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CI, I had a butterGfly
I had a sense of Amsomething in my heart and then it Fdied
It's Ctrue, and it reminds me of Gyou
It reminds me of Amplaces I have been just passing Fthrough
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DmPale as the Fmoon I'll always want your nameC  
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Cos Cpain, we all have Gpain 
we all have Amsomething of our past that still reFmains
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CHORUS:
If you Greally really can't let Fgo
Start no Cfire, start no Gfire
If you Greally really can't let Fgo
Start no Cfire, start no Gfire
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Just be as Dmpale as the Fmoon
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Cos Cyou, what can you Gdo?
When the Amstrangeness of these times they get to Fyou ohhhh
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CHORUS
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Just be as Dmpale as the Fmoon
As Dmpale as the Fmoon 
GOhhhF  C  G  
GOhhhF  C  G  
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CHORUS
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If you Greally don't know what youre Fhanging on for
But you Cdo it the same, and you Gdo it some more
If you Greally don't know what youre Fholding on for
  CStart no Gfire, start no Gfire F  C  G  

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Butterfly

by Nerina Pallot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C G

I, I had a butterfly

Am F

I had a sense of something in my heart and then it died

C G

It's true, and it reminds me of you

Am F

It reminds me of places I have been just passing through

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Dm F C

Pale as the moon I'll always want your name

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C G

Cos pain, we all have pain

Am F

we all have something of our past that still remains

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CHORUS:

G F

If you really really can't let go

C G

Start no fire, start no fire

G F

If you really really can't let go

C G

Start no fire, start no fire

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Dm F

Just be as pale as the moon

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C G

Cos you, what can you do?

Am F

When the strangeness of these times they get to you ohhhh

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CHORUS

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Dm F

Just be as pale as the moon

Dm F

As pale as the moon

G F C G

Ohhh

G F C G

Ohhh

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CHORUS

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G F

If you really don't know what youre hanging on for

C G

But you do it the same, and you do it some more

G F

If you really don't know what youre holding on for

C G G F C G

Start no fire, start no fire

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