Waitin For A Superman Uke tab by Flaming Lips

6 Chords used in the song: A, Bm, E, D, F#m, G

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Artist: Flaming Lips

Album: The Soft Bulletin

Year: 1999

Difficulty:

4.67

(Intermediate)

Key: D, A, Bm, F#mChords

Original key: +0.5 step(s) (original tuning)

Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele

A#                            A#
   i asked you a question
Cm                  F                        A#
    but i didn't need you to reply
                         A#
    is it gettin' heavy???
Cm                  F         D#                         A#
    but then i realized that its gettin' heavy
Cm            Gm         G#
    well i thought it was already
          D#                     F                   F
    as heavy as can be

(continue chords from above through the other verses)
is it overwhelming
to use a crane to crush a fly??
a good time for superman
to lift the sun into the sky 
cause' its gettin' heavy
well i thought it was already 
as heavy as can be

D#                 A# 
   tell everybody
D#                     A#
   waitin for a superman
D#                              A#       D#
   that they should try to hold on 
A#
   best they can
D#                G# 
  he hasn't dropped them
F                          A#
  forgot them or anything
D#                  A#                  G# 
  its just too heavy for a superman
Gm
  to lift

(Bridge)

is it gettin' heavy
well i thought it was already 
as heavy as can be

tell everybody
waitin for a superman
that they should try to hold on 
best they can

he hasn't dropped them 
forgot them or anything
its just too heavy for a superman
to lift