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Butterfly Nets

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Played on ukulele on the record, but sounds good on guitar too.
Ccalm that wicked Ewind,
to pick you Amup
and carry yFou off eastward,
Cthough i did rGelease you
Ffor to seek a warmer sGky
Cshould you be blown baEck
know that Ami will always Frun to greet you,
Cstill surprised to catGch you
Fevery timeC  
Farmed with this small Gbutterfly net oCnly
Fi will face the wGorld alone
and Cnever be loneGly
Cso calm that wicked wiEnd,
and if yoAmu go, you could be gone forFever
Ci will play a wGhile here
Fby and by and by and bCy 
Farmed with this small Gbutterfly net oCnly
Fi will face the wGorld alone
and Cnever be loneGly
Cup and up you gEo
for to sAmteal the secrets of Fthe heavens
Cwill you share them wGith me
Fmy bright and brilliant sGpy?
Cshould you be blown baEck
know that Ami will always Frun to greet you,
Cstill surprised to catGch you
Fevery timeC  
Cstill surprised to cGatch you
Fby and by and by and Cby

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A minor

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Butterfly Nets

by Bishop Allen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Played on ukulele on the record, but sounds good on guitar too.

C E

calm that wicked wind,

to pick you up

and carry you off eastward,

C G

though i did release you

F G

for to seek a warmer sky

C E

should you be blown back

Am F

know that i will always run to greet you,

C G

still surprised to catch you

F C

every time

F G C

armed with this small butterfly net only

F G

i will face the world alone

C G

and never be lonely

C E

so calm that wicked wind,

Am F

and if you go, you could be gone forever

C G

i will play a while here

F C

by and by and by and by

F G C

armed with this small butterfly net only

F G

i will face the world alone

C G

and never be lonely

C E

up and up you go

Am F

for to steal the secrets of the heavens

C G

will you share them with me

F G

my bright and brilliant spy?

C E

should you be blown back

Am F

know that i will always run to greet you,

C G

still surprised to catch you

F C

every time

C G

still surprised to catch you

F C

by and by and by and by

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