Chords with lyrics
The Flaming Lips
Watching the Planets
Embryonic
Basically, the chord progression is the same throughout the song (DmDm G minorGm A augmentedA DmDm), with the exception
of the bridge. Sometimes, they play an A#A# between the A augmentedA 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
A#A#
e|--1------3------0-----1------|
BB|--3------3------2-----3------|
G+G|--2------3------2-----3------|
D MajorD|--0------5------2-----3------|
A augmentedA|---------5------0-----1------|
E MajorE|---------3-------------------|
Intro (0:09-0:45)
DmDm
Dm
Verse 1 (0:46-1:22)
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets
G minorGm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets align
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, what is the reason?
G minorGm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, I got no reason to lie
Break 1 (1:23-1:40)
DmDm
Verse 2 (1:41-2:34)
DmDm
Yes, yes, yes, killing the ego
G minorGm
Yes, yes, yes, alright
DmDm
Yes, yes, yes, killing the ego tonight
DmDm
No, no, no, I got no secrets
G minorGm
No, no, no, no, no
DmDm
No, no, no, I got no secrets to hide
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
G minorGm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
DmDm
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
A augmentedA
Like the soft tit of the motherbrai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ain
Verse 3 (3:03-3:20)
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, finding the answer
G minorGm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
DmDm
Finding that there ain't no answer to find
Break 2 (3:21-3:57)
DmDm
Dm
Verse 4 (3:57-4:52)
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets
G minorGm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the planets align
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, building a fire
G minorGm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, burning the Bible tonight
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the eagle
G minorGm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, watching the eagle fly
Outro (4:53-5:16)
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh
G minorGm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
DmDm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (the sun's gonna rise)
DmDm
Ohhhhhhhhhhh