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Butterfingers

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[Intro]
C6 C7 Dm7
[Verse 1]
G7ButterCfingers I Flet you goC.C6  
C6But love still G7lingers, why I don't Cknow.
  C7For that short Fmoment you were Gwith me
CI never E7knew your Amworth.
Though I lD7ost you, please forgive me
Now G7I've come down to Earth.
[Verse 2]
ButterCfingers   C7is Fwaiting Cfor
something to G7bring us together once Cmore.
  C7And when that Fhappens I'm gonna E7hold you
In my Amloving C/Garms and Fm6then
N.C.
I-I 
Cwon't have   AmbutterDm7fingers      Fm6  Ca  -  g Fm6- aiCn.
[Outro]
N.C.
And when that 
Fhappens I'm gonna E7hold you
In my Amloving C/Garms and Fm6then
N.C.
I
Cwon't have   AmbutterD7fingers Fm6a  -  Cg- aFm6i-nC  

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Butterfingers

by Tommy Steele

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

C/G

Fm6

[Intro]

C6 C7 Dm7

[Verse 1]

G7 C F C C6

Butterfingers I let you go.

C6 G7 C

But love still lingers, why I don't know.

C7 F G

For that short moment you were with me

C E7 Am

I never knew your worth.

Though I lost you, please forgive me

Now I've come down to Earth.

[Verse 2]

C C7 F C

Butterfingers is waiting for

G7 C

something to bring us together once more.

C7 F E7

And when that happens I'm gonna hold you

Am C/G Fm6

In my loving arms and then

N.C.

I-I

C Am Dm7 Fm6 C Fm6 C

won't have butterfingers a - g - ain.

[Outro]

N.C.

And when that

F E7

happens I'm gonna hold you

Am C/G Fm6

In my loving arms and then

N.C.

C Am D7 Fm6 C Fm6 C

won't have butterfingers a - g- ai-n

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