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Amongst Butterflies

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Chords used:
E7sus2: x 7 9 7 7 7
F#7sus2: x 9 11 9 9 9
E7sus4/F#: x 8 8 9 10 10
Eb7sus4/F: x 7 7 8 9 9
D7sus4/E: x 6 6 7 8 8
A: 5 7 7 6 5 5
Bm7: 7 9 7 7 7 7
C#m7: 9 11 9 9 9
F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2
B: x 2 4 4 4 2
A6/B: x 2 2 2 2 2
D: x 5 7 7 7 5
Gb: x 9 8 6 7 6
Amaj7:  0 0 14 13 14 1
[Intro]
E7sus2  F#7sus2  E7sus4/F#  Eb7sus4/F   D7sus4/E
A Bm7 C#m7      E7sus4/F#  Eb7sus4/F   D7sus4/E    A D A
[Verse]
AThe sunny sand we ran along
Bm7Everyday began upon
F#mThe summer's kiss of love and BadveA6/BntureB  
Bm7And every June that we fell into
E7sus2Left a mark upon us too
F#mEtched forever as a moment weE7sus2'd rememberF#7sus2  F7sus2  E7sus2  
And F#7sus2we'd remember
[Bridge]
E7sus4/F#      Eb7sus4/F   D7sus4/E       A
A Bm7 C#m7      E7sus4/F#  Eb7sus4/F   D7sus4/E    A D A
[Verse]
AThe empty woods where we played
Bm7Every hour of every day
F#mThe holidays went on fBorevA6/BerB  
[Chorus]
Bm7And in the woods was a soldier's tomb
E7sus2The ghost of which looked over you
F#mAnd God was there amongst the trees
E7sus2We felt his whisper as the summer's F#7sus2breezeF7sus2  E7sus2  
Bm7And every night and every day
E7sus2I learnt to love it in a special wayF#m  
E7sus2As I rememberF#7sus2  F7sus2  E7sus2  
What it's like to walk aF#7sus2mongst butterflies
[Interlude]
F#mOoh, butterfliesE7sus2  
F#mYeah, butterflieE7sus2s
F#mOoh, butterfliesE7sus2  Gb  
[Chorus]
Bm7And in the woods was a soldier's tomb
E7sus2The ghost of which looked over you
F#mAnd God was there amongst the trees
E7sus2We felt his whisper as the summer's F#7sus2breezeF7sus2  E7sus2  
Bm7And every night and every day
E7sus2Touch my soul that wayF#m  
E7sus2As I rememberF#7sus2  F7sus2  E7sus2  
What it's like to walk aF#7sus2mongst butterflies
E7sus4/F#      Eb7sus4/F   D7sus4/E       A
Butterflies
A Bm7 C#m7      E7sus4/F#  Eb7sus4/F   D7sus4/E
Butterflies
Amaj7 (12th position)

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Amongst Butterflies

by Paul Weller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7sus2

F#7sus2

E7sus4/F#

Eb7sus4/F

D7sus4/E

Bm7

C#m7

F#m

A6/B

F7sus2

Chords used:

E7sus2: x 7 9 7 7 7

F#7sus2: x 9 11 9 9 9

E7sus4/F#: x 8 8 9 10 10

Eb7sus4/F: x 7 7 8 9 9

D7sus4/E: x 6 6 7 8 8

A: 5 7 7 6 5 5

Bm7: 7 9 7 7 7 7

C#m7: 9 11 9 9 9

F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2

B: x 2 4 4 4 2

A6/B: x 2 2 2 2 2

D: x 5 7 7 7 5

Gb: x 9 8 6 7 6

Amaj7: 0 0 14 13 14 1

[Intro]

E7sus2 F#7sus2 E7sus4/F# Eb7sus4/F D7sus4/E

A Bm7 C#m7 E7sus4/F# Eb7sus4/F D7sus4/E A D A

[Verse]

The sunny sand we ran along

Bm7

Everyday began upon

F#m B A6/B B

The summer's kiss of love and adventure

Bm7

And every June that we fell into

E7sus2

Left a mark upon us too

F#m E7sus2 F#7sus2 F7sus2 E7sus2

Etched forever as a moment we'd remember

F#7sus2

And we'd remember

[Bridge]

E7sus4/F# Eb7sus4/F D7sus4/E A

A Bm7 C#m7 E7sus4/F# Eb7sus4/F D7sus4/E A D A

[Verse]

The empty woods where we played

Bm7

Every hour of every day

F#m B A6/B B

The holidays went on forever

[Chorus]

Bm7

And in the woods was a soldier's tomb

E7sus2

The ghost of which looked over you

F#m

And God was there amongst the trees

E7sus2 F#7sus2 F7sus2 E7sus2

We felt his whisper as the summer's breeze

Bm7

And every night and every day

E7sus2 F#m

I learnt to love it in a special way

E7sus2 F#7sus2 F7sus2 E7sus2

As I remember

F#7sus2

What it's like to walk amongst butterflies

[Interlude]

F#m E7sus2

Ooh, butterflies

F#m E7sus2

Yeah, butterflies

F#m E7sus2 Gb

Ooh, butterflies

[Chorus]

Bm7

And in the woods was a soldier's tomb

E7sus2

The ghost of which looked over you

F#m

And God was there amongst the trees

E7sus2 F#7sus2 F7sus2 E7sus2

We felt his whisper as the summer's breeze

Bm7

And every night and every day

E7sus2 F#m

Touch my soul that way

E7sus2 F#7sus2 F7sus2 E7sus2

As I remember

F#7sus2

What it's like to walk amongst butterflies

E7sus4/F# Eb7sus4/F D7sus4/E A

Butterflies

A Bm7 C#m7 E7sus4/F# Eb7sus4/F D7sus4/E

Butterflies

Amaj7 (12th position)

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