Lotus Flower

by Radiohead

from King of Limbs (2011)

I will sneak myself into your pocket

Invisible, do what you want, do what you want

I will sink and I will disappear

I will slip into the groove and cut me up and cut me up

There's an empty space inside my heart

Where the weeds take root

So now I'll set you free

I'll set you free

There's an empty space inside my heart

Where the weeds take root

So now I'll set you free

I'll set you free

Slowly we unfurl

As lotus flowers

And all I want is the moon upon a stick

Dancing around the pit

Just to see what it is

You can't kick the habit

Just to feed your fast ballooning head

Listen to your heart

We will sink and be quiet as mice

While the cat is away and do what we want

Do what we want

There's an empty space inside my heart

Where the weeds take root

And now I set you free

I set you free

Because all I want is the moon upon a stick

Just to see what if

Just to see what it is

Bird that's flown into my room

Slowly we unfurl

As lotus flowers

All I want is the moon upon a stick

Dance around a pit

The darkness is beneath

I can't kick the habit

Just to feed my fast ballooning head

Listen to your heart

Intro

Bass (though I suspect it is played on keyboard for the intro)

g|---------------------------------------------------------|

d|---------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------------------------------8---------------8-10----8-|

e|-10------------------------------8-----------------------|

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g|-----------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------|

a|---------------8---------------8-10----8-|

e|-10--------------8-----------------------|

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g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d|---------------------------------9-----------------------9---------------|

a|---------------8-----------------------8-------------------------------8-|

e|-10--------------8-------------10--------10----8-10----8-------8-10------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|-------------------------------------------------|

d|-------------------------------------------------|

a|-----------------------8-----------------------8-|

e|-10----------------------10----------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse 1(I will sneak myself..)

Bass

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8-----------------8-------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

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g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|

e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---------8---------------8---------|

e|---------------------------------10----------8-----10--------8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|---------------------------------|

d|---------------------------------|

a|-------8-------------------------|

e|---10--------10------------------|

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Chorus (There's an empty space)

Bass 1

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

Bass 2

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|

a|---12------12--10--12------12--10--12------12--10--12------12--10|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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Bass 1

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-7-----8-----10--7-----8-----10--------8---------------8---------|

e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|

Bass 2

g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|

d|-----------12--------------12----------10--------------10--------|

a|-------------------------------------------12--------------12--10|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bass 1

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

Bass 2

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|

a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12--10|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bass 1

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------------8---------|

e|---------------------------------------10----8---10----------8---|

Bass 2

g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|

d|-----------12--------------12----------10------------------------|

a|-------------------------------------------12--10----------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bridge (slowly we unfurl)

Keyboard

e|---------------------------------|

b|-3-------------------------------|

g|-----------------3------------2--|

d|---------------------------------|

a|-1-------------------------------|

e|-----------------3------------1--|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

repeat 4 times.

Post-bridge

Bass

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----10--------8---------------8---------|

e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Verse 2

Bass 1

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

Bass 2

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|

a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12----|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bass 1

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----10--------8---------------8---------|

e|---------------------------------10----------8---10----------8---|

Bass 2

g|-------10--------------10----------------------------------------|

d|-----------12--------------12----------10--------------10--------|

a|-------------------------------------------12--------------12----|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Chorus

Bass 1

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

Bass 2

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-------10--------------10--------------10--------------10--------|

a|-----------12--------------12--------------12--------------12----|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bass 1

g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---------8---------------8------------|

e|---------------------------------10------------8-10------------8-10-|

Bass 2

g|-------10--------------10-------------------------------------------|

d|-----------12--------------12----------10---------------------------|

a|-------------------------------------------12-----------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

This keyboard part comes over the top in the chorus (3:05)

Keyboard

e|-8-------------------10-------8--------|

b|-10------------------12-------10-------|

g|-10------------------12-------10-------|

d|---------------------------------------|

a|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|

Pre-Bridge

Keyboard

e|---------------------------------|

b|-3-------------------------------|

g|-----------------3---------------|

d|---------------------------------|

a|-1-------------------------------|

e|-----------------3---------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Bridge 1 ('cause all I want ..)

Keyboard

e|---------------------------------|

b|-3-------------------------------|

g|-----------------3------------2--|

d|---------------------------------|

a|-1-------------------------------|

e|-----------------3------------1--|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|

b|-3-------------------------------|

g|-----------------3---------------|

d|---------------------------------|

a|-1-------------------------------|

e|-----------------3---------------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

e|---------------------------------|

b|-3-------------------------------|

g|-----------------3-------2-------|

d|---------------------------------|

a|-1-------------------------------|

e|-----------------3-------1-------|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Regular Bridge

Outro

Bass

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|

e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-------8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------|

e|-10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---10----------8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

g|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

a|-10----7-----8---10----7-----8---8---------------8---------------|

e|---------------------------------------10----8---------10----8---|

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Cheers.