Chords for Cecile McLorin Salvant - Poor Butterfly
Tempo:
74.1 bpm
Chords used:
B
Ebm
Abm
Eb
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There's a story [Abm] told [Eb]
of a [Gb] little Japanese
[B] Sitting demurely neath the cherry blossom trees
[E] Miss [B] Butterfly is her [D] name
A sweet little innocent child was she
Till a fine [Eb] young American [Bm] from the south
[Abm] [Ebm] To her God
They met beneath the cherry blossoms every day
And he [Bb] taught her how to love the American way
[Ebm] To love with her was easy to learn
Then he sailed away with a promise
Poor Butter
Neath the blossoms waiting
Poor Butterfly
For she loves him so
The moments passed into hours
The hours passed into years
And while she smiled through her tears
She murmurs,
Lo, the moon and I
Know that he'll [Gbm] be [D] faithful
[E] I'm sure [B]
he'll come to me by and by
[Ebm] But if he never comes back
I'll never sigh or cry
I [Ab] just must die
Poor Butter
[B] [Ebm]
of a [Gb] little Japanese
[B] Sitting demurely neath the cherry blossom trees
[E] Miss [B] Butterfly is her [D] name
A sweet little innocent child was she
Till a fine [Eb] young American [Bm] from the south
[Abm] [Ebm] To her God
They met beneath the cherry blossoms every day
And he [Bb] taught her how to love the American way
[Ebm] To love with her was easy to learn
Then he sailed away with a promise
Poor Butter
Neath the blossoms waiting
Poor Butterfly
For she loves him so
The moments passed into hours
The hours passed into years
And while she smiled through her tears
She murmurs,
Lo, the moon and I
Know that he'll [Gbm] be [D] faithful
[E] I'm sure [B]
he'll come to me by and by
[Ebm] But if he never comes back
I'll never sigh or cry
I [Ab] just must die
Poor Butter
[B] [Ebm]
Key:
B
Ebm
Abm
Eb
E
B
Ebm
Abm
_ _ There's a story [Abm] told [Eb]
of a [Gb] little Japanese
[B] _ Sitting demurely neath the cherry blossom trees
[E] Miss [B] Butterfly is her [D] name
_ A sweet little innocent child was she
Till a fine [Eb] young American [Bm] from the south
[Abm] _ _ [Ebm] To her God _
_ _ _ _ They met beneath the cherry blossoms every day
And he [Bb] taught her how to love the American way
[Ebm] To love with her _ _ _ _ was easy to learn
_ Then he sailed away _ with a promise _ _ _ _ _
_ Poor _ _ Butter _
_ _ _ Neath the blossoms waiting _
Poor _ Butterfly
_ For she loves him so
The moments passed into hours
The hours passed into years
And while she smiled through her tears
_ She _ murmurs,
Lo, _ _ the _ moon and I
_ _ Know that he'll [Gbm] be [D] faithful
_ _ [E] _ I'm sure [B]
he'll come _ to me by and by
[Ebm] _ _ But if he never comes back
I'll never sigh or cry
_ I [Ab] just must die
_ Poor _ _ _ Butter
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
of a [Gb] little Japanese
[B] _ Sitting demurely neath the cherry blossom trees
[E] Miss [B] Butterfly is her [D] name
_ A sweet little innocent child was she
Till a fine [Eb] young American [Bm] from the south
[Abm] _ _ [Ebm] To her God _
_ _ _ _ They met beneath the cherry blossoms every day
And he [Bb] taught her how to love the American way
[Ebm] To love with her _ _ _ _ was easy to learn
_ Then he sailed away _ with a promise _ _ _ _ _
_ Poor _ _ Butter _
_ _ _ Neath the blossoms waiting _
Poor _ Butterfly
_ For she loves him so
The moments passed into hours
The hours passed into years
And while she smiled through her tears
_ She _ murmurs,
Lo, _ _ the _ moon and I
_ _ Know that he'll [Gbm] be [D] faithful
_ _ [E] _ I'm sure [B]
he'll come _ to me by and by
[Ebm] _ _ But if he never comes back
I'll never sigh or cry
_ I [Ab] just must die
_ Poor _ _ _ Butter
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _