Chords for Christy Moore Butterfly (So Much Wine) HQ
Tempo:
64.95 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Am
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I had nothing to say [F] on [C] Christmas Day [Am] when you threw [G] all your clothes [F] in the snow.
When [G] [C] you burned your hair, [F]
knocked [C] over the chair, [Am] I just tried [F] to stay out [C] of your way.
But [F] when you fell [C] asleep [F] with blood [C] on your teeth, [Am] I got into [F] my car and [C] drove away.
Listen to me, [F] butterfly, there's only so [C] much wine you [Am] can drink in [F] one life.
But it will never be [C]
enough to [Am] save you from [F] the bottom [C] of your glass.
[F] [C]
[Am] [F] [C] Where the highway starts, [F] I parked my [C] car, [Am] I got out [G] and I stared up at [A] the [Dm] stars.
[C] As meteors died and [F] shot across the [C] sky, [Am] I thought about your sad [C] shining eye.
[F] I came back for my [C] clothes when [F] the sun finally rose, [A] and you were still passed out [C] on the floor.
Listen to me, [F] butterfly, there's only so [C] much wine [Am] you can drink in [F] one life.
But it will never [C] be enough to [Am] save you from the [F] bottom of your [F] [C] glass.
The last time I saw him was [F] back in 1968.
[C] I was there in Old Trafford and he was [F] like a butterfly going down the wing.
[C] And that [F] was the last time I saw him.
[G] [C]
[F] [D]
When [G] [C] you burned your hair, [F]
knocked [C] over the chair, [Am] I just tried [F] to stay out [C] of your way.
But [F] when you fell [C] asleep [F] with blood [C] on your teeth, [Am] I got into [F] my car and [C] drove away.
Listen to me, [F] butterfly, there's only so [C] much wine you [Am] can drink in [F] one life.
But it will never be [C]
enough to [Am] save you from [F] the bottom [C] of your glass.
[F] [C]
[Am] [F] [C] Where the highway starts, [F] I parked my [C] car, [Am] I got out [G] and I stared up at [A] the [Dm] stars.
[C] As meteors died and [F] shot across the [C] sky, [Am] I thought about your sad [C] shining eye.
[F] I came back for my [C] clothes when [F] the sun finally rose, [A] and you were still passed out [C] on the floor.
Listen to me, [F] butterfly, there's only so [C] much wine [Am] you can drink in [F] one life.
But it will never [C] be enough to [Am] save you from the [F] bottom of your [F] [C] glass.
The last time I saw him was [F] back in 1968.
[C] I was there in Old Trafford and he was [F] like a butterfly going down the wing.
[C] And that [F] was the last time I saw him.
[G] [C]
[F] [D]
Key:
F
C
Am
G
A
F
C
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I had nothing to say [F] on [C] Christmas Day [Am] when you threw [G] all your clothes [F] in the snow.
When [G] [C] you burned your hair, [F]
knocked [C] over the chair, [Am] I just tried [F] to stay out [C] of your way.
But [F] when you fell [C] asleep [F] with blood [C] on your teeth, [Am] I got into [F] my car and [C] drove away.
Listen to me, _ [F] butterfly, _ _ there's only so [C] much wine you [Am] can drink in [F] one life.
But it will never be [C]
enough to [Am] save you from [F] the bottom [C] of your glass.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] Where the highway starts, _ [F] I parked my [C] car, [Am] I got out [G] and I stared up at [A] the [Dm] stars.
_ [C] As meteors died and [F] shot across the [C] sky, [Am] I thought about your sad [C] shining eye.
_ [F] I came back for my [C] clothes when [F] the sun finally rose, [A] and you were still passed out [C] on the floor.
_ Listen to me, _ [F] butterfly, _ _ there's only so [C] much wine _ [Am] you can drink in [F] one life.
But it will never [C] be enough to [Am] save you from the [F] bottom of your [F] [C] glass. _ _ _
_ _ _ The last time I saw him was [F] back in 1968.
_ [C] _ I was there in Old Trafford and he was [F] like a butterfly going down the wing.
[C] _ _ And that [F] was the last time I saw him.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ I had nothing to say [F] on [C] Christmas Day [Am] when you threw [G] all your clothes [F] in the snow.
When [G] [C] you burned your hair, [F]
knocked [C] over the chair, [Am] I just tried [F] to stay out [C] of your way.
But [F] when you fell [C] asleep [F] with blood [C] on your teeth, [Am] I got into [F] my car and [C] drove away.
Listen to me, _ [F] butterfly, _ _ there's only so [C] much wine you [Am] can drink in [F] one life.
But it will never be [C]
enough to [Am] save you from [F] the bottom [C] of your glass.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] Where the highway starts, _ [F] I parked my [C] car, [Am] I got out [G] and I stared up at [A] the [Dm] stars.
_ [C] As meteors died and [F] shot across the [C] sky, [Am] I thought about your sad [C] shining eye.
_ [F] I came back for my [C] clothes when [F] the sun finally rose, [A] and you were still passed out [C] on the floor.
_ Listen to me, _ [F] butterfly, _ _ there's only so [C] much wine _ [Am] you can drink in [F] one life.
But it will never [C] be enough to [Am] save you from the [F] bottom of your [F] [C] glass. _ _ _
_ _ _ The last time I saw him was [F] back in 1968.
_ [C] _ I was there in Old Trafford and he was [F] like a butterfly going down the wing.
[C] _ _ And that [F] was the last time I saw him.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _