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Butterfly

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[Intro]
EmSpare me the niGght
trampled uAmpon by submission
AmEmassed within one's own Ginhibition
Where the Amonly prohibition is love
EmSpare me the niGght
trampled uAmpon by submission
AmEmassed within one's own Ginhibition
Where the Amonly prohibition is lo-o-EmoveG  Am  
Lo-o-EmoveG  Am  
[Verse]
EmChildren outcry, "Grandfather sky"D  
CRivers surviving through her Ameye
EmWe certified, how you falsifiedD  
CThe beauty of a moth turned butteAmrfly, butterfly
[Pre-Chorus]
EmSpare me the niGght
trampled uAmpon by submission
AmEmassed within one's own Ginhibition
Where the Amonly prohibition is love
[Chorus]
AbWe are being sacrEbificed by our own BbsuspicionsCm  
AbWe are being sodoEbmized by repetitiBbonsCm  
[Verse]
EmOceans calcified, egos gratifiedD  
I woCn't be crucified nor terrifieAmd, I'm not terrified
BefoEmre we say goodbye, no need to falsifyD  
The Cbeauty of a moth turned butteAmrfly, butterfly
[Pre-Chorus]
EmSpare me the niGght
trampled uAmpon by submission
AmEmassed within one's own Ginhibition
Where the Amonly prohibition is love
[Chorus]
AbWe are being sacrEbificed by our own BbsuspicionsCm  
AbWe are being sodoEbmized by repetitiBbonsCm  
AbWe are being sacrEbificed by our own BbsuspicionsCm  
AbWe are being sodoEbmized by repetitiBbonsCm  
[Interlude]
Em    G
Em    C    D
[Bridge]
EmA dark gray matter of fact Gsky
EmNannies our nights with our haClf sister mooDn
CmWhy can't we switch automaBbticallyAb  
To eCmco-cenBbtric persuasiAbons
CmWhy can't we ditch autocraBbcyAb  
For Cmeco-centric persuaBbsions Abnow
[Chorus]
AbWe are being sacrEbificed by our own BbsuspicionsCm  
AbWe are being sodoEbmized by repetitiBbonsCm  
AbWe are being sacrEbificed by our own BbsuspicionsCm  
AbWe are being sodoEbmized by repetitiBbonsCm  
[Outro]
Cm

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Butterfly

by Serj Tankian

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[Intro]

Em G

Spare me the night

trampled upon by submission

Em G

Amassed within one's own inhibition

Where the only prohibition is love

Em G

Spare me the night

trampled upon by submission

Em G

Amassed within one's own inhibition

Am Em G Am

Where the only prohibition is lo-o-ove

Em G Am

Lo-o-ove

[Verse]

Em D

Children outcry, "Grandfather sky"

C Am

Rivers surviving through her eye

Em D

We certified, how you falsified

C Am

The beauty of a moth turned butterfly, butterfly

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

Spare me the night

trampled upon by submission

Em G

Amassed within one's own inhibition

Where the only prohibition is love

[Chorus]

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sodomized by repetitions

[Verse]

Em D

Oceans calcified, egos gratified

C Am

I won't be crucified nor terrified, I'm not terrified

Em D

Before we say goodbye, no need to falsify

C Am

The beauty of a moth turned butterfly, butterfly

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

Spare me the night

trampled upon by submission

Em G

Amassed within one's own inhibition

Where the only prohibition is love

[Chorus]

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sodomized by repetitions

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sodomized by repetitions

[Interlude]

Em G

Em C D

[Bridge]

Em G

A dark gray matter of fact sky

Em C D

Nannies our nights with our half sister moon

Cm Bb Ab

Why can't we switch automatically

Cm Bb Ab

To eco-centric persuasions

Cm Bb Ab

Why can't we ditch autocracy

Cm Bb Ab

For eco-centric persuasions now

[Chorus]

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sodomized by repetitions

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sacrificed by our own suspicions

Ab Eb Bb Cm

We are being sodomized by repetitions

[Outro]

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