"A Spoonful Weighs A Ton"
The Flaming Lips
from "The Soft Bulletin"
tabbed by arlen b, 05/15/03
website: http://www.geocities.com/kingoftheeskimos

standard tuning

chords used:
   A   G#m   E  Emaj7  E6   B  Asus2 A6sus2
e--0----4----0----0----0----2----0----2--------------------------------
B--2----4----0----0----0----4----0----0--------------------------------
G--2----4----1----1----1----4----2----2--------------------------------
D--2----6----2----1----2----4----2----2--------------------------------
A--0----6----2----2----4----2----0----0--------------------------------
E-------4----0----0----0-----------------------------------------------

intro: A    G#m   x4

    E      Emaj7     E6       Emaj7        A     B    
and though they were sad they rescued everyone

A     B             A   B A   B                 E
 they lifted up the sun  /  a spoonful weighs a ton

giving more than they had  /  the process had begun
a million came from one  /  the limits now were none

B                    A                             E
being drunk on their plan, they lifted up the suuuuun


then this riff comes in:
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-/86/86-------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------7)-----------------------------------------------------
E-(bass):--5--(7-------------------------------------------------------

x8, and starting on the fourth time, Asus2    A6sus2

on the last time, the bass plays:
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5-5-7---------------------------------------------------
E--5-5-7-7-8-8---------------------------------------------------------

forcing it off with their hands, the trap door came undone
above our heads it swung  /  the privilege had been won

being drunk on their plan, they lifted up the sun

then this riff again:
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-/86/86-------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------7)-----------------------------------------------------
E-(bass):--5--(7-------------------------------------------------------

x8, and starting on the fourth time, Asus2    A6sus2

on the last time, the bass plays:
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------5-5-7---------------------------------------------------
E--5-5-7-7-8-8---------------------------------------------------------

yelling as hard as they can, the doubters all were stunned
heard louder than a gun  /  the sound they made was love