I will sneak myself..)


Bass
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8-----------------8-------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|
e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   


g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   


g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---------8---------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------10----------8-----10--------8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 

g|---------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-------8-------------------------|
e|---10--------10------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   


Chorus (There's an empty space)

  Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
  Bass 2
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|
a|---12------12--10--12------12--10--12------12--10--12------12--10|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   


  Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-7-----8-----10--7-----8-----10--------8---------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|
  Bass 2
g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|
d|-----------12--------------12----------10--------------10--------|
a|-------------------------------------------12--------------12--10|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   



   Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
  Bass 2
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|
a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12--10|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/radiohead/lotus_flower_tab.html ]
   Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------------10----8---10----------8---|
  Bass 2
g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|
d|-----------12--------------12----------10------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------12--10----------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   


Bridge (slowly we unfurl)



Keyboard
e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3------------2--|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3------------1--|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 


repeat 4 times.






Post-bridge

   Bass
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----10--------8---------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 


Verse 2

   Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
  Bass 2
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|
a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   

   Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----10--------8---------------8---------|
e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|
  Bass 2
g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|
d|-----------12--------------12----------10--------------10--------|
a|-------------------------------------------12--------------12----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 


Chorus


   Bass 1
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|
  Bass 2
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|
a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   

   Bass 1
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---------8---------------8------------|
e|---------------------------------10------------8-10------------8-10-|
  Bass 2
g|-------10--------------10-------------------------------------------|
d|-----------12--------------12----------10---------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------12-----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 


This keyboard part comes over the top in the chorus (3:05)

Keyboard
e|-8-------------------10-------8--------|
b|-10------------------12-------10-------|
g|-10------------------12-------10-------|
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|



Pre-Bridge

Keyboard
e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3---------------|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3---------------|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 


Bridge 1 ('cause all I want ..)

Keyboard
e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3------------2--|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3------------1--|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 

e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3---------------|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3---------------|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 

e|---------------------------------|
b|-3-------------------------------|
g|-----------------3-------2-------|
d|---------------------------------|
a|-1-------------------------------|
e|-----------------3-------1-------|

   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 


Regular Bridge



Outro

Bass
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|
e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|
e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|
e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 



Cheers.