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Elusive Butterfly

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  || Tabbed by -m-i-k-e-y- ||
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---SEE BELOW FOR VERSION WITH CAPO ON 1st---
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Chords used
    G#    D#    Fm    C#  D#*    C#m  C#m*
e--4---3---1---4----6----4----9-
B--4---4---1---6----8----5----9-
G--5---3---1---6----8----6----9-
D--6---5---3---6----8----6---11-
A--6---6---3---4----6----4---11-
E--4---3---1---4----6----4----9-
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Verse
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   G#             D#       Fm   C#  D#*
Imagination is my friend
          G#                    D#    Fm   C#  D#*
Because you never give it up in bed
Yeah
          G#                       D#      Fm   C#  D#*
Girl you're twenty-seven shades of grey
        G#                        D#        C#m  C#m*
But you appear in Technicolor the next day
Chorus
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                  G#                C#  D#* 
You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly
                      C#  D#*
And I like to watch you fly
Flutter G#by
                  G#                C#  D#*
You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly
And I C#like to watch you D#fly
Flutter G#by
Verse
=============
         G#                             D#    Fm   C#  D#*
To think I thought that I would capture you
         G#                        D#    Fm   C#  D#*
Your complications make it hard to do
        G#                   D#    Fm   C#  D#*
You want emancipation, fly away
Fly away, baby
G#Cos there will D#be another girl by C#mSundayC#m  
Chorus
=============
                  G#                C#  D#*
You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly
And I C#like to watch you D#fly
Flutter G#by
                  G#                C#  D#*
You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly
And I C#like to watch you D#fly
Flutter G#by
Interlude
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E|-Fm1-3-C#4  C#mOoooh
   Fm  C# C#m
E|-1-3-4
   Fm  C# C#m
E|-1-3-4
D# C# D# Fm
Instumental
==============
 G#   D#   Fm   C#  D#*
 G#   D#   Fm   C#  D#*
 G#   D#   Fm   C#  D#*
 G#   D#   C#m  C#m*
Chorus
=============
                  G#                C#  D#*
You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly
And I C#like to watch you D#fly
Flutter G#by
                  G#                C#  D#*
You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly
And I C#like to watch you D#fly
Flutter G#by
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If you want to, you can add a little more by 
replacing the simple D#* after "watch you fly" 
with:
  D#*  D#6   D#7  D#6  
e--6---8---9---8-
A--8---8---8---8-
G--8---8---8---8-
D--8---8---8---8-
A--6---6---6---6-
E--6---6---6---6-
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## VERSION WITH CAPO ON 1st                    ##
## All chords relative to capo                 ##
## Cm* is a barre chord barred on the 3rd fret ##
## All other chords are open.                  ##
  || Tabbed by -m-i-k-e-y- ||
Verse
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GImagiDnation is my EmfriendC  D  
GBecause you Dnever give it up in EmbedC  D  
Yeah
GGirl you're Dtwenty-seven shades of EmgreyC  D  
         G                         D         Cm  Cm*
But you appear in Technicolor the next day
Chorus
=============
You're an eGlu-u-u-u-Cusive butterflyD  
And I Clike to watch you Dfly
Flutter Gby
You're an eGlu-u-u-u-Cusive butterflyD  
And I Clike to watch you Dfly
Flutter Gby
Verse
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GTo think I Dthought that I would capture EmyouC  D  
GYour compliDcations make it hard to EmdoC  D  
GYou want eDmancipation, fly awEmayC  D  
Fly away, baby
              G                    D      Cm  Cm*
Cos there will be another girl by Sunday
Chorus
=============
You're an eGlu-u-u-u-Cusive butterflyD  
And I Clike to watch you Dfly
Flutter Gby
You're an eGlu-u-u-u-Cusive butterflyD  
And I Clike to watch you Dfly
Flutter Gby
Interlude
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EmE-0-2-C3 CmOoooh
FmE-0-2-C3Cm  
FmE-0-2-C3Cm  
D C D Fm
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G D Em C D
G D Em C D
G D Em C D
 G   D   Cm  Cm*
Chorus
=============
You're an eGlu-u-u-u-Cusive butterflyD  
And I Clike to watch you Dfly
Flutter Gby
You're an eGlu-u-u-u-Cusive butterflyD  
And I Clike to watch you Dfly
Flutter Gby

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Elusive Butterfly

by Geoff Byrd

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

D#6

D#7

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|| Tabbed by -m-i-k-e-y- ||

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---SEE BELOW FOR VERSION WITH CAPO ON 1st---

Standard Tuning EADGBe

Chords used

G# D# Fm C# D# C#m C#m

* *

e--4---3---1---4----6----4----9-

B--4---4---1---6----8----5----9-

G--5---3---1---6----8----6----9-

D--6---5---3---6----8----6---11-

A--6---6---3---4----6----4---11-

E--4---3---1---4----6----4----9-

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Verse

=============

G# D# Fm C# D#

Imagination is my friend

G# D# Fm C# D#

Because you never give it up in bed

Yeah

G# D# Fm C# D#

Girl you're twenty-seven shades of grey

G# D# C#m C#m

But you appear in Technicolor the next day

Chorus

=============

G# C# D#

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C# D#

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

G# C# D#

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C# D#

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

Verse

=============

G# D# Fm C# D#

To think I thought that I would capture you

G# D# Fm C# D#

Your complications make it hard to do

G# D# Fm C# D#

You want emancipation, fly away

Fly away, baby

G# D# C#m C#m

Cos there will be another girl by Sunday

Chorus

=============

G# C# D#

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C# D#

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

G# C# D#

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C# D#

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

Interlude

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Fm C# C#m

E|-1-3-4 Ooooh

Fm C# C#m

|-1-3-4

Fm C# C#m

|-1-3-4

D# C# D# Fm

Instumental

==============

G# D# Fm C# D#

G# D# C#m C#m

Chorus

=============

G# C# D#

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C# D#

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

G# C# D#

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C# D#

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

---------------------------------------------

If you want to, you can add a little more by

replacing the simple D#* after "watch you fly"

with:

D# D#6 D#7 D#6

e--6---8---9---8-

A--8---8---8---8-

G--8---8---8---8-

D--8---8---8---8-

A--6---6---6---6-

E--6---6---6---6-

---------------------------------------------

## VERSION WITH CAPO ON 1st ##

## All chords relative to capo ##

## Cm* is a barre chord barred on the 3rd fret ##

## All other chords are open. ##

|| Tabbed by -m-i-k-e-y- ||

Verse

=============

G D Em C D

Imagination is my friend

G D Em C D

Because you never give it up in bed

Yeah

G D Em C D

Girl you're twenty-seven shades of grey

G D Cm Cm

But you appear in Technicolor the next day

Chorus

=============

G C D

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C D

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

G C D

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C D

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

Verse

=============

G D Em C D

To think I thought that I would capture you

G D Em C D

Your complications make it hard to do

G D Em C D

You want emancipation, fly away

Fly away, baby

G D Cm Cm

Cos there will be another girl by Sunday

Chorus

=============

G C D

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C D

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

G C D

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C D

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

Interlude

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Em C Cm

E-0-2-3 Ooooh

Fm C Cm

E-0-2-3

Fm C Cm

E-0-2-3

D C D Fm

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G D Em C D

G D Cm Cm

Chorus

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G C D

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C D

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

G C D

You're an elu-u-u-u-usive butterfly

C D

And I like to watch you fly

Flutter by

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