The Flaming Lips – Watching The Planets (Guitar)

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Chords

Embryonic Basically, the chord progression is the same throughout the song (Dm Gm A Dm), with the exception of the bridge. Sometimes, they play an A# between the A and Dm, but only occasionally. Also, notice how the song has (nearly) the same chord progression as "I Can Be a Frog", another song from Embryonic that features Karen O. Chords
    Dm     Gm     A     A#
e|--1------3------0-----1------|
B|--3------3------2-----3------|
G|--2------3------2-----3------|
D|--0------5------2-----3------|
A|---------5------0-----1------|
E|---------3-------------------|
Intro (0:09-0:45) Dm Gm A Dm Dm Gm A Dm Verse 1 (0:46-1:22)
Dm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets

Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A           A#                    Dm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets align

Dm
Oh, oh, oh, what is the reason?

Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A                              Dm
Oh, oh, oh, I got no reason to lie
Break 1 (1:23-1:40) Dm Gm A Dm Verse 2 (1:41-2:34)
Dm
Yes, yes, yes, killing the ego

Gm
Yes, yes, yes, alright

A                                Dm
Yes, yes, yes, killing the ego tonight

Dm
No, no, no, I got no secrets

Gm
No, no, no, no, no

A                               Dm
No, no, no, I got no secrets to hide

Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A               A#          Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Bridge (2:35-3:02)
A                    A#
See, the sun's gonna rise

A                    A#
See, the sun's gonna rise and take your fears away

         Gm                              A
Like the soft tit of the motherbrai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ain
Verse 3 (3:03-3:20)
Dm
Oh, oh, oh, finding the answer

Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A                                     Dm
Finding that there ain't no answer to find
Break 2 (3:21-3:57) Dm Gm A Dm Dm Gm A Dm Verse 4 (3:57-4:52)
Dm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets

Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A                                 Dm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets align

Dm
Oh, oh, oh, building a fire

Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A                               Dm
Oh, oh, oh, burning the Bible tonight

Dm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the eagle

Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A                              Dm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the eagle fly
Outro (4:53-5:16)
Dm
Oh, oh, oh

Gm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A                           Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (the sun's gonna rise)

Dm
Ohhhhhhhhhhh