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Chords in parenthesis are optional. 
INTRO: 
Eb Fm7 Gm C7 Fm Gm Eb
Eb Edim Bb Eb Edim Bb
EbSomeEdimwhere   Bbin Hawaii, EbI'm Edimsen--dBbing a wire
       C   Bb(  Caug  Edim7)     Fm     C        Fm  
To some-one wait--ing    there for me
( Gm     Fm  Cm) Bb  
 A--mong the flowers
(  Ab       Gm  Bb7)    Eb  Cm  
 She counts the  hou--rs
EbShe simply D7carried my heart a-Gway
D7And I Bbsay D7in Gdreams D7ev'ry Bbday:
GmBeautiful EbHu--CmluEb  
Down in dreamy Hono-Bb7lu--Bblu
I am feeling so pec--Bb7ul---Bbiar
Since I first Ebmet B7you
AbIn a moonlit garden fair
GmCupid, he is warden there
BbJust like the F7flowers you're Bbtrue
Waiting and dreaming in a Abgarden of Gmroses
EbSome-Cmtime Ebin the bright Hawaii Bb7sun--Bbshine
Dear, I'm going to make you Bb7all Bbmine
And that is Ebjust B7why
FmSongbirds sing in tune to Ebthese CmwordsC  
When I come Fmback some day
We'll Gmfly away
Ha-Fmwaiian GmButter-Ebfly!
Eb Edim Bb Eb Edim Bb
EbShe Ediman---Bb--swered the wire EbI sEdiment    Bbto Hawaii
       C   Bb(  Caug  Edim7)     Fm     C        Fm  
To some-one wait--ing    there for me
(  Gm     Fm  Cm)  Bb  
 And since she told me
( Ab    Gm  Bb7)     Eb  Cm  
 I  can see  plain-ly
EbSoon I'll bD7e telling you all gGoodbye
D7I must Bbgo, D7for GI  D7love her Bbso:
GmBeautiful EbHu--CmluEb  
Down in dreamy Hono-Bb7lu--Bblu
I am feeling so pec--Bb7ul---Bbiar
Since I first Ebmet B7you
AbIn a moonlit garden fair
GmCupid, he is warden there
BbJust like the fF7lowers you're Bbtrue
Waiting and dreaming in a Abgarden of Gmroses
EbSome-Cmtime Ebin the bright Hawaii Bb7sun--Bbshine
Dear, I'm going to make you Bb7all Bbmine
And that is Ebjust B7why
FmSongbirds sing in tune to Ebthese CmwordsC  
When I come Fmback some day
We'll Gmfly away
Ha-Fmwaiian GmButter-Ebfly!

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Hawaiian Butterfly

by Henry Burr

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm7

Edim

Caug

Edim7

Bb7

Chords in parenthesis are optional.

INTRO:

Eb Fm7 Gm C7 Fm Gm Eb

Eb Edim Bb Eb Edim Bb

Somewhere in Hawaii, I'm sen--ding a wire

C Bb Caug Edim7 Fm C Fm

( )

To some-one wait--ing there for me

Gm Fm Cm Bb

( )

A--mong the flowers

Ab Gm Bb7 Eb Cm

( )

She counts the hou--rs

Eb D7 G

She simply carried my heart a-way

D7 Bb D7 G D7 Bb

And I say in dreams ev'ry day:

Gm Eb Cm Eb

Beautiful Hu--lu

Bb7 Bb

Down in dreamy Hono-lu--lu

Bb7 Bb

I am feeling so pec--ul---iar

Eb B7

Since I first met you

In a moonlit garden fair

Cupid, he is warden there

Bb F7 Bb

Just like the flowers you're true

Ab Gm

Waiting and dreaming in a garden of roses

Eb Cm Eb Bb7 Bb

Some-time in the bright Hawaii sun--shine

Bb7 Bb

Dear, I'm going to make you all mine

Eb B7

And that is just why

Fm Eb Cm C

Songbirds sing in tune to these words

When I come back some day

We'll fly away

Fm Gm Eb

Ha-waiian Butter-fly!

Eb Edim Bb Eb Edim Bb

She an-----swered the wire I sent to Hawaii

C Bb Caug Edim7 Fm C Fm

( )

To some-one wait--ing there for me

Gm Fm Cm Bb

( )

And since she told me

Ab Gm Bb7 Eb Cm

( )

I can see plain-ly

Eb D7 G

Soon I'll be telling you all goodbye

D7 Bb D7 G D7 Bb

I must go, for I love her so:

Gm Eb Cm Eb

Beautiful Hu--lu

Bb7 Bb

Down in dreamy Hono-lu--lu

Bb7 Bb

I am feeling so pec--ul---iar

Eb B7

Since I first met you

In a moonlit garden fair

Cupid, he is warden there

Bb F7 Bb

Just like the flowers you're true

Ab Gm

Waiting and dreaming in a garden of roses

Eb Cm Eb Bb7 Bb

Some-time in the bright Hawaii sun--shine

Bb7 Bb

Dear, I'm going to make you all mine

Eb B7

And that is just why

Fm Eb Cm C

Songbirds sing in tune to these words

When I come back some day

We'll fly away

Fm Gm Eb

Ha-waiian Butter-fly!

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