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: A C#m I thought I was smart, I thought I was right D E I thought it better not to fight, I thought there A F#m E A was a virtue in always being cool. So it came time C#m D E to fight I thought I'll just step aside and at that A F#m E A time would proove you wrong, and that you would be the fool Chorus I: A C#m D E I don't know where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins A F#m E it's all a mystery........ 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: A C#m D Oh to fight is to defend if it's not now E A F#m then tell me when would be the time that you would stand up E A C#m D and be a man. For to lose I could accept but to surrender E A F#m E A I just wept and regretted this moment. Oh that I, I was the fool. Chorus II: A C#m D E I don't know where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins A F#m E A C#m it's all a mystery........ And I don't know how a man decides D E A F#m E what's right for his own life, It's all a mystery.......... 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: A C#m D 'Cause I'm a man not a boy, and there are things E A F#m you can't avoid, you have to face them when your not E A C#m prepared to face them. If I could I would but you're D E A with them now it'd do no good, I should have fought him F#m E A but instead I let him... let him go Chorus III: A C#m D E I don't know where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins A F#m E A C#m it's all a mystery........ And I don't know how a man decides D E A F#m E what's right for his own life, It's all a mystery.......... 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: A C#m D E I don't know where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins A F#m E A C#m it's all a mystery........ 'Cause I don't know how a man decides D E A F#m E what's right for his own life, It's all a mystery.......... A C#m D E I don't know where the sunbeams end and the starlight begins A F#m E A it's all a mystery........ (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