FLYING DUTCHMAN by Tori Amos
Transcribed by Justin Solonynka
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Corrections and clarifications are completely welcomed

Please Note: Attempting to transcribe piano music into something readable on
e-mail poses difficulties, but with a song like "Flying Dutchman" those
difficulties are multiplied greatly.  To my knowledge, the sheet music has not
been published, and what appears here is what I have figured out by ear.  I
have attempted to make this as complete as I could while making it legible.
In order to save my sanity, I have not transcribed the way (I think) Tori
plays all of the F-C-G vamps, since she varies it almost every time.  By
experimenting with the chords I give for the "main vamp", you should be able
to come reasonably close to the way the song sounds on the recording.

INTRO:

(F BASS)                (C BASS)
F |F  F  F  F  F  F  F..C |C  C  C  C  C  C  C..C |
C |C  C  C  C  C  C  C..Bb|Bb Bb Bb A  A  G  G..G |
Bb|Bb Bb Bb A  A  G  G..F |F  F  F  F  F  F  F..F |

(G BASS)
|C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C |C  C  C  C......
|G  G  G  G  G  G  G  G |G  G  G  G  G...
|F  F  F  E  E  D  D  C |C  B  B  A  B...

MAIN VAMP:

(F BASS)                (C BASS)                (G BASS)
F4F4 Piano Chord 
       FF Piano Chord 
     F2F2 Piano Chord 
    F4F4 Piano Chord 
 C7+4C7+4 Piano Chord 
     F/CF/C Piano Chord 
   C4C4 Piano Chord 
       G7+4G7+4 Piano Chord 
     C/GC/G Piano Chord 
   G4G4 Piano Chord 


FF Piano Chord 
 |FF Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
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 |CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
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  CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
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CC Piano Chord 
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 |GG Piano Chord 
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Bb|Bb BbBb Piano Chord 
 BbBb Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  Bb|Bb BbBb Piano Chord 
 BbBb Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
 |FF Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
  EE Piano Chord 
  EE Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
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(First time, third measure is repeated.  Second time, follow above measures
with the following:)

G7+4G7+4 Piano Chord 
     C/GC/G Piano Chord 
   C5C5 Piano Chord 
 D5D5 Piano Chord 
 Eb5Eb5 Piano Chord 

:  :  :
|CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 
  Eb|Eb| Piano Chord 

|GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
  Bb|Bb| Piano Chord 

|FF Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
  FF Piano Chord 
  EE Piano Chord 
  EE Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 
  Eb|Eb| Piano Chord 


(VERSE ONE)
EbEb Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 
       (DD Piano Chord 
    C)C) Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 

Hey kid, I got a ride for you
EbEb Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 
      (C     D)D) Piano Chord 
   EbEb Piano Chord 
        (Ab Eb)Eb) Piano Chord 

They say you're brain is a comic book tattoo, and you'll never be
G2G2 Piano Chord 

Anything
Eb5Eb5 Piano Chord 
           D5D5 Piano Chord 
           C5C5 Piano Chord 

What will you do with your life, oh that's
G5G5 Piano Chord 
                C2C2 Piano Chord 

All you hear from noon 'til night

(CHORUS)
DD Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 

Take a trip on a rocketship, baby
Gb7Gb7 Piano Chord 
                    GG Piano Chord 

(Where) the sea is the sky
Gb7Gb7 Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 

I know the guy who runs the place, and he's
AA Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
     DD Piano Chord 

Oo--ut of sight.
FF Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 

Flying Dutchman, are you out there?
FF Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 

Flying Dutchman, are you out there?
FF Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 

Flying Dutchman...

(C-D-Eb riff, as shown above verse one)

(VERSE TWO)
EbEb Piano Chord 
             DD Piano Chord 
          (DD Piano Chord 
  C)C) Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 

Straight suits, they don't understand
EbEb Piano Chord 
       DD Piano Chord 
    (C   D)D) Piano Chord 
       EbEb Piano Chord 
    (Ab Eb)Eb) Piano Chord 

She tried that one with the alligator boots, but the other side
G2G2 Piano Chord 

Drew her in
Eb5Eb5 Piano Chord 
           D5D5 Piano Chord 
             C5C5 Piano Chord 

Heart falling fast, when she left, even the
G5G5 Piano Chord 
            C2C2 Piano Chord 

Milky Way was dressed in black

(repeat chorus)

(BRIDGE)
(GG Piano Chord 
)               FF Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
            FF Piano Chord 
       G(b5)-G5
'Cause they can't see what you're born to be
FF Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
     D2D2 Piano Chord 

They can't see-- me
FF Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
          FF Piano Chord 
             G(b5)-G5
They can't be what they can't believe
FF Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
          D2D2 Piano Chord 

They can't see-- what you see...

(Vamp: F C G) 2X

Bb2Bb2 Piano Chord 
                            C2C2 Piano Chord 
                Eb2Eb2 Piano Chord 
     G4G4 Piano Chord 

Keep the boy spinning in their own little world, Aa--ah, Aa--ah
Bb2Bb2 Piano Chord 
               C2C2 Piano Chord 
                Eb2Eb2 Piano Chord 
     G4G4 Piano Chord 

Tie him up, so he won't say a word, Aa--ah, Aa--ah
Bb2Bb2 Piano Chord 
                            C2C2 Piano Chord 
                Eb2Eb2 Piano Chord 
     G4G4 Piano Chord 

Keep the boy spinning in their own little world, Aa--ah, Aa--ah
Bb2Bb2 Piano Chord 
                     C2C2 Piano Chord 
               Eb2Eb2 Piano Chord 
       G4G4 Piano Chord 

So afraid he'll be what they never were, Aa--ah... ahh

(repeat chorus)

(CODA)
(GG Piano Chord 
)              FF Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
                  FF Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
                  FF Piano Chord 
  CC Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

'Cause they can't see... 'Cause they can't see... 'Cause they can't see...
FF Piano Chord 
       CC Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 

Are you still out there?  Oo-ohh, Oo-ohh-ohh... (Oh,)
FF Piano Chord 
               CC Piano Chord 

They can't see, they can't see,
GG Piano Chord 

You know, you know, you're jumping from a high jump
FF Piano Chord 
               CC Piano Chord 

Hide your love, hide your love
GG Piano Chord 

So many know, you know, but them, they can't see...

(Vamp: F C G) 2X

(Play following piano/violin melody second time over vamp)
FF Piano Chord 
               CC Piano Chord 
               GG Piano Chord 

/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|
D D D C........|..............F|F F F E E D D C|C A A C B A G  |

(Vamp: F C G) 2X, end song on G chord.
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