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Butterfly

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[Intro]
    A    Asus4x4
C    A
[Verse 1]
  CChanging memories they fadAe away the hours and the days
  CWhile in the sunshine, the sunsAhine bright I kept you on my mind
[Chorus]
CGry, cDry buAtterfly
HGeard it on the wDings that you're gAoing to die
CGry, cDry buAtterfly
Well I'm siGck and I waDnt to go hAome
[Verse 2]
  CUp to an empty room four Awalls around, nothing to be found
  COf empty promises in a loAnesome town let me lay you down
[Chorus]
CGry, cDry buAtterfly
HGeard it on the wDings that you're gAoing to die
CGry, cDry buAtterfly
Well I'm siGck and I waDnt to go hAome
[Solo]
A
[Turnaround]
   A    Asus4x4
[Verse 3]
  CChanging memories they fadAe away the hours and the days
  CWhile in the sunshine, the sunsAhine bright I kept you on my mind
[Chorus]
CGry, cDry buAtterfly
HGeard it on the wDings that you're gAoing to die
CGry, cDry buAtterfly
Well I'm siGck and I waDnt to go hAome
CGry, cDry buAtterfly
HGeard it on the wDings that you're gAoing to die
CGry, cDry buAtterfly
And I'm sGick and I wDant to go hAome
Well I'm sGick and I Dwant to go Ahome
That I'm sGick and I Dwant to go hAome
A

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Butterfly

by Screaming Trees

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

[Intro]

A Asus4

C A

[Verse 1]

C A

Changing memories they fade away the hours and the days

C A

While in the sunshine, the sunshine bright I kept you on my mind

[Chorus]

G D A

Cry, cry butterfly

G D A

Heard it on the wings that you're going to die

G D A

Cry, cry butterfly

G D A

Well I'm sick and I want to go home

[Verse 2]

C A

Up to an empty room four walls around, nothing to be found

C A

Of empty promises in a lonesome town let me lay you down

[Chorus]

G D A

Cry, cry butterfly

G D A

Heard it on the wings that you're going to die

G D A

Cry, cry butterfly

G D A

Well I'm sick and I want to go home

[Solo]

[Turnaround]

A Asus4

[Verse 3]

C A

Changing memories they fade away the hours and the days

C A

While in the sunshine, the sunshine bright I kept you on my mind

[Chorus]

G D A

Cry, cry butterfly

G D A

Heard it on the wings that you're going to die

G D A

Cry, cry butterfly

G D A

Well I'm sick and I want to go home

G D A

Cry, cry butterfly

G D A

Heard it on the wings that you're going to die

G D A

Cry, cry butterfly

G D A

And I'm sick and I want to go home

G D A

Well I'm sick and I want to go home

G D A

That I'm sick and I want to go home

About Butterfly Chords by Screaming Trees

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