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Artist: The Flaming Lips Song: Fight Test Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Transcribed by: J.P. Fowler Tuning: EADGBe (standard) This is another one of the more simple Flaming Lips songs, it has a basic chord structure, and has a minor feel a lot during the song. Here's the whole thing. Chord chart for song: E A C#m D F#m e|-0----0----4----2----2--| B|-0----2----5----3----2--| G|-1----2----6----2----2--| D|-2----2----6----3----4--| A|-2----0----4----x----4--| E|-0----x----x----x----2--| Intro: The test beings.....now! A...C#m...D...E A...F#m.......E ...to verse... Verse I:

I thought I was ^Asmart, I thought I was ^C#mright I thought it ^Dbetter not to ^Efight, I thought there

was a ^Avirtue in ^F#malways being ^Ecool. So it ^Acame time to ^C#mfight I thought ^DI'll just step ^Easide and at that

^Atime would proove you ^F#mwrong, and that ^Eyou would be the ^Afool

Chorus I:

I don't ^Aknow where the ^C#msunbeams end and the ^Dstarlight ^Ebegins it's all a ^Amystery^F#m.......^E.

4/4....... e|-------------|----------------|This is played throughout B|-------------|----------------|the choruses by guitar 1 G|-------------|----------------|it has a hard phaser effect D|-------------|----------------|on it, and is used to build A|-0-2/4-2/4---|-0-2/4-2/4-2--2-|parts. Listen to the track E|-----------5-|----------------|for timing of when to go into it. Verse II:

Oh to f^Aight is to ^C#mdefend if it's not ^Dnow then tell me^E when would be the ^Atime that you would^F#m stand up

and be a ^Eman. For to ^Alose I could ^C#maccept but to ^Dsurrender I just ^Ewept and regretted this ^Amoment^F#m. Oh that ^EI, I was the ^Afool.

Chorus II:

I don't ^Aknow where the ^C#msunbeams end and the ^Dstarlight ^Ebegins it's all a ^Amystery^F#m.......^E. And I don't ^Aknow how a ^C#mman decides

what's ^Dright for his own ^Elife, It's all a ^Amystery..^F#m.......^E.

4/4......... ..and I dont know.. ..mystery.. e|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|This is played with B|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|this chorus, listen G|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|to the track for timing D|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------|-----------2-|of when to come in with it A|-0-2/4-2/4---|-0-2/4-2/4-2--2-|------------|-2/4-2/4---|-2/4-2/4-2-2-|-2/4-2/4-----| E|-----------5-|----------------|-5--4--2--0-|---------5-|-------------|---------0---| Verse III:

'Cause I'm a ^Aman not a ^C#mboy, and there are ^Dthings you can't ^Eavoid, you have to ^Aface them when your ^F#mnot

prepared to ^Eface them. If I ^Acould I ^C#mwould but you're with ^Dthem now it'd do no ^Egood, I should have ^Afought him

but ins^F#mtead I let him..^E. let him ^Ago

Chorus III:

I don't ^Aknow where the ^C#msunbeams end and the ^Dstarlight ^Ebegins it's all a ^Amystery^F#m.......^E. And I don't ^Aknow how a ^C#mman decides

what's ^Dright for his own ^Elife, It's all a ^Amystery..^F#m.......^E.

4/4......... ..and I dont know.. ..mystery.. e|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------| B|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------| G|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------|...to interlude... D|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------| A|-0-2/4-2/4---|-0-2/4-2/4-2--2-|------------|-2/4-2/4---|-2/4-2/4-2-2-| E|-----------5-|----------------|-5--4--2--0-|---------5-|-------------| Interlude: D E D E 4/4................. e|------------------------|-------|----------------| B|------------------------|-------|----------------|Guitar 2 strums the G|------------------------|-------|----------------|chords above the measures D|-------------2-2-4/6--2-|-4-4-4-|-4-4-4/2-4/2--2-|while guitar 1 fingerpicks. A|-5-5-7/9--5-------------|-------|----------------| E|------------------------|-------|----------------| Chorus IV:

I don't ^Aknow where the ^C#msunbeams end and the ^Dstarlight ^Ebegins it's all a ^Amystery^F#m.......^E. 'Cause I don't ^Aknow how a ^C#mman decides

what's ^Dright for his own ^Elife, It's all a ^Amystery..^F#m.......^E. I don't ^Aknow where the s^C#munbeams end and the ^Dstarlight ^Ebegins

it's all a ^Amystery^F#m.......^E. ^A (03:38) 4/4......... ..and I dont know.. ..mystery.. End on: e|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------| |--5---| B|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------| |--5---| G|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------| |--6---| D|-------------|----------------|------------|-----------|-------------| |--5---| A|-0 2/4-2/4---|-0-2/4-2/4-2--2-|------------|-2/4-2/4---|-2/4-2/4-2-2-| |--5---| E|-----------5-|----------------|-5--4--2--0-|---------5-|-------------| |--7---|

Song structure: Intro Verse I Chorus I Verse II Chorus II Verse III Chorus III Interlude Chorus IV

The Flaming Lips - Fight test