The Flaming Lips – Butterfly How Long It Takes To Die (Guitar)

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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.