Songbook

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1

By The Flaming Lips

Key of C

[Intro]
C    Em    Dm    F  G
C    Em    Dm    F  G

[Verse]
C              Em     F                         G
  Her name is Yoshimi - she's a black belt in karate
C                 Em   F                           G
  Working for the city - she has to discipline her body

[Pre-chorus]
          Fmaj7             G            C          Cmaj9/B   F
Cause she knows that it's demanding to defeat those  evil  machines
Fmaj7                G
      I know she can beat them

[Chorus]
     C                    Em             Dm                  F      G
Oh Yoshimi - They don't believe me - But you won't let those robots eat me
  C                    Em             Dm                  F        G
Yoshimi - They don't believe me - But you won't let those robots defeat me

[Verse]
C                      Em     F                         G
  Those evil natured robots - they're programmed to destroy us
C                          Em           F                       G
  She's gotta be strong to fight them - So she's taking lots of vitamins

[Pre-chorus]
          Fmaj7              G               C    Cmaj9/B F
Cause she knows that it'd be tragic if those evil  robots win
Fmaj7                G
      I know she can beat them

[Chorus]
     C                    Em             Dm                  F        G
Oh Yoshimi - They don't believe me - But you won't let those robots defeat me
  C                    Em             Dm                  F      G
Yoshimi - They don't believe me - But you won't let those robots eat me

[Instrumental]
  C     Em    Dm    F  G
Yoshimi
C    Em    Dm    F  G

[Pre-chorus]
          Fmaj7              G               C    Cmaj9/B F
Cause she knows that it'd be tragic if those evil robots  win, yeah
Fmaj7                     G
      I know that she can beat them

[Chorus]
     C                    Em             Dm                  F        G
Oh Yoshimi - They don't believe me - But you won't let those robots defeat me
  C                    Em             Dm                  F        G
Yoshimi - They don't believe me - But you won't let those robots defeat me
  C                    Em             Dm                  F      G
Yoshimi - They don't believe me - But you won't let those robots eat me
  C                    Em             Dm                  F      G
Yoshimi - They don't believe me - But you won't let those robots eat me
  Am
Yoshimi