{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1119857,"song":"The Butterfly Collector","artist":"The Jam","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11249098-the-butterfly-collector-chords-by-the-jam/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1119857?type=chord","rating":4.94564,"votes":144,"content":"[Chords]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] (075xxx)\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] (797xxx)\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] (575xxx)\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  (320033)\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  (x02220)\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  (x32010)\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  (133211)\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ne|-----------------|\r\nB|-----------------|\r\nG|-----------------|\r\nD|-----5-------5---| (x2)\r\nA|---7---7---7---7-|\r\nE|-0-------0-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nThen in the verses Weller repeats that picking pattern using the versions of the Em, Bm and Am chords\r\ni.e. strings 6, 5, 4, 5.\r\n\r\n[tab][Outro]\r\nThere's a little riff after the final Em:\r\ne|-----------------|\r\nB|-----------------|\r\nG|-----------------|\r\nD|-5---7---5-------|\r\nA|-------------7---|\r\nE|-----------------|\r\nThen he plays a 12th fret harmonic on the high E string to ring out.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo you finally got what you wanted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou've achieved your aim by making the walking lame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd when you just can't get any higher[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou use your senses to suss out this weeks climber[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd the small fame that you've acquired[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHas brought you into cult status[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut to me you're still a collector[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's tarts and whores but you're much more[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou're a different kind 'cause you want their minds[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you just don't care 'cause you've got no pride[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's just a face on your pillowcase[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat thrills you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd you started looking much older[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd your fashion sense is second rate like your perfume[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut to you in your own little dream world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou're still the queen of the butterfly collectors[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs you carry on 'cause it's all you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou can't light a fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can't cook or sew[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou get from day to day by filling your head[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you surely must know the appeal between your legs[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHas worn off[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't care about morals[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause the world's insane and we're all to blame anyway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't feel any sorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTowards the kings and queens of the butterfly collectors[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's tarts and whores but you're much more[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou're a different kind 'cause you want their minds[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you just don't care 'cause you've got no pride[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's just a face on your pillowcase[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat thrills you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs you carry on 'cause it's all you know[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou can't light a fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can't cook or sew[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou get from day to day by filling your head[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut you surely must know the appeal between your legs[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHas worn off[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I don't feel any sorrow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTowards the kings and queens of the butterfly collectors[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chords]\nEm (075xxx)\nBm (797xxx)\nAm (575xxx)\nG  (320033)\nA  (x02220)\nC  (x32010)\nF  (133211)\n\n\n\nThen in the verses Weller repeats that picking pattern using the versions of the Em, Bm and Am chords\ni.e. strings 6, 5, 4, 5.\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Em","Bm","Am","G","A","C","F","B","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}