The rhythm is pretty simple and uniform and can be picked up from the intro easily enough
C Em F G x2
C Em
Her name is yoshimi
F G
She’s a black belt in karate
C Em
Working for the city
F G
She has to discipline her body
F G
‘cause she knows that it’s demanding
C F
To defeat those evil machines
F G
I know she can beat them
C Em
Oh yoshimi they don’t believe me
F G
But you wont let those robots eat me
C Em
Yoshimi they don’t believe me
F G
But you wont let those robots defeat me
C Em
Those evil natured robots
F G
They’re programmed to destroy us
C Em
She’s gotta be strong to fight them
F G
So she’s taking lots of vitamins
F G
‘cause she knows that it’d be tragic
C F
If those evil robots win
F G
I know she can beat them
C Em
Oh yoshimi they don’t believe me
F G
But you wont let those robots defeat me
C Em
Yoshimi they don’t believe me
F G
But you wont let those robots eat me
C Em F G
yoshimi
C Em F G
F G
‘cause she knows that it’d be tragic
C F
If those evil robots win
F G (hold)
I know she can beat them
C Em
Oh yoshimi they don’t believe me
F G
But you wont let those robots defeat me
C Em
Yoshimi they don’t believe me
F G
But you wont let those robots defeat me
C Em
Yoshimi they don’t believe me
F G
But you wont let those robots eat me
C Em
Yoshimi they don’t believe me
F G
But you wont let those robots eat me
C
yoshimi
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