Tonart: C major
Verse 1
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Am
C
G
C
There's a story
told of a little Japanese
Em
Sitting de murely neath
C
the cherry blossom trees
Gsus4
C
Miss Butterfly, her name
Gsus4
G
C
A sweet little innocent child was she
Till a fine young American
Am
G
Gsus4
C
B
From the sea to her garden came
Ebdim
Em
Dm
They met neath the cherry
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Em
And he taught her to love
A
C
the American way,
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Dm
it was easy to learn.
Am
Then he sailed away with
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A
a promise to return.
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Am
Dm
Poor Butterfly
Faug
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Gm
G
C
Neath the blossoms waiting
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Am
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E
Poor butterfly,
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Em
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for she loved him so.
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Dm
The moments pass into hours
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Gsus4
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The hours pass
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Eaug
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into years
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A
D
And as she smiles through her tears,
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Dm
Ab
Gm
she mur murs low,
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Dm
Faug
Dm
The moon and I know
Gm
G
C
that he is faithful
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F
Dm
F
C
Am
C
Gm
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I'm sure he'll come to me,
E
Em
E
A
Em
A
by and by
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Dm
Em
But if he don't come back
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Bb
C
Em
I won't ever sigh or
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Edim
cry
Ebdim
Dm
A
I just must die
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G
C
Poor butterfly
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Gsus4
F
G
C
Won't you tell my love,
said the little Japanese,
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G
Tell him I'm waiting neath the
C
Em
G
cherry blossom trees,
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Gsus4
C
F
my sailor man to sea.
Dm
C
The bees and hummingbirds say they
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C
Gm
guess every day that passes
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Gsus4
F
makes one day less till he comes
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Baug
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to me.
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Dm
Em
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For once butterfly gives her heart away.
Em
Eb
She can never love again.
Dm
Gm
C
She is his forever.
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Dm
For all of this world through ages to come.
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Dm
So her face just smiles,
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A
Dm
G
though her heart is growing num b.
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Dm
Faug
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The moon and I know
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G
C
that he is faithful
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C
G
C
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Dm
Oh, we're sure he'll come to me,
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E
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A
Em
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by an d by
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Dm
Fm
But if he don't come back,
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F#m
Fdim
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I won't ever sigh or cry
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Dm
I just must die
Poor Butterfly
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