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Butterfly Baby:Bobby Rydell.
#23 on BB Hot 100 on CAMEO Records
in 1963.
INTRO:  A   D   Bm  G  
#1.
AButterfly Dbaby, lookin' BmarooooDund, Gm7flyin' like Gcrazy, 
Em7all over Atown.
AOh, you little butterfly Dbaby, I'll hang aBmround,
Ghopin' Dthat Gmaybe, mmmm, Asomeday you'll Gsettle Adown.
CHORUS:
GWhen you're Bmdone and there's Em7only Done, who will your 
honey be?
GHear my Bmplea, won't you Em7let it be Ame? It Abbetter be Ame.
#2.
AButterfly Dbaby, 'About Dtime you Bmknew.
GI love you like crazy, EI Em7love only Ayou.
AOh, you little Bmbutterfly Dbaby, when will you Bmsee?
Butterfly Gbaby, DmmmmmBmmm, Ayou've gotta Gfly with Ame.
INTERLUDE:  A   D   Bm   G   D   G   Em7   Bm   A   G  A  
CHORUS:
GWhen you're Bmdone and there's Em7only Done, who will your 
honey be?
GHear my Bmplea, won't you Em7let it be, Ame? It Abbetter be Ame.
#3.
AButterfly Dbaby, Bmwhen Dyou are Bmfree, Gyou'll Dbe my Gbaby, yeah, 
exclusive-Aly.
AOh, you little butterfly Dbaby, then you will Bmsee, GbutterDfly 
Gbaby, mmmmm, Ayou'll only Gfly with Amme..A..
OUTRO:
DbmWhoa-oh-Dohhhh..whoaaa-ohhh-Bmohhhh-ohhh..whoa-oh-oh-Goh..
whoa-ahhh-oh-Aohh....Gbmwah-ohhhh-ah-oDhhh..wahhh-ahhh-Bmohhh..
whoa-ohhh-Gohhh..whoaaaa-ahhh-Aohhh..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Butterfly Baby

by Bobby Rydell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Em7

Dbm

Gbm

Butterfly Baby:Bobby Rydell.

#23 on BB Hot 100 on CAMEO Records

in 1963.

A D Bm G

INTRO:

#1.

A D Bm D Gm7 G

Butterfly baby, lookin' aroooound, flyin' like crazy,

Em7 A

all over town.

A D Bm

Oh, you little butterfly baby, I'll hang around,

G D G A G A

hopin' that maybe, mmmm, someday you'll settle down.

CHORUS:

G Bm Em7 D

When you're done and there's only one, who will your

honey be?

G Bm Em7 A Ab A

Hear my plea, won't you let it be me? It better be me.

#2.

A D A D Bm

Butterfly baby, 'bout time you knew.

G E Em7 A

I love you like crazy, I love only you.

A Bm D Bm

Oh, you little butterfly baby, when will you see?

G D Bm A G A

Butterfly baby, mmmmmmm, you've gotta fly with me.

A D Bm G D G Em7 Bm A G A

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

G Bm Em7 D

When you're done and there's only one, who will your

honey be?

G Bm Em7 A Ab A

Hear my plea, won't you let it be, me? It better be me.

#3.

A D Bm D Bm G D G

Butterfly baby, when you are free, you'll be my baby, yeah,

exclusive-ly.

A D Bm G D

Oh, you little butterfly baby, then you will see, butterfly

G A G Am A

baby, mmmmm, you'll only fly with me....

OUTRO:

Dbm D Bm G

Whoa-oh-ohhhh..whoaaa-ohhh-ohhhh-ohhh..whoa-oh-oh-oh..

A Gbm D Bm

whoa-ahhh-oh-ohh....wah-ohhhh-ah-ohhh..wahhh-ahhh-ohhh..

G A

whoa-ohhh-ohhh..whoaaaa-ahhh-ohhh..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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