The Flaming Lips - Butterfly how long it takes to die
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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#mIf you've ever C#really seen the Bsunrise
D#mYou will see how C#many times it Btries
D#mIf you've ever C#really seen the Bsunset
D#mYou will see how C#long it takes to Bdie
Break 1 (1:26-1:52)
D#m
Verse 2 (1:52-2:41)
D#mYou can see the C#butterfly has Blanded
D#mLanding on your C#face, it licks your Beye
D#mYou can feel its C#tongue making a tBeardrop
D#mYou will see how C#long it takes to Bcry
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#mYou can see the C#universe beBginning
D#mMaking a new C#sun in a new Bsky
D#mYou can see the C#universe is Bending
D#mMaking a new C#dark in a new Bnight
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.