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Bobby Goldsboro 1976
from the album "Butterfly for Bucky"
BUTTERFLY FOR BUCKY
GBuck was born on a beautiful Dmorning
And I fCelt very prouGd
Lets just say its not evDery day
That you see mCe cry out loudG  
Hair like Sunshine, A smile as WDarm
And the pretCtiest eyes you'll findG  
One day last spring my lady and DI
Found out Cthose eyes were blindG  
CHORUS:
   SGave a Butterfly for me dadDdy
   They sounCd so pretty Dto meG  
   Tell me about the butterflDy
    And all Gthe thiCngs you sDeeG  
GWell over there Buck lies a beautiful mDeadow
With the colors Cof gold and taGn
With the smell of hay and the sound of crickDets
Here Buck, Take my ChandG  
And I wish you could see that big oak treeD  
With its limbCs reaching up to the sGky
And a bed of flowers growing at its feeDt
And a Big CYellow ButterfGly
GSave a butterfly for me DadDdy
CBefore they disapDpearG  
Save a butterfly for me DaddDy
and on his cheek Gwas a tCinDy teGar
GSo we packed up our bags our hopes and oDur dreams
And we all weCnt to town that daGy
I sneaked off to the hospital chapeDl
I got dowCn on my knees and I prayeGd
GSave a butterfly for my boy LorDd
CI sure need nothiDng for meG  
GExcept an angel of joy to touch hDim
The way Gthat he's tCouched mDeG  
GNow there are things in this universDe
That we Cjust don't understandG  
GAnd through an open window came a butteDrfly
to laCnd on Bucks small haGnd
The doctors face was strangely whDite
As if Cit just couldn't Gbe
But the light was in my boys facDe
Daddy he said, I can sCeeG  
GSave a Butterfly for us BucDky
We're all Cso blinDd it seemsG  
For we've not seen the mDagic
In thGe power of a Clittle bDoys drGeams

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Butterfly For Bucky

by Bobby Goldsboro

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Bobby Goldsboro 1976

from the album "Butterfly for Bucky"

BUTTERFLY FOR BUCKY

G D

Buck was born on a beautiful morning

C G

And I felt very proud

Lets just say its not every day

C G

That you see me cry out loud

Hair like Sunshine, A smile as Warm

C G

And the prettiest eyes you'll find

One day last spring my lady and I

C G

Found out those eyes were blind

CHORUS:

G D

Save a Butterfly for me daddy

C D G

They sound so pretty to me

Tell me about the butterfly

G C D G

And all the things you see

G D

Well over there Buck lies a beautiful meadow

C G

With the colors of gold and tan

With the smell of hay and the sound of crickets

C G

Here Buck, Take my hand

And I wish you could see that big oak tree

C G

With its limbs reaching up to the sky

And a bed of flowers growing at its feet

C G

And a Big Yellow Butterfly

G D

Save a butterfly for me Daddy

C D G

Before they disappear

Save a butterfly for me Daddy

G C D G

and on his cheek was a tiny tear

G D

So we packed up our bags our hopes and our dreams

C G

And we all went to town that day

I sneaked off to the hospital chapel

C G

I got down on my knees and I prayed

G D

Save a butterfly for my boy Lord

C D G

I sure need nothing for me

G D

Except an angel of joy to touch him

G C D G

The way that he's touched me

G D

Now there are things in this universe

C G

That we just don't understand

G D

And through an open window came a butterfly

C G

to land on Bucks small hand

The doctors face was strangely white

C G

As if it just couldn't be

But the light was in my boys face

C G

Daddy he said, I can see

G D

Save a Butterfly for us Bucky

C D G

We're all so blind it seems

For we've not seen the magic

G C D G

In the power of a little boys dreams

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