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)
Verse 1 (0:37-1:26)
If you ve ever really seen the sunrise
You will see how many times it tries
If you ve ever really seen the sunset
You will see how long it takes to die
Break 1 (1:26-1:52)
Verse 2 (1:52-2:41)
You can see the butterfly has landed
Landing on your face, it licks your eye
You can feel its tongue making a teardrop
You will see how long it takes to cry
Break 2 (2:41-3:06)
Instrumental Verse (3:06-3:53)
Break 3 (3:53-4:18)
Verse 3 (4:18-5:06)
You can see the universe beginning
Making a new sun in a new sky
You can see the universe is ending
Making a new dark in a new night
Break 4 (5:06-5:30)
Instrumental Verse (5:30-5:54)
Last Chord (5:55)
For the transition into Turning Violent, I m pretty sure it alternates between these two chords:
Listen to the bass for the timing in this part.
