Flaming Lips - Butterfly How Long It Takes To Die

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 .