Butterfly How Long It Takes To Die chords by The Flaming Lips

Chords with lyrics

The Flaming Lips
Butterfly, How Long It Takes To Die - Chords
The Terror


Drum Intro (0:00-0:12)

   [No chords]

Intro (0:12-0:37)

   D#mD#m

Verse 1 (0:37-1:26)

   D#mD#m      C#C#       BB
   If you've ever really seen the sunrise
   D#mD#m       C#C#      BB
   You will see how many times it tries
   D#mD#m      C#C#       BB
   If you've ever really seen the sunset
   D#mD#m       C#C#        BB
   You will see how long it takes to die

Break 1 (1:26-1:52)

   D#mD#m

Verse 2 (1:52-2:41)

   D#mD#m       C#C#      BB
   You can see the butterfly has landed
   D#mD#m       C#C#         BB
   Landing on your face, it licks your eye
   D#mD#m       C#C#        BB
   You can feel its tongue making a teardrop
   D#mD#m       C#C#        BB
   You will see how long it takes to cry

Break 2 (2:41-3:06)

   D#mD#m

Instrumental Verse (3:06-3:53)

   D#mD#m  C#C#  BB
   D#mD#m  C#C#  BB
   D#mD#m  C#C#  BB
   D#mD#m  C#C#  BB

Break 3 (3:53-4:18)

   D#mD#m

Verse 3 (4:18-5:06)

   D#mD#m       C#C#     BB
   You can see the universe beginning
   D#mD#m     C#C#      BB
   Making a new sun in a new sky
   D#mD#m       C#C#     BB
   You can see the universe is ending
   D#mD#m     C#C#      BB
   Making a new dark in a new night

Break 4 (5:06-5:30)

   D#mD#m

Instrumental Verse (5:30-5:54)

   D#mD#m  C#C#  BB
   D#mD#m  C#C#  BB

Last Chord (5:55)

   D#mD#m

For the transition into Turning Violent, I'm pretty sure it alternates between these two chords:

   C#C#  F minorFm