• Song:

    Do You Realize

  • Artist:

    Flaming Lips

"Do You Realize??"
The Flaming Lips
from "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots"
tabbed by arlen b, 04/24/03
website: http://www.geocities.com/kingoftheeskimos

standard tuning, 12 string acoustic

*note* not sure about a few of the chords (especially in the orchestra/no guitar
part); suggestions welcome.

chords used:
  C    Em   Am   D7   G  Fm/F   Eb   Gm   Cm   Ab Fmaj7 Cadd9  C6   Bb
e-0----0----0----2----3----1----6----3----3----4-----0----0----0----1--
B-1----0----1----1----3----1----8----3----4----4-----1----3----1----3--
G-0----0----2----2----0---1/2---8----3----5----5-----2----0----2----3--
D-2----2----2----0----0----3----8----5----5----6-----3----2----2----3--
A-3----2----0---------2----3----6----5----3----6----(3)---3----3----1--
E------0--------------3----1---------3---------4-----------------------

intro: C    Em    Am    D7

as the vocals come in, you can play along with the orchestra:
e-----0-------3-0------------------------------------------------------
B---1-------3----------------------------------------------------------
G-2--------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

       C      Em         Am            G         F
do you realize  that you have the most beautiful face??

       C      Em  Am                   D7
do you realize       we're floating in space??

       C      Em      Am                  G    F 
do you realize   that happiness makes you cry??

       C      Em      Am           F        Fm       C   Cadd9  C  Cadd9
do you realize   that everyone you know someday will die

      F               Am              G
and instead of saying all of your goodbyes

                  C            F
let them know you realize that life goes fast

     C                G
it's hard to make the good things last

    C               Em 
you realize the sun doesn't go down

     G                Fmaj7         G               C      Fm
it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning 'round

Bb     Eb        Gm    Cm    Ab
do you realize??

F      C      Em       Am           F        Fm       C   Cadd9 
do you realize    that everyone you know someday will die

      F               Am              G
and instead of saying all of your goodbyes


here the guitar stops, and these approximate chords are played by an orchestra:

                  C6
let them know you realize that life goes fast

     F6 (xx323x) 
it's hard to make the good things last

    Am               
you realize the sun doesn't go down

     F6 (xx323x)      F (xx3211)    F6 (xx3231)       Am    G
it's just an illusion caused by the world   spinning 'round

F      C      Em          Am            G         F
do you realize   that you have the most beautiful face??

       C (sweep pick)
do you realize??
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