Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

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/

C/G Em Dm F G

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/////

C/G Em F G

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/////

C/G Em F G

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/////

Fmaj7 G

e|--0--------------3------------|

B|--1--------------3------------|

G|--2--------------4------------|

D|--3--------------5------------|

A|--3--------------5------------|

E|--1--------------3------------|

/ /// / /// /////x//x///// /////x//x///// /////x//x/////

C B/C F Fmaj7 G

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

C Em Dm Fmaj7 G

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:

C/G Em F G

The name is Yoshimi, she’s got a black belt in Karate

C/G Em F G

Workin’ for the city, she’s got to discipline her body

Fmaj7 G C B/C F

Cause she knows that, it’s demandin’, to defeat those evil machines

Fmaj7 G

I know she can beat them

CHORUS:

C/G Em Dm F G

Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me

C/G Em Dm F G

Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots eat me

VERSE II:

C/G Em F G

Those evil natured robots, they’re programmed to destroy us

C/G Em F G

She’s gotta be strong to fight them, so she’s taken lots of vitamins

Fmaj7 G C B/C F

Cause she knows that, it’d be tragic, if those evil robots win, yeah

Fmaj7 G

I know she can beat them

CHORUS:

C/G Em Dm F G

Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me

C/G Em Dm F G

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:

C/G Em Dm F G

Oh Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots defeat me

C/G Em Dm F G

Yoshimi, they don’t believe me, but you won’t let those robots eat me

END: on C/G