The Flaming Lips
Butterfly, How Long It Takes To Die - Chords
The Terror
This is the album version of the song, not the one released on the Strobo Trip EP.
Drum Intro (0:00-0:12)
[No chords]
Intro (0:12-0:37)
D#m
Verse 1 (0:37-1:26)
D#m C# B
If you've ever really seen the sunrise
D#m C# B
You will see how many times it tries
D#m C# B
If you've ever really seen the sunset
D#m C# B
You will see how long it takes to die
Break 1 (1:26-1:52)
D#m
Verse 2 (1:52-2:41)
D#m C# B
You can see the butterfly has landed
D#m C# B
Landing on your face, it licks your eye
D#m C# B
You can feel its tongue making a teardrop
D#m C# B
You will see how long it takes to cry
Break 2 (2:41-3:06)
D#m
Instrumental Verse (3:06-3:53)
D#m C# B
D#m C# B
D#m C# B
D#m C# B
Break 3 (3:53-4:18)
D#m
Verse 3 (4:18-5:06)
D#m C# B
You can see the universe beginning
D#m C# B
Making a new sun in a new sky
D#m C# B
You can see the universe is ending
D#m C# B
Making a new dark in a new night
Break 4 (5:06-5:30)
D#m
Instrumental Verse (5:30-5:54)
D#m C# B
D#m C# B
Last Chord (5:55)
D#m
For the transition into Turning Violent, I'm pretty sure it alternates between these two chords:
C# Fm
Listen to the bass for the timing in this part.